dramatispersonae | Apple's Heart

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Apple's Heart

Your arrival is marked by the feel of sand under your feet, with the sound and smell of the ocean wafting in from behind you. A dampness hangs in the air and the sky is overcast. Directly in front of you the sand fades into a grassy hill, on top of which a white castle rests. To the left, a little ways off, you can see tall sandstone cliffs. Off to the right is a large field of sunflowers that stretches out into the distance. There are no paths or signs anywhere to be seen.

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It's still where you left it. I'm sure it's happy for the water.

[If it's not magically growing via heart magic after watering, she'll just head back down to the beach to hunt up a few more seeds to plant]

It is not magically growing via heart magic. Plants still take time to grow! But getting more seeds works just fine. There are plenty of the bottles around the beach.

[gathering enough to plant a small garden with!! And then heading back to the rose planting to get to work on that]

When you reach your grassy spot where you're growing the garden, you'll find the first gatekeeper there.

"Hey there! I'm on my break. I thought I'd help out."

Oh, great! Do you think you can help me digging some holes for these little guys?

"Not a problem. I got two spades from the greenhouse, too."

He holds one out for you.

[!! Takes the spade eagerly]

Thank you! This will make it all go much faster.

"I thought it might. I saw you had dirt on your hands earlier. Were you planning on digging everything just like that...?"

He sets to work digging holes.

Yes . . . ? I don't mind doing it that way. It's nice to feel the dirt between your fingers sometimes.

[digging too! Every couple of holes she stops to drop seeds in and give them a decent splash of water]

"It just seems a little messy too, is all."

Digging in the dirt is always going to be a little messy though.

He laughs and waters the seeds he planted.

"Yeah, but it's even more messy when you use your hands."

It's not so bad . . . I have a lot of good memories about working in the earth like this.

"Good memories? From home?"

Yup! My grannie taught me all about how to raise a garden well.

"Ah, that sounds so nice...we've got some really great gardens inside the castle. The people who take care of them really love the plants, and it shows."

They must all be lovely. I wish I could see them.

He looks thoughtful.

"If you had a guest pass you could. I can see about getting one, if you'd like to look around."

O-Oh . . . I. I'm grateful that you'd offer, but I . . . I can't really see any gardens at all right now.

"What? Don't be silly! These ones are marvelous. You should definitely be able to see them."

It's—kind of a curse. I really can't no matter how much I want to. Even this . . . It's blurring a little as the seeds get planted.

"Burring...?"

He frowns, deep in thought. "There must be some way to fix that."

We're working on it, but it's taking some time to take care of it.

"I hope it gets sorted out soon. Especially if you like them so much! It's a shame to not be able to see them."

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