Flower PSA

[glazedonutholes]

[ The recording opens with Donut standing in front of his bed that's currently covered in an ocean of flower petals. Beside him stands a decorated bike that holds a few bouquets. ]

Hey guys! Private Donut here from the popular Bluehaus with another friendly PSA. 

As you all know, it's February and that means love is in the air! For those of you unfamiliar with Earth lingo, this is the month we celebrate a little thing called Valentine's Day! It's a day when a guy in a diaper named Cupid hits you with an arrow and BAM! Instant love at first sight! Isn't it great?! 

[ He vibrates with giddy delight. ]

Well! I've been hard at work collecting all sorts of seeds in anticipation and now it's time for all of them to bloom! As your friendly neighborhood Flower God, I'll be making fresh bouquets for anyone who wants them! And this month only [ he throws his hands out to show off the bike - TADA! ] - 
I'll be making home deliveries!

You just tell me what you'd like and [he starts reciting the postal service motto ] neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this Flower God from swift delivery! I got all sorts of bouquets for all tastes! There's your friendship ones, your first date ones, pure love, wild love, going steady, and all sorts of other ones for every occasion! 

So... [ Here he rocks back on his heels, his hands behind his back. ] I was thinking, if any of you have a little time to spare next month, maybe you can help me set-up a real flower shop and help me move-in upstairs? You know what they say, it takes a village. 

[ He keeps rocking back and forth on his heels, buzzing with so many vibrant emotions they spill over and behind him the larkspur flowers start to bloom. Reds and blues. Purples. Whites. A whole rainbow of colors come to life. ]

Either way, I love Valentine's Day, so I'd do this for free! [ He smiles before remembering - ] I'll be accepting orders all month! 

[ He waves at the recording. ] 

Happy Hearts! 

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[glazedonutholes]

[ Thankfully, it lasts only for a moment because the next moment, he's pacing. He puts on his thinking hat on, his hand on his chin as he starts mumbling ideas, discarding them as soon as they come to mind until at last he stops and pins him with a stern look. ]

This is going to require the big guns.

You're going to have to do a candlelight dinner.

[braveoff]

I remembered, it's just... I wasn't here, sort of, it's complicated. Trust me, though, it's not the end of the world, we can celebrate now.

[ He's trying not to be offended that the guy would think he'd just forgotten, but doesn't really want to share what he was indisposed by, either. Hmm. A candlelight dinner doesn't seem their style, either, but he's willing to take suggestions. ]

You think that'll make up for it?

[glazedonutholes]

[ He's not buying what you're selling. ]

Nope. Not one bit - Duh!

[ Really? Did you really think it'd be that easy. He puts his hands on his hips. ]

No one cares if they have food at night with a fire in the background or a lightbulb. They care about the person they're with and why that person's there. Everything else is just decoration.

You know, like those big movie scenes. No one cares about the background, they care about the acting! I'll tell you, you can have a great set-piece but if you've got crappy actors, then it's always going to be a crap scene. But you can have a crappy set-piece, and still have an awesome scene as long as you've got great dialogue, an amazing director and the right people to deliver those lines with feeling!

So, you want a masterpiece or a straight to video movie? Which is it.

[braveoff]

[ Drake blinks, but listens. And uh. Yeah, okay. He's on board. He agrees with Donut's point, that it isn't about the set but the words and intention, and he thought he was good on those counts but having it hammered in, well. He'll put some more thought into it, now. ]

That's... actually really good advice. Thanks, man. I'm aiming for masterpiece.

[glazedonutholes]

Great!

[ He claps his hands, all smiles once more. ]

Now. The bouquet is important. You can't skimp on it, capeesh. Next, the food, atmosphere, everything's gotta be perfect! Something that screams you and your significant other. You'll have to tell me what that is. Like for Grif and Simmons, it'd be something like Dungeon and Dragons meets eating competition, so I'd set up a food spell quest for both where Simmons gets to read and organize a whole bookcase of spells to figure out the right spell and Grif gets to try all his food failures along the way while sitting comfortably on the couch. Now, that's what I call a grade A love scene~

[braveoff]

[ Uhhh.... remember how Drake was worried about things being over the top? ]

Wait, are you -- you want to help? Besides just doing the flowers? I'm not skimping on anything but I was also thinking something a lot lower key than that. That sounds great for the couple you're talking about, but I think too big a fuss and he'd be uncomfortable.

[glazedonutholes]

[ Why would he think that~ ]

Of course! I'll be your own personal Cupid~

[ He winks. ]

Don't worry. Everyone's got their own comfort level. I based that scenario off of Red Team's sweetest couple~ Hehehe.

But, if you'd tell me a little about what would work best for you I'm sure I could craft a grade A love scene for you too!

[braveoff]

Hmm. Just the bouquet is great but if you really want to...

[ Drake doesn't know what to tell Donut, really, where to start with describing their relationship that would help for something like this. Maybe just describing Ephemera himself? And that might help Donut pick flowers, too. ]

I feel like he'd be uncomfortable with something too stereotypically sappy and romantic, but... he's an artist? I've got a gift planned, some new and improved painting supplies.

[glazedonutholes]

Oh~ So, he's like one of those lumberjack hipsters. Something artistic but not too posh.

Got it~

[ He winks, already thinking up something rustic. ]

[braveoff]

[ Lumberjack hipster... Drake blinks at the description, then laughs, the sound low and amused. ]

That's colorful. Artistic but not posh does fit, yeah. Something non-traditional.

[glazedonutholes]

Gotcha! I'll put something together that will knock his socks off~

[ He winks good-naturedly. ]

[braveoff]

I look forward to seeing it. Let me know if there's anything I can do for you, okay man?

[glazedonutholes]

Don't you worry about a thing~

You just let Double-O-Donut take care of everything!

[ And he closes the device to get to work. ]