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[The Dreamberry is seated next to Ada, who can be seen picking and studying flowers in the field. She looks rather happy about it, humming softly to herself.

While she has a number of different flowers gathered in a small bouquet at her side, she still seems determined.]

I wonder what sort of flower Miss Vanessa would like.

[She hums thoughtfully to herself.]

I have to do something to thank her for agreeing to teach me.

[Her eyes finally rest on a beautiful red flower. The vibrant color of the flower makes her think of Vanessa in a way. It's an amaryllis, she remembers, after a long moment of thought.]

Maybe this one. I wonder if she'll like it. I hope so.

[Ada happily plucks the flowers, careful to preserve the stems the same way she watched Vanessa.]

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[Oh... well! And now it seemed that he could read her a little better than she might have liked.]

Ah... yes, well... I suppose you could say I'm a Capulet.

[Her situation wasn't much unlike that tale, though to the world at large, that fact remained a secret for the most part.]

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Mm. Really?

[This was the first time Noel had really talked about herself like that. She was interested.]

Miss Vanessa is going to teach me their meanings. Most girls back home learn that at an earlier age, but I guess I was a bit different then most.

[Yes. Different.]

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Really? It's common knowledge for girls where I come from.

[It just had never been something she'd focused on. She'd always had slightly different tastes, but she was interested.]

You learn what each flower means. I think it's interesting at least.

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[Right. Message... It was admittedly much harder to say to Vanessa's face than it might have been to just hand her the flower and say thank you, especially now that she'd been scolded already. But Vanessa deserved to hear it.]

Ah... well... I really just wanted something to show you how grateful I am for what you're doing for me.

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Well, if kept, they'll dry out eventually. They become brittle and delicate, but they can still be kept and they'll still look lovely.

Or I suppose you could simply press them.

I'm sure she'll be *thrilled* xD

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Mm. That's what she said.

[And then there's that.] Miss Vanessa's really a very nice person, I just... think she isn't very good at showing her feelings. But... [Ada smiles.] Thank you.

[He had given her a compliment after all.]

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I wonder...

Is your Romeo a Montague, as well? A sibling to Miss Vanessa? [ just a shot in the dark but hey. How can he say such things with such a sweet smile. ]

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[This guy... did he know something? It seemed far to crazy to all be simple coincidence.]

You... you could say that. [Nods a little shyly.]

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Aha~

[ Probably not. Just going off the whole story, mostly. But hey, you're biting, Ada 8D ]

Would getting close to the older sibling have anything to do with this Romeo? [ shot in the dark - ]

Oh yes. Very.

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[a light chuckle.] Oh I think she can show her feelings just fine.

They're just not always the nicer ones.

Though now I'm curious what she's like when she's not frowning all the time.

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[She sighs, but doesn't comment on the gesture behind it. No, this is nothing more than a lesson.]

Gratitude. The bellflower represents gratitude, but a dark pink rose is more commonly sent to express it. Add white violets for modesty or a white lily for a pure heart.

[A pause.]

Not that you should actually do any of these things for me! This is only a lesson!

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It sounds interesting. I think I would like to learn that too, sometimes.

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Really...? That's nice of her.

[And... a little mind boggling. She didn't think Vanessa would teach any other girl that.]

It's really amazing, though... I don't think I could remember so many meanings. Then again, it's not really something needed to know for the girls back home. Most of them train to become Novus Orbis Librarium soldiers.

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Why would you press them? I've been told to care for the plants instead of harming them by accident.

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Oh! No, not really...

[She shakes her head for emphasis.]

She doesn't know.

[No one else was supposed to know actually. But it was lonely, hiding it inside all the time. And he wasn't here so... it was okay, wasn't it?]

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She takes it very seriously. I think it's nice that she has something she enjoys so much.

[But even Ada considers it more of a hobby then something 'serious'.]

Do you have a hobby? Being raised as a soldier... that seems difficult. Although I'm a bit envious of stronger women.

[She wished she was stronger. that's why she asked Elliot to teach her. She looked up to strong women. Because she wanted to be more like that.]

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Really? If you'd like, I can share with you what I learn.

[Wasn't passing on knowledge one of the great points of learning something anyway? Aside from making use of said knowledge of course.]

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[Of course she knows Vanessa wouldn't tell her this for the sake of hoping to receive something of the sort, but even so, that doesn't mean that Ada won't try to do so. But... she won't say that. No. If she can she'll just do it and leave it for Vanessa. Even if she said she didn't need to, she still thought that Vanessa would like them if she received them.]

Ah... I see.

[It's a lot to take in but she works hard to; nodding.]

Then... what you find beautiful about flowers is not it's appearance, but it's meaning? If that is the case... do you have a favorite flower Miss Vanessa?

[She's curious. And if Vanessa does, she'd like to know what sort of meaning such a flower would hold.]

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[Oh, was he a caretaker of sorts? Ada giggled.]

People do it for a number of different reasons I think. They can be beautiful like that too. When pressed, they can be framed and displayed too. It's not really harming them. It's kind of like... a creative art!

[She hasn't done that much of it, so it's harder to explain, but she hopes it's understandable.]

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[He has a point. So how to explain it...]

Well... I don't doubt that some of those emotions are real. [Including the violent ones.]

But like Elliot, I also think she has a softer side as well that she is just not as good at expressing. Sometimes her actions prove that more than her words.

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Her actions, hm? [muses.]

I guess I should keep a look out for them.

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Oh, I don't want to cause you any trouble...

[True enough, but like she said, she doesn't want to trouble Ada either.]

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It probably sounds strange, but I think she doesn't want anyone to know that she's really such a kind, gentle person at heart.

Nobles take their images pretty seriously. [In their families, and especially a large one like the Nightray family, there's a lot of pressure that even Ada is familiar with.]

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Oh it would be no trouble at all! I'd be happy to share what I learn.

[Ada is happy to share anything amongst friends.]

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Eh? M-My hobbies...?

[Noel never really discussed them to anyone before... Aside from Tsubaki and Makoto, but besides them... They were complete secrets. Kind of. Maybe it would be okay to tell Ada...]

Um... I-I like poetry and cooking, I guess. [Never mind the fact that she's completely terrible at both. She frowns though, at the notion of being 'strong'.]

I... wouldn't really consider myself 'strong'. I pretty much enlisted just to restore my adopted family's name... They wanted me to get a non-combative position, but... I was offered to have their noble status restored in exchange for me becoming a special solo combatant. Despite that, I'm still really shy and clumsy...