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Who: Haru & YOU.
Where: Haru's Garden on the outskirts of the forest or the mansion garden.
When: Day 88 ( pls correct me if i'm wrong on the day)
Open/Closed: Open to all! But there will be a few closed prompts in here!

[Now that everyone is back on the island hub, the work begins again. For at least the last couple of days Haru has been going in-between two gardens and making sure that she is prepared for the worst. One garden she hadn't even had a chance to start planting... the other? Well, it was in a sad state. The already sad looking mansion garden just looked sadder without her there to take care of it.

If one would happen to find her in the mansion garden, she will be on her hands and knees pulling a monstrous amount of weeds out of the garden. She looks a little worn out and perhaps that is to be expected for a huge garden that got completely out of hand while she was away.

At some point she is sending out a mental message to anyone in her vicinity:]

This is Haru speaking, if someone is free... could they come to the mansion garden? I think I may need a hand out here. Thank you!

[Later on in the day if someone were to find her in the garden by the outskirts of the forest, she is still preparing the ground and the soil for a project garden. It's a hard job to do by yourself, but Haru wasn't about to drag someone out here to do it with her if they didn't want to.]

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[As promised, Haru is in the mansion garden some time in the mid-morning. Back in Aimintas, Haru has promised Jude that they would garden together and talk a little more about one another.

But the most important part? Haru promised to show Jude her tea. But that means clearing the weeds out of the way.

It seems she has a long road ahead of her before this garden is any sort of presentable. If at any point when Jude approaches her.... she may not notice.]

[ he spends a good minute or so just... observing haru work before strolling up to her, facing her back. jude doesn't mean to sneak up behind her. he really doesn't.

but he's happy to see her. he hasn't since arriving at the hub, and he wants to make good on their promise. ]

Need some help?

[It isn't much trouble really. Haru is always engrossed in her work. She's happiest when she's able to garden and able to take care of something.

It must be no surprise that she startles when Jude finally speaks up.]

Oh, you scared me there.

[But she laughs.]

I could use a hand if you don't mind.

[ jude smiles amicably, resting a hand on her shoulder. ]

Sorry. I didn't mean to. But of course I don't mind.

[ not wasting any time, he rolls up the sleeves of his lab coat and crouches down beside her to get to work. ]

It's fine, it's fine.

[She scoots to make room for him, continuing.]

I'm trying to free the garden of weeds so the plants can continue to grow. There is a lot of garden here and that's why I need help.

I can tell. Just how long have you been at it, anyway?

[ he wishes he'd thought to track her down a little sooner. he's guessing she's been working pretty hard. ]

Since this morning? Pretty early too. I just wanted to get as much of this done as I could possibly manage today. Even if it meant doing it by myself.

[She always works hard when it comes to the garden. Who knows when they would be back or when they would leave. She has to get the garden prepared for that.]

You sure are dedicated, but fortunately, I'm not planning on leaving you to handle this by yourself until every last weed is gone.

[ and to demonstrate, jude yanks one out of the ground and tosses it aside. take that, weed. ]

[Way to aggressively pull that weed, Jude! She seems to be both amused and happy that he's here to help.]

Thank you for not leaving, the company itself is just nice. Gardening with friends just makes the experience that much better.

Of course I'm not leaving. But I have to admit that I've never gardened before, aside from some flowers back on Aimintas. Not a huge project like this. Weeding is simple enough, but I still might need you to show me the ropes.

Say no more, Jude-kun.

[She laughs a little. Many people here have asked her to show them the ropes of gardening. But Jude? Jude is a close friend, and for him she would take the extra time out as they were sitting here right now.]

Are you good at identification at all? I could show you have to identify what is a plant you want growing and which is a weed that you need to pull!

I should have said this sooner, but just Jude is fine.

[ there's a smile in his voice, but he turns to haru with an inquisitive look before squinting down at the ground. ]

And I'd say I'm pretty good at it? I mean, it doesn't seem too difficult, and that type of thing is important in the medical field, too.

[O-oh, that causes a little blush to rise on her cheeks. Honorifics were just commonplace for her. She used the with everyone. Even her best friends.

So when Jude says differently, maybe it is a bit of a shocker?]

Right, Jude.... just Jude.

[Focus Haru, FOCUS.]

That's a good start, did you know that? Then you will definitely be successful as we move forward.

[ he doesn't understand what she's so startled about, but he figures there's no need to comment on it. ]

With you helping me out, there's no doubt I'll be successful!

[One day she could explain, but right now? There was no need to discuss it. She would just call him Jude, and that would be that.]

You give me too much credit, but, I appreciate it.

Pfft. Giving you too much credit? Impossible. You have a real knack for this.

[ jude gets back to weeding, realizing he'd already gotten sidetracked. this might take awhile if he keeps stopping to talk to haru. she's just so comfortable to be around it's hard not to. ]

Are you still going to show me the tea you were growing?

[As long as they work and talk? Haru thinks the time will go by tremendously faster, and the work will be twice as fun.]

Mm, of course! Thankfully it survived.

[Haru points to a corner of the garden where a lush patch of tea leaves seems to be growing.]

Tea is tougher than I thought. The weeds didn't manage to kill all of it.

Thank goodness for that. Once they're done growing, I'd really like to sit down and have a cup with you.

I would like that too. We should make our own blend once it is mature enough to harvest.

[There are probably literal sparkles in her eyes.]

Sounds like fun. I've never done anything like that before.

[ jude notices. it's positively endearing. it's lovely, to see haru so passionate about something. ]

I'll teach you how to do that too, if you want.

[She can postively say that Jude is becoming one of her closer friends, she just...really finds his company calming.]

On a more serious note... I think I want to tell you a little more about myself.

Well, I'm eager to learn. I'll be your willing student!

[ he says, cheerfully, but jude sobers up a little when haru speaks again. ]

Go ahead. Shoot. I've got all the time in the world.

[ he can weed and listen at the same time. ]

Have I told you anything about my family?

[Perhaps talking about Father would be okay to Jude. It would be helpful, maybe almost refreshing.]

Not all that much, but you did mention that your father was a CEO of a food industry. That seems like a good place to start.

How would you feel if I told you that I used to be engaged?

[ARRANGED MARRIAGES, HAH. Haha.] And that I was angry at my father for putting me in that situation.

JUDE

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