Intermission 15 Page 6
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“Sooo… you’re talking about what you mentioned earlier, about how you’re here because the world is in danger?”
“yes”
“And planting these flowers helps with that?”
“yes they’re special”
“when they spread their seeds they don’t grow more of themselves”
“they grow other things”
“grass”
“vines”
“trees”
“they’re blooming now because things are still okay but if the world can’t support life they remain dormant underground”
“for as long as it takes”
“So whatever happens… it might be that bad?”
“i don’t know”
“Well, you’re heard us talking about this thing with the elementals, right?”
“yeah it sounds serious”
“Do you think that war might be the reason you’re here?”
“it’s not up to me to know exactly why i’m here when i am”
“i just have a job to do”
“like you and kamau and the others”
“Hm.”
“I just wish I knew more.”
“It feels so hard to make decisions with so little information.”
“i’m sorry i can’t help you with that”
“i could tell you what i know about the previous flower woman”
“if that would help”
“That’s your mom, right?”
“yes”
“Tell me.”
“okay”
