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[flatteries]

Who: Inigo and you!
When: Fiddlesticks 27
Where: Sleeper carriages, luggage carriage
What: Inigo loses a boyfriend.
Warnings: None, just a very sad Inigo.

( scenario a - sleeper carriages )

Maybe you've already noticed it, but something about Inigo today seems.. off. Or at least, extra off, considering Inigo has already seemed to be acting more strangely than usually the past few days, especially since the day of the party.

But today? Today things have seemed to reach a fever pitch. Maybe you're worried enough to go check up on him, in which case you might find the guy in one of the hallways of the sleeper carriages, near his room. If you bother to ask him what's up though, he'll just laugh.

"What? No, I'm fine! Of course I'm fine, what could po--"

That's the exact moment he turns to head into his room to try and hide from this conversation, only to forget to scan his ticket. Which means he's just walking head-first into the door, causing him to topple over to the ground.

It's fine. He's fine. This is fine.

( scenario b - luggage carriage )

Inigo is trying really hard to carry on as usually. Really, he is. Because that's just what he does. He's not someone who sits around and mopes. Sure, the circumstances here may be different than the ones back home, but old habits are hard to give up, and Inigo's oldest and most stubborn habit is definitely the thought running through his mind that he has to be okay. He has to be strong. So despite the moments where he slips up and seems off, he tries so hard to laugh. And joke. As if nothing is up.

As if he doesn't feel like his heart has been torn straight out of his body.

But it's so hard to keep it up all the time. At least the shower is a good place to cry, but when Inigo finds it occupied exactly at the moment he needs it, he quickly tries to look for another place. He knows nowhere on the train is safe to hide from everyone, but he figures the luggage carriage is at least the furthest out of the way. It's the only option right now. It's either that, or crying in the middle of the train.

Which is why if you happen to be in the luggage carriage - or went looking for him everywhere only to end up here - you may find Inigo sitting on top of some suitcases. His knees are drawn up to his chest, and although that makes it impossible to see his face from the current angle, the telltale sounds of sobs are probably all anyone needs to see what's going on here.

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[adropofsunlight]

"How hard is it to actually grow flowers?" Because she is now wondering because it seems so easy, so how could anyone mess something like that up?

She clapped her hands together "Dancing is good, the gym you could actually do that... Just... no music, but you don't need music, you just need your voice."

[flatteries]

"I'm.. not actually quite sure the gym is a good place for that."

Please, do you know how many people go there? The chance of someone walking in on him there is practically 100%! He's rather die! He's had enough embarrassment after getting rejected by his own boyfriend like this..

"But as for the flowers.. it depends. Sure, there are plants that grow rather easily, like weeds or wildflowers, but most flowers require some level of care. They can be quite delicate. It's why you usually see more general greenery than flowers growing around abandoned places."

[adropofsunlight]

"How is it not? There is plenty of space? The only other place would be one of those quiet rooms that aren't being used." She doesn't get ti at all. The gym would be the better option because it meant that there was room for movement more than anything.

She didn't quite understand that people might want to dance in private for whatever reason.

"So...how do you have to take care of a flower differently than weeds?"

[flatteries]

Rapunzel, no! Please! Inigo so doesn't want to talk about this more, since he just knows it's going to end up with him saying something really embarrassing or getting flustered. And that's something he really doesn't need after already having been found crying like a moron. That's enough embarrassment for the day.

So he gladly grabs onto the chance to talk about something else that she's giving him with her last question with both hands, thanks.

"You need to water it, I guess? And there's probably also something about the soil.."

His voice trails off. He thinks he's heard about that before?

"But I'm not an expert by any means. I'm sure people who often garden in the greenhouse could tell you more."

[adropofsunlight]

"Okay..." So there was more to flower raising than just planting seeds and watering them now and again. They both just didn't know what exactly those things were.

"If you could plant anything what would you want to plant?"

[flatteries]

"Just.. pretty flowers?"

He shrugs a little, before giving her a small smile. He's trying really hard to hide the sadness in it, but Inigo isn't quite succeeding at it today.

"I'm not too picky, honestly. I think most flowers are pretty, regardless of colour or shape. I find lots of things that are already growing in the greenhouse pretty."

[adropofsunlight]

"Nothing wrong with flowers. They are beautiful to look at and are rather good things to paint. Maybe when I can finally do art classes we can do the whole painting flowers or fruit to start with."

But she did at least agree that what was growing there was rather beautiful.