Posted Feb. 23, 2021, 2:09 p.m. by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) (Lindsay B)
Posted by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) in SB 157- Finally a Date
Posted by Commander Dira Myqian (Executive Officer) in SB 157- Finally a Date
Posted by Lieutenant Zoi Haven (Chief of Security) in SB 157- Finally a Date
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“Dahlia’s have to be my absolute favorite, but I also like buttercups, lilies, sunflowers, anemones, hibiscus, passion flowers, peonies, poppies, irises, and begonias. There are so many.” She said with a half laugh, sliding down the wall she had erected to the next corner to begin shaping it with her trowel. “I don’t like chaos though. I want them to be well arranged in the ground as much as I like arranging them in vases.”
Zoi shook her head as though telling someone they had disappointed her, before continuing to work, enjoying the soft melody Dira had begun to hum. For several minutes, she enjoyed that sound then asked, “What about you? Do you have a favorite?”
Haven, CoS
She glanced over with a serene smile. “My father as the most rambling garden that my mother started when they were still married. She pokes about in it now and again, since my father is hopeless with plants, but there are all these rambling vines with scented flowers and they are growing over all the arches and garden structures. The scent is everywhere but is very light, like you just brushed past someone with the most exquisite perfume,” Dira said, her tone suffused with pleasure.
Commander Myqian, XO
“Ooooh,” She said pleased as she contemplated an arched walkway of flowers woven over trellises. It would be so romantic. The smell and the shaded secret places..... perhaps she could light little alcoves with benches. Then she had to laugh at herself. Just how much of the Arboretum could she take over? It was an intriguing notion. “Wisteria is excellent for trellises, as are roses. Honeysuckle might be a bit too powerful a smell though it is excellent for trellising.” She continued musing as her hands worked to sculpt.
Haven, CoS
Dira grinned and gazed at Zoi for a few moments, watching her work with a certain amount of delight. “While I know a little bit, I have to admit I don’t know a great deal about flowers. I know a few from growing up and I can probably pick out the odd Terran one having spent enough time on Earth, but the rest is a mystery to me. But I’m happy to learn from you,” she said warmly as she carved the upper ball of her sculpture, scrapping away the cool sand to form a protrusion from the centre that tapered as it moved out.
Commander Myqian, XO
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