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[fading]

[a simple black door sits in a wall where there was no door before. behind the door is what appears to be a garden... except that against the pitch sky and twinkling stars, the flowers are all aglow. there doesn't seem to be any magical property to them, aside from the luminescence. they all appear to be normal flowers otherwise, though there's a very wide variety throughout.

Nami is seated beneath a weeping willow in the center of the garden, which is glowing with a gentle pink light. a sketch book has been tossed into the small goldfish pond nearby.]

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[lightyin]

[Hey, remember this guy? You've probably talked to him for all of an hour, collectively. He's wandered into the garden and is taking his time poking around it, examining pretty much every flower he passes.]

[fading]

[Nami will be watching him by the time he gets near the tree, having realized someone else is in the garden now.]

[lightyin]

[Riku stops once he spots Nami. He thought he was the only one in the garden as well.]

...Hi. I didn't know anyone else was in here. How long have you been there?

[fading]

A few hours. This place has only been around for that long, as far as I know.

[the door showed up as he was walking past!]

[lightyin]

Ah. I hope it sticks around. It's kinda cool.

[He reaches up to tug lightly on one of the tree's branches, examining the glowing flowers on it. Nami doesn't seem to mind him so far, but he'll leave if he thinks that's wrong, or if he's asked to.]

[dawnrise]

[Riku's always willing to lend an ear if Nami's troubled. She was conveniently passing by and spotted the new door, which is always a source of interest. She quickly went from 'passing by' to 'wandering the garden with her jaw dropped at how pretty everything is'. But her mouth is closed now, and some distance in she senses Nami and makes her way toward him.]

[fading]

[when she's close enough to see it, Nami will offer Riku a small smile. he doesn't seem to be in bad spirits, really, but the sketchbook in the pond says otherwise.]

[dawnrise]

[It really does, and she gives him a smile back before looking to the pond. Then she frowns, but it's brief. She has more tact than that.]

Hey.

[fading]

[one would certainly hope so!]

Hello. This is a nice place, isn't it?

[dawnrise]

Yeah, it is. Did you just find it?

[Tonight, she means. She has no idea how long he's been in here.]

[smolderingf1re]

[it's been a while since this guy's seen Nami - the one from their time or this one - which is most of why he's following the scent into this room. he's not in any hurry, stopping to admire the flowers and the sky up above, but slowly finds his way to the tree at the center. other people might immediately rescue the sketch book, but Axel just settles himself at a ninety degree angle from Nami, back against the trunk of the tree.]

I've never seen this room before, it's nice.

[fading]

I think it's new.

[he doesn't seem to mind the company, thankfully, and he appreciates the lack of comment on the sketchbook.]

[smolderingf1re]

It's a nice night for it, too. I'm glad spring'll be here soon.

[there's a rustling noise nearby, and some long orange ears appear in the middle of a cluster of glowing flowers. Apricot came with him, but is lingering to graze.]

[fading]

Mm. I don't know if I care for the cold.

[he looks over at the noise, but isn't too surprised by what he sees. hopefully Apricot doesn't catch any of that glowy-ness from eating stuff here.]

[smolderingf1re]

I hear you there. It's alright in small amounts, but for a whole season it gets pretty boring and unpleasant.

[if Apricot has glowy poops later, baby Inaya is going to be so excited. Axel will be pretty amused also. Axel's sighing contentedly and tipping his head back to look up at the tree's blossoms, and the stars beyond.]

[f_iery]

[There's an audible "whoa!" from the doorway as Roxas peeks his head into said room. He doesn't notice Nami right away, but those flowers definitely have his attention and he's wandering in.]

[fading]

[Nami will be watching where Roxas is coming from by the time he's in view, quiet.]

[f_iery]

[He's just taking in his surroundings, kneeling down to check out one of the flowers closely. When he finally stands again, he notices the willow, and more importantly, Nami there.]

Oh, hey, Nami!

[fading]

Hello Roxas.

[he smiles a little as he says that, shifting under the tree.]

[f_iery]

This is a pretty cool room, I don't think I've ever come across it before.

[He pockets his hands and makes his way over to him.]

[clockworknomore]

[here's someone Nami hadn't seen for quite some time; Riku has a plate of cookies because he was getting a snack when he catches Nami's scent and decides to investigate]

[fading]

[well now! that certainly is someone he hasn't seen in a while, and as soon as he's close enough for Nami to sense, his eyebrows go up a bit.]

[clockworknomore]

[Riku will be looking around curiously at the glowing plants, then when he reaches Nami, holds out the plate]

Cookie?

[fading]

[Nami smiles a little and takes one.]

Thanks. Hello.

[clockworknomore]

You're welcome. And what's up? This is a pretty place.