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[starmark]

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5/20 i guess who knows; <asphodel> & action

[digiorno]

[The carved stones are returned to the agreed-upon location around mid-afternoon. They have the names written on them, as requested, as well as a small inscribed sakura blossom on each stone. The attached note reads:]

Please contact me via previous methods if these are not satisfactory. —A

<corgipuppies>

[starmark]

[It's a thoughtful touch, the sakura. With everything that's been happening lately, the fog and the settling in and the attempts at putting the shambles of his life back together one piece at a time, he'd almost — well. No, he hadn't forgotten about the request he'd made, not in the least. But he'd allowed it to get pushed out of his immediate focus, in favor of other and allegedly more pressing things.

(It's hard to say whether they really are more pressing or not. The difference is more that they're other people's things as opposed to his own, which tends to make them seem more important as a matter of course.)

So it's weird and bittersweet and resonant, when he's got them in his hands — just three unassuming stones, easily carried around in a pocket or a bag, with names. Kakyoin Noriaki. Muhammad Abdul. Iggy. And a cherry blossom for each one, fallen warriors who like those blossoms bloomed bright and were gone too soon.

He buys a candle with his pocket change, fat and red and scented like pomegranate and cinnamon, and finds a quiet place to arrange his stones in a standing trio where it's dry and flat and secluded. With his lighter he lights the candle, and waits for the smoke to start to rise.

Asphodel. It's a flower for the dead, isn't it?]

Received. Thank you for doing this.

[digiorno]

You're welcome. I hope they serve their purpose.

[starmark]

They are. Right now, as a matter of fact.