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[claritatis]

Who: Ignis Scientia, Julie Grigio, Nil, Jet Star, Poison & MAYBE YOU?
What: Catchall for second half of July, can also be used for event purposes
Where: Everywhere!
When: Between 07/16 and 07/31
Warnings: None yet!

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west island

[pellameno]

[ Jet's house is actually right next door to Pell's, a stone's throw down the spiral. As such he passes it daily, and has noticed the young man out working in the earth... if you could call it, that. It's really more like dirt and rocks than it is plantable soil. Pell has dealt with the struggle of maintaining his garden through several setting changes now and wasn't too pleased to discover that the earth on this planet was just as troublesome to deal with as the desert.

It takes a bit of extra work.

He's never spoken to Jet, which possibly makes him a shitty neighbor but there's no time like the present to make a better impression, right? Carefully, Pell uproots a few plants from his own garden and brings them home. And the next time he notices Jet out digging through the window, he makes his way over there with a planter in one hand and a large bag of soil in the other. ]

Afternoon.

[laststartofall]

[Jet might say that he's as much at fault as Pell, for never making the same kind of effort. It's not that he doesn't care to meet the people who live near to him, but rather that he's so used to not actually having neighbours that the thought often simply fails to occur to him.

He notices someone coming his way long before Pell speaks, but he doesn't consider that they might be coming to speak to him until he's addressed. Jet looks up, freeing a hand to push a few messy curls of hair away from his face before he smiles a small, kind smile that reaches his eyes easily.]

Afternoon. Not disturbing you, am I?

[Jet's height and the broadness of his frame, along with the damage to his right eye that leaves it slightly milky and shot across with a brand-like scar are almost entirely offset by the genuine warmth behind his expression. He stops digging and leans on the tool, looking Pell up and down briefly.]

Seen you before.

[pellameno]

[ For what it's worth, Pell doesn't seem intimidated by his size. No giant he's met here has ever laid a finger on him, and the human's smile is warm and kind. He smiles back, looking sort of amused at that comment. ]

I'd hope so, we've been neighbors for months. But no, not disturbing... I thought maybe I could be of some help, and introduce myself properly.

[ He sets the bag down by the freshly turned earth and offers the planters to Jet. It's just a few of the more decorative plants from his garden -- everything he grows is for practical use, but some of the medicinal flowers from home are still quite pretty. ]

My name's Pell.

[laststartofall]

[This is something that Jet has come to appreciate about being here - how willing most people are to help others. Exceptions to every rule, but for the most part he's found it to hold true.]

I'm Jet Star. [He responds with another smile. A little smaller, but no less warm. The plants in Pell's hand get a quick look, and a slightly surprised expression that flickers across his face for barely a moment before it's gone.]

Brought those for over here?

[pellameno]

[ Consider it a housewarming present, neighbor. Just several months late. ]

I did. And some fertile soil... the ground here isn't great for sustaining plant life. Have you been sifting out the rocks as you turn it?

[laststartofall]

Mm. [He nods his head over to where a small pile of rocks is sitting a little ways out of the soil. A small twist of his hoe in the ground at his feet produces another, which is twisted out and knocked aside.]

Not a gardener, but I know plants don't have a good time trying to grow on solid rock.

[Jet's seen it, but the kinds of hardy plants that grow in the Zones aren't here, and they'd probably prefer something softer to put down roots in.]

You don't need it?

[pellameno]

You'd be right about that. They often manage, but it's a fight every step of the way.

[ Pell shakes his head, looking almost amused for a moment. ]

I can spare it, trust me. Have you seen the garden on north island, out by confusion's temple?

[laststartofall]

Yeah, passed that way before.

[It's a nice place, Jet thinks, but for someone who has spent the majority of their life in a desert anywhere with something green is pleasant to be.]

... You set that up?