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Fourth Rose: Special Delivery [Action]

[As requested, Aya prepared a special bouquet of two dozen roses. As per Cassian's instructions, he needed to make sure everyone saw him delivering them, so Aya goes all out in doing so by traveling from the quiet town of Attleton, to the busy streets of Genessia, then back to Attleton again while carrying the vase in his arms. At times he'll stop to inspect the flowers and fluff them a bit, spritz them with a gentle mist of water, or when he gets stopped by curious pedestrians he'll say it's a delivery to the City Guardian's office in Attleton for K2SO, which is easily overheard by anyone passing by. Getting paid double just to make a display of the delivery will be worth the effort, and he'll make sure to do his part, too.

Upon arriving, he'll stand obnoxiously in the middle of the busy office with with vase in hand and make an announcement.]

I have a delivery for K2SO. Has anyone seen him?

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[Kay is nowhere near the door, busy organizing the paperwork in a room down the corridor, but his enhanced audios pick up his name quite easily. He closes the folder he's currently working on and heads out to meet the redhead man.]

Hello Aya, it's nice to see you. Do you need me for anything?

[Easily spotting the android, Aya waves once to Kaytoo.] Nice to see you, too.

I do. These are for you.[He extends the flowers to him to take.] They're from Cassian. [He wasn't sure if that needed to be said, but oh well.]

Is the business going well? [He didn't know Aya worked with flowers until this very moment but he hopes the job is one he likes. Registering that the flowers are for him, however, takes Kay a second.]

What? Did he get me roses?

[It's so unexpected he's not sure what to make of it. Roses of all things. Kay would have never expected that kind of gesture from his boyfriend. Getting each other useful things like weapons or food was more common, but this...Kay wished he had a mouth, he would be smiling like a loon.]

T-thank you. [He takes the roses from Aya, almost worried they would banish once the touches them, feeling equally embarrassed and charmed.] They're really pretty. Do I need to do anything special with them to make sure they last?

It's going very well, actually. [This order is his biggest yet, and he's getting paid double.] How's deputy life treating you?

[Aya nods at the question, filling out a form attached to a clipboard of deliveries of the day. He just had to write in the date and time.]

They're already cut for the vase, and a bit of sugar has been added to the water. I'd suggest changing the water every day and following these instructions. [He hands Kayoo a small red envelope. A bit extravagant for instructions, but that's the point of the delivery.] They should keep for about a week before looking like they're dying off.

And I'll need you to initial here. [He turns around the clipboard for Kaytoo to initial in a small box, giving him a pen to use.] I can wait for you to put the flowers down first, though.

Good to hear. [Aya might make a lot of money from the Guardians and Deputies if they keep this kind of things going on between them.] We are still busy working on updating the paperfiles into digital data. It's taking us a lot of time but...getting there.

[Kay nods as he takes the envelope. He's good at remembering and following instructions and he wants the flowers to last as much as they can.] You have thought of everything, very professional.

[Ah, pens. Kay's newfound enemy. Thankfully he's gotten better at using them without breaking them in the process.]

That I can do. [The flowers are left on the nearest table and then he signs the form. His writing is still a bit scratchy but his name should be readable.] There.

I wish I could help with that. [Not that he's technology illiterate, but he just knows the basics.] Doesn't anyone else know a more efficient way?

[The name is legible enough, and he can always vouch for proof of ID. Not...many here are tall androids with an all black exoskeleton.] It's all part of the job. [He takes back the board and checks it over.] Thanks.

We will finish all the paperwork eventually. I don’t need to sleep or rest, so I can do a lot of work every day. [He appreciates Aya’s offer, though.] Not really but we are working on it. We just got some news computers recently but a lot of things in the Guardian’s office needed to be updated. Cassian reduced his pay grade to the minimum so he could hire more deputies and I work for free.

[Kay takes the flowers again, keeping them close to his chest. His olfactory receptors are there, no on his face.] No, thank you Aya. I never expected something like this.

Don't you...burn out your system by operating all the time? [That really seems like how computers work, but he's an android....]

That's the point of these kinds of deliveries. Most people don't expect them.

Not really, no. Droids in my Galaxy can be operational for centuries. We are made of sturdier stuff than the average technology here. Most of my it''s made of durasteel, it's a material that doesn't even exist in Genessia. [He's a tiny bit more advanced than a computer.]

Heh, yes that's a good point. Thank you again for an excellent work. I'll recommend you to everyone I know.

