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Who: Rosie, Carlisle
What: Rosie tries to harass Carlisle into friendship again.
Where: Carlisle's place, his garden specifically
When: your guess is as good as mine broseph though sometime after the Null invasion but not like too late just the right amount of time after
Warnings: Possibly some discussion of heavy topics!

There's a lot to take in with their change of scenery. Like many, Rose has been exploring this newfound world. While she doesn't like the arid climate, she finds it a bit fascinating. It reminds her of the deserts of Arizona, of such a foreign-seeming place in the United States. Japan didn't have any natural deserts. Compared to her home country's greenery, it seemed very... beige.

Perhaps that's why it's Carlisle's garden that stands out. Not that she knows it's his or that this is even where he lives. She wasn't trying to find him or anything after their last conversation went sour. In fact, it was actually the opposite. Rose had been steadfastly ignoring him since and letting him have the space he so requested. That was a thing she was trying to do now more than before: respect people's wishes.

"Woah, how are they keeping this place alive? These things should be keeling over by now..." the blond muses as she peers into the place. In normal circumstances, they would be wilting just as Rose feels like doing. But these aren't normal circumstances, aren't they?

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"I don't know, dude," Rose says. "She stabbed me with the intent to kill the first time we really crossed paths, and now-" Rose might like her, a little? She's not sure what that says about her as a person, honestly. That strong women are attractive, maybe? Either way, the woman's not about to admit any budding feelings just yet. Not knowing what she does about Rey's own last romantic involvement and Rose's own not going spectacularly well either.

"We're friends? Maybe? So I definitely get 'complicated' as a definition of our relationship."

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If Carlisle's increasingly obvious discomfort is any indication, his nose wrinkling and lips drawing into a wide frown, he's not entirely sure what to think of Rose's explanation. He understands getting off on the wrong foot with someone, but something as serious as attempted murder seems a little extreme by all counts—

"I see," he finally says in response, his confusion still evident as he is inwardly thankful he and Glacius have never been at each other's throats -- not without outside influences, at least. "W- well, perhaps you two will get along swimmingly from now on, and she will look favorably upon you wanting to help her at her establishment."

It beats being stabbed.

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Rey wanted to kill Rose and Rose had wanted to die. It was perhaps the most disasterous way the two could have met; yet, out of all that chaos came... feelings that continue to surprise even her. Rose isn't sure what to make out of it. She remembers being told once that people who make you experience the widest range of emotions are the ones you end up caring about the most.

She has to wonder if that isn't true in Rey's case.

"I mean, I kind of doubt it'll be perfectly fine smooth sailing. We're... pretty different, in a lot of ways. But that's also what makes it kind of interesting, I think. I hope she thinks so too and that us maybe working together won't make her want to murder me again at least."

Which is said for more casually than she really has any right to.

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"I would hope so," Carlisle notes, though frankly, people being pushed to one another's throats isn't all that unusual in Hadriel, it seems. The gods have influenced them to fight one another more than once since his arrival, and though he's been blessedly spared from it each time, he's never sure when their compulsions will finally reach him. Given his particular abilities, that is a terrifying thought. What can one do against a man who can harm them without having to raise even a hand? Who can make them turn their violence upon themselves by robbing them of their free will?

He shudders at the thought, trying to put his focus elsewhere. "Though d- different isn't always bad. I am fairly different from the one with whom I get along best, though we- we have found we have more commonalities than initially believed."

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It wasn't even Rage's influence that started the fight between the two women. It was Love's. Well, it was from before Love was around. Yet, Rose's own excitement and offering to the god had struck a wrong chord with Rey. She'd also been in a bad place herself and, well. She doesn't really want to dwell on it anymore.

Especially not considering Rey has killed her, too. That was different though. That was...necessary.

"Yeah, that makes sense. The more time you spend around each other, I think the more things in common you'll find? But being different is still good, gives you both breathing room."

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Carlisle nods. Finding things in common as they spent time together -- that is indeed how it worked for himself and Glacius, though it seems to have done the opposite regarding himself and others.

That is a topic for another time, though. The thought of his partner draws his attention toward other tasks, and his eyes toward the window. "I don't mean to ruin our conversation, but I suppose I should try to get home and make myself presentable before the day is done. I... do appreciate you sitting with me. Taking my mind off things."

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"That's probably not a bad idea, so. No worries, I get it." Alphys doesn't probably often wonder where Rose is but she also tries not to worry the lizard if she can help it.

"And anytime, dude. It's been pretty cool, talking to ya'." Which she hadn't imagined it would be after their cut short phone conversation. The blond is glad to know that things between them seem to be... better than then, if nothing else. "Sorry I couldn't help more."