drank_the_milk | 5th Magic Bullet

[It's Mother's Day, so Yuna can be found in a couple of places around town throughout the day today.]

1. [Yuna's out shopping for flowers. She doesn't have a whole lot of money, but she's managed to save her allowances from Garviel for a few weeks and should at least have enough for a red rose and some carnations to spruce fill out the bouquet a little bit. Feel free to bump into her while she's looking around at the selection, or perhaps you're the one selling the flowers to her.]

Hmm... I wonder how many I should get. I wonder how many I can afford...

2. [Heading home, flowers in hand. They're currently just wrapped up in some tissue paper, and she's cradling them very closely as she carries them along. Every so often, she stops, sighs, and smiles wistfully up into the sky before continuing along on her way.]

Mother's Day already, huh...

3. [Once she's back home, Yuna immediately sets about finding an appropriate vase to put the flowers in. She fills it up with some water, carefully lifting the flowers out of their wrapping and spending a few minutes arranging them tastefully - red rose in the middle, carnations surrounding it on the sides. And then she takes the whole arrangement into the living room, setting it by the window where everyone can see it. Anyone paying particular attention to her while she's doing this may catch her whispering at the very end while she looks up one last time into the sunny spring skies of Mayfield.]

...Happy Mother's Day, mom.

[Then she closes her eyes for just a moment to bow her head and smile before going about her business for the day.]

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It's very nice....[tilts her head at it, a somewhat distracted look in her eyes]...but I'm not quite sure if it's the best choice. Maybe I'm just being indecisive.

Well, red is traditional, you know.

But what if something like that doesn't quite fit what you had in mind? It's childish of me, but I want it to be perfect....

Yeah, you're right. Maybe some pink ones, too.

Oh, so you're going to use different flowers? I was just going to try and decide on one type, myself.

Well, I don't really have enough for more than one rose.

I could help with that, if it wouldn't be too rude of me.

Really? Are you sure?

Yes, I am- honestly, my fake father gives me too much pocket money as it is. I feel embarrassed about it.

Well, as long as it's okay with you. I mean, I wouldn't want you to not have enough money for the flowers you were going to buy.

[she waves a hand in a friendly yet dismissive way, brushing aside Yuna's words]

If it wasn't all right, I wouldn't have offered- trust me, I don't plan to buy that many anyway.

[A warm and genuinely thankful smile spreads across Yuna's face, and she nods happily.]

All right. Thanks so much! Oh, my name's Yuna, by the way.

[smiles back, the usual mask- just a bit distractedly]

And I'm Mami Tomoe- the pleasure's all mine, miss Yuna.

Nice to meet you, Mami-chan!

[Yup, instantly familiar with everyone. That's how Yuna rolls.]

[NO GET OUT

]

Heh....but yes, please get as many flowers as you like. It's a special day, after all!

Thanks again, Mami-chan. I really appreciate it.

[Yuna gathers up a few more roses, but still puts some pink carnations in there for some color contrast. She fiddles around with the bouquet a bit, giving a satisfied smile.]

There we go! Just like the ones dad used to get.

Ah, what a sweet gesture....! He must be a nice man.

[distractedly looks over some other flowers]

Yeah, he's a really good dad, even if he is totally useless without me.

[Laughing while she stares contentedly at the flowers.]

It's funny how adults can be like that sometimes, isn't it?

He was helpless without mom there, so I had to...

[Oh, whoops. She got a little carried away there. Yuna stops a bit short of continuing on, waving her hand and trying to laugh it off.]

...well, you get the idea.

[Mami knows better than to press for details, and just nods.]

I do. As long as we all have someone by our side....well, it's easier to move through life that way. I think so, anyway!