*While Aya was busy working, Selphie was still trying to find work of her own. Instead of spending her time alone, she would drift around the flower shop and spend time in their basement space too. She had seen the beginnings of this gorgeous bouquet and had peeked in every now and then. It really was stunning and very romantic. Maybe it was a secret, so she didn't bother him while he worked, and kept her excitement to herself.

So when she saw him finally complete the bouquet, pick it up and leave with it, at once Selphie stormed down to the basement where she would sit with a sour face on for some time*

[When he returned, he didn't spot Selphie around. He definitely noticed when she was trying to be inconspicuous, so he would surely notice her no where in sight (or hiding). So he travels downstairs to see if she's down there.]

Selphie? [He calls out to her, hoping to get a reply.]

*Yes, Aya, she's here, huddled up on the corner of the sofa with a blanket around her, flicking through some magazines*

Mhmm.

*She only mumbles but it's loud enough - she clearly wants him to know that she is there and that she is sulking. A little*

[At the last step, he sees Selphie with a magazine and blanket around her. He can tell that she's not in her usual good mood, even from that distance. He crosses the space and sits near her feet, an arm draped on the back of the couch nearest Selphie.]

What's wrong?

Nothing.

*It clearly isn't nothing. She turns another page of the magazine even though she isn't looking at the pages*

It's just, I saw you making that bouquet and I thought -

*Then she stops herself, aware of what a sour face and selfish person she was being. She shakes her head and puts her hand on the back on his neck*

And nevermind. I'm being silly and selfish.

[It's definitely not "nothing".]

[Listening and watching her facial expressions, he could guess what was going through her mind. He smiles at the hand on the back of his neck, placing his own atop it.]

Have you checked the fridge, yet?

The fridge? No?

*She looks at him curiously, no idea what thar's got to do with anything at all. She tilts her head and glances at the fruit bowl which is now empty - so no, she hasn't tried the fridge*

[He only gives a hum of surprise before getting up and going over to the refrigerator. Opening it, it's hard to see around him as he bends over to take out whatever is in there, Once he stands and closes the door with a hand, Aya turns to reveal a bright bouquet of flowers, which included sunflowers. He brings them over to her, sitting back onto the couch again with the vase in his hands.]

While you weren't around before I made that order, I put this together for you. [He looks over the arrangement carefully.] That order took the majority of the roses in the shop, so I couldn't make a second one. I think sunflowers are better suited for you, anyway. [Aya takes his attention from the flowers to Selphie, trying to see if she liked them or not.]

*Selphie's eyes light up the moment that she sess the bouquet and she lets out a squeak of excitement when she sees the sunflowers. The magazine is put aside and she sits up, keenly admiring the arrangement*

Oh, Aya! Those are beautiful!

*And clearly, she truly meant it. She smiles even brighter still when he says the sunflowers suit her. When he sits back down, Selphie instantly reaches forward and kisses his cheek, only because she doesn't want to ruin the flowers by reaching for his mouth*

[Glad that she likes the arrangement, Aya smiles at the gratitude she shows him and hands them to her.]

I was hoping to give them to you a bit later, but now seemed like a good time, too.

*Selphie giggles as she takes the flowers, touching the sunflowers gently with the tips of her fingers. Now she is able to safely lean in and kiss his lips softly and slowly*

Thank you. I don't deserve it after being so sulky and selfish. But thank you.

Why were you sulky, though?

[Was sulky even a word? Aya didn't think he heard it used before. He moves closer to Selphie so he could rest an arm around her shoulder.]

*Selphie allows herself to snuggle up against him and she rests her head against his shoulder for a moment*

...because... I thought the flowers were beautiful and that maybe they were for me... You put so much care into it. I think I was just jealous because all that wasn't for me. Not that I've done anything to deserve them, or these anyway... When I saw you leave with them I actually even worried for a moment or two that you'd made them to give...to someone else... But I don't know. I was being silly and selfish.

Ah... [There is a smile on his lips, because he thinks that's a bit cute of her to think. He knows, though, that she probably wouldn't like to hear that at the moment, so he keeps those thoughts to himself.] Technically, I did make them for someone else, but it was a special order made by a city guardian. So I made sure it looked nice.

[Another arm carefully wraps about her from in front, so he could rest his forehead against her head.]

You're not being silly, nor selfish. I'm glad you told me how you felt.

Oh? So one of the guardians has a lover, hmm?

*Selphie doesn't really know much at all about them, but someone who sends flowers like that really wants to show the other person affection of some kind.

She smiles as he leans against her like that*

You are too forgiving of me, Aya. But I don't mind that at all.

One of us has to be.

[Of course he's joking. Sort of.]

You weren't planning to stay here all day, were you?

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