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Skye had been checking out some of the abandoned shops near Orin and Mars's house; they were loaded with good things, she soon discovered. And not just good things for herself; she didn't want to take all the things for herself, and she had everything she may need in her house. No, today was a gardening day for Skye - she had taken a rusty but still good watering can that she had promptly filled with water to water the plants - oh, they'd love that! She had also found several other rotting peels from fruits, which she had put in her pack for plant food. The rotting peels would give the plants sustenance - the soil they were planted in was rich and cleared from snow thanks to Skye, and this would give them that extra nudge of food they needed.
And they did need it - almost very badly. Although Skye was trying her hardest, more and more of the plants were dying every day for no reason. Well, there was a reason - it was cold, and snow was falling every day in more and more amounts. Skye cursed the harsh winter - she hated it when there was something intervening with her plants, although she knew it would be worth it in the end. An added resistance to the wintertime, in fact - in the spring and summer, they'd be blooming like crazy, sporting red and blue berries along with some other plants Skye had planted that included beautiful flowers.
Right now, however, she had busied herself with covering the plants with water more and more. It froze and the warmth soaked into the plants instead of being released into the air. The ice then protected the plants from further harm from the wind and snow. She did, however, have to clear away the snow every day to prevent the plants from freezing over or getting smothered and not having enough sunlight, which was sparse as it was already.
She was looking through the third shop she was in when she heard someone's voice outside. She poked her head out the door and saw Mars there; he seemed to be talking to someone, but...no one was around. Well, maybe he was talking to someone inside the house. She finished up pilfering the shop for good gardening supplies, which turned out to be a wash - she didn't find anything other than a picture of plant, which was definitely not what she was looking for.
Grumbling at her bad luck at the third shop, she stalked out and saw Mars still standing there. He was looking a bit hurt, but had stopped talking to...whoever it had been. Skye smiled and walked over; she was gardening, so she could use a bit of company. "Hello, Mars," she said. "Nice day, isn't it?" It was true - the clouds were clearing up a bit for a day, giving the plants a bit of needed sunshine. She lifted her watering can up. "I was just about to go tend to the plants; care to join me?"
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