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From:

thelightbringer

A little of this. A lot of geography.

Say, what do you know about gardening?

From:

al_truism

Enough to grow simple things.

[He is a farm boy, after all.]

From:

thelightbringer

Tomatoes, grapes, and verbena. How simple are those?

From:

al_truism

Tomatoes are really easy, and I've grown a lot of them. Grapes take longer, and the birds will usually eat them if you're not careful. If I remember right, varbena requires almost no care if you plant it in a sunny spot.

From:

thelightbringer

I'll have the cat guard the vineyard, then. [He likes when you're helpful, Al.]

Why don't you swing by? I have something to show you.

From:

al_truism

I wish I'd worked with Fletcher more. He was fantastic at botanical alchemy.

... when?

[Suspicious. The talks are usually a mixed bag.]

From:

thelightbringer

My brother's a fan, but I don't think any of us here have tried to grow anything. [Angels like wild things; at least they had when Lucifer was young.]

Now. It's a beautiful day, come see the garden. The cat. Other things.

From:

al_truism

[Al gives him a look that says he doesn't buy it, but oh well.]

I'll be over in a little bit.

From:

thelightbringer

[Lucifer smiles at him and shuts off the feed. He'll be waiting in the front yard, idly digging in the dirt with the invisible kitten.]

From:

al_truism

[Al appears at the fence a little while later, leaning against the house. He knows better than to get straight to the point, but.]

Do you have seeds?

From:

thelightbringer

A few plants. I dug up the verbena, Xerxes found the tomatoes. I gave him some other odds and ends a while back; he planted those already.

[Lucifer doesn't look at him right away; he's sitting cross-legged in the grass, eyes closed, face tilted up toward the sun. He doesn't even really react when Sugarplum starts digging dirt up onto him.]

From:

al_truism

[Al nods and heads over to his side.]

Break likes the verbena, right?

From:

thelightbringer

...Something like that. How've you been?

Oh, hey- if you find any chamomile? [He makes a motion at the garden, put it here.] He could use a break from nettles.

From:

al_truism

I'll bring it over next time I visit. My mom had a lot of it.

[Al leans over, slowly drawing with his finger in the dirt. It's a transmutation circle. But it looks more like a doodle.]

Better.

[He waits.]

From:

thelightbringer

[Lucifer lies back, but now he's watching Al. The sunlight in his eyes doesn't even make him squint.]

Since you're in the mood to draw, let's make a map.

From:

al_truism

Of what, exactly?

From:

thelightbringer

The Inner City. This world. Local gossip. I don't know, how big a doodle do you feel up for?

From:

al_truism

I'll see how much I remember.

From:

thelightbringer

There's some paper inside. Ready?

[The kitten pads over to sniff Al's shoes; it's only obvious because she leaves paw prints in the dirt.]

From:

al_truism

Sure. I can only really remember a few floors of the inner city, but I know the rest of the city itself well enough.

[Al leans down to stroke a few fingers along her back.]

From:

thelightbringer

I see you've met her already.

From:

al_truism

Break introduced us when I went to see him.

[His tone warms considerably.]

He says that he hopes she's purple.

From:

thelightbringer

[He just grins. He won't tell Break if she is or not.] That would be fitting, wouldn't it?

From:

al_truism

I didn't know cats came in purple. Then again, I didn't know cats could be invisible, either.

From:

thelightbringer

She's a hellcat. She could be anything I want her to be. [Cooing the words at the kitten, who playfully paws Lucifer's face. And scratches him to the bone on accident, but it heals in a few seconds.]