Wednesday After Period 3

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy had really enjoyed her classes so far here at the school. However, there was still some tension in her and so she had to go to the one place that always drew her to it.

No matter where she was, a garden always made her feel so much better. That would be why, after changing her clothes and leaving a small container of cupcakes in their room for Hiccup, Cassidy was now on her knees in the dirt of the garden.

As she weeded and moved soil around, she could feel a lot of her worry and tension leaving her.

And yes, she had shielded her hands before starting her work.


[[OOC: Open post is open!]]

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[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

The last time Jonas had been out to the garden, he'd been half his size and making mud pies with Karla. He didn't have any plans to do that today but that wasn't going to stop him from wandering into the garden after his workshop.

"Hello," Jonas said quietly, trying not to startle the unfamiliar girl. "Are you planting flowers?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy looked up and smiled.

"Weeding mostly," she said. "I plan to plant some later." She smiled at him again. "I'm Cassidy."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"Jonas," he said, crouching down nearby and sliding his own fingers through the unearthed dirt. "What's weeding, if you don't mind me asking? Is it what it sounds like?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Jonas." She nodded, her own hands were covered in dirt as she moved some more of the weeds out of the way. "It's pulling the weeds away from the plants that could interfere with their growth. I try to only pull the ones that are really a danger to the more fragile plants and flowers. That way, the plants we're trying to cultivate get the nutrients that they need and they don't have to fight off the more aggressive weeds."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"And you as well," Jonas said, returning that sentiment easily. "I'm sorry for the seemingly silly question. I've never seen someone weed before. I've only recently been exposed to botany at all so I'm still learning as I go. Is it a difficult thing?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"It wasn't a silly question at all," Cassidy assured him. "Even the best gardeners back home need to learn how to weed in the beginning." She smiled and shook her head. "Not usually. It's fairly easy to learn, and you just need to be careful of the weeds that have pricklers on their stems or leaves. They can itch or make your hands bleed if you're not wearing gloves or have your hands shielded."

Please forgive the excited witchling with the passion for gardening, Jonas. She might very well continue to babble on about it.

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"We didn't have a a real need for gardeners back home," he explained, sinking down to his knees and picking up some dirt so he could peer at it. "We had Landscape Workers so I'm sure there was weeding done but it wasn't something I was party to."

Jonas kept realizing how much, big and small, he'd missed. "Weeds seem like a fair nuisance. Is there a way to prevent them?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"I love working in the gardens no matter where I am," she said, pulling out another weed. "I guess some people might have a way to do it, but back home, those of us with an affinity for the land don't mind doing it. Sometimes, when I have a problem I need to work out, weeding helps me with that."

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

"You're troubled?" Jonas asked, taking that statement and applying it to what she was doing now.

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

A redhaired woman puttering around in a garden. Rilla was going to start wondering if there was always a connection between the two.

"Need any help?" she asked.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy looked up and smiled. She recognized the other girl from class. "More company is always welcome."

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

She smiled and adjusted the brim of her sailor hat. "You're Cassidy, right?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy nodded. "Yes, that's me. You're Rilla, right?"

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

She nodded. "If class was an indication, I don't think I will be impressing the Ladies Aid with my cupcakes any time soon."

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy smiled at that. "I'm much better at the cooking of them than the decorating," she admitted.

[rilla-myrilla.livejournal.com]

"Oh, I'm a terrible cook," Rilla said with a little laugh, reaching down to yank a weed. "Susan absolutely despairs of teaching me."

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"Is it something that interests you, or do you try to learn because someone wants you to?" Cassidy was smiling as she asked.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Plants moved as something walked among them. Robin was not being deliberately stealthy, but he did tend to blend in with the foliage from time to time.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy had pulled a Tiger Eye shield up around her when she heard the new sounds in the garden. She was watching the direction that she could sense someone coming from.

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Tiger Eye shield? I'm guessing that makes her invisible?

Another thing about being small and in a garden with plants taller than you? It was easier to lose your way. So Robin stood on tip toes to poke the top of his head up over the tops of the foliage the better to tell where he was going.

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Nope, not invisible. She's shielded in case of an attack. Reflex when in a strange place and hearing strange noises.

Cassidy tilted her head when she saw the frog peeking up out of the plants. He certainly didn't look dangerous.

"Hello."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

Robin was really the opposite of dangerous.

"Oh! Hi! Are you a new student?"

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

Cassidy nodded when she heard him talk.

"I'm Cassidy. I just arrived a few days ago."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Pleased to meet you Cassidy, I'm Robin. I've been going here for three years now."

[nothornlessrose.livejournal.com]

"It's very nice to meet you, Robin." No, she didn't seem surprised that he was a talking frog.