The Flower Maiden appears in the forest.
A small deer girl walks up to her, holding a basket of flowers. "Hello! Are you The Baroness of Hell?"
"Indeed I am. And you must be Melody?" Maiden asks.
"That's me! You're from a good Hell, right?"
"If you want to see it like that, then sure."
"Demons from the bad Hell killed me and everyone I love so I'm a bit weary..." Melody explains.
"Oh, I see. Well, I won't kill you, deary. Don't you worry. I am just here to talk."
Melody smiles. "I'm happy!!" She pulls out a blue morning glory flower from her basket. It looks gorgeous and fresh and will stay that way, no matter how long it's away from its stem. She extends it to Maiden. "Here!"
"Oh. Thank you.” Maiden takes it and puts it in her hair.
Melody smiles. She's 5'2 by the way. "I got it from Sorath’s garden! Sorath also gave me this." She takes out a flower crown of white roses, all in perfect condition, and places it on her head.
"Sorath?" Maiden asks.
"Yeah! She's like..." Melody thinks of how to explain. "This super pretty and cute flower God! I think she's a God!"
"Well, that sounds cool. I'll have to see if I can meet her one day.” Maiden says.
"She’s amazing." Melody smiles happily, bouncing on her heels. "My bitches are at home"
"Wanna be my bitch?" Melody asks.
"I'm sorry? Where did a young lady like yourself learn such language?" Maiden asks.
"Cole Genesone! And Kade.” Melody says.
Maiden sighs. "Of course.”
"I have two bitches and we kiss often.”
"Who might they be?"
"Asphodel and Smores!" Melody exclaims.
"I see. Well..." Maiden summons a vine throne. "Tell me more of this Sorath.”
Melody's eyes widen. "How did you do that!"
"Magic, sweetie.” Maiden winks.
"That's so cool!!" Melody grins. "But about Sorath, she made me pure so I can heal the impurity!"
"And what do you see as 'impurity'?" Maiden asks.
"It's like a disease... it kills any organic life... Spider has it. I tried to heal her but this monster attacked me and stopped me..."
"Oh? And how do you know that you are not 'impure'?" Maiden asks.
"Is your blood black? Does existing hurt?" Melody asks.
"No to the first one. I mean sometimes for the second but we don't talk about that. Got it."
"I think you'd know if you had it! It's terrible and affects your daily life. Can I have a throne?"
"Of course." Maiden summons a throne of vines, it fits Melody perfectly.
Melody giggles and sits in it, her legs dangling. "This is nice! Why didn't Cole want me to hang out with you?"
"Cole thinks I am dangerous. I am not. You do not need to worry your sweet little head." Maiden says.
"Okie!" Melody smiles and takes out a partly finished flower crown and continues working on it. "Do you like women?"
"Hm? Yea women are hot and attractive. Why you ask?" Maiden asks.
"I dunno! What should we talk about?"
"Uhhh I don't know. You know any way to summon this Sorath?"
"Nope!"
"Dang. Well if you ever figure out a well, feel free to tell me, dear." Maiden says. "What would you like to talk about?"
"Okie! Ummmm.... well a mean lady named Lucille kidnapped me the other day..." Melody says.
"Yea she's a bitch.”
"Yeah.. she said she was God and I believed her... Asphodel saved me.”
"Well, that's good,” Maiden says.
"Yeah!! What have you been up to?" Melody asks.
"Just healing and making plans. Nothing much. Yourself?"
"Getting kidnapped and kissing my bitches.” Melody says.
"Sounds wonderful.”
"Yeah!!"
Maiden summons a rose in her hand. "What do you want Melody?"
"What do you mean?" Melody marvels at the rose.
"What do YOU want. What do you want to do with your life?” Maiden asks.
"I... I wanna be happy..." Melody looks up from the flower crown.
"And what does 'Being happy' entail?"
"I dunno... just being happy?" Melody seems confused
"What will you do to be happy?”
"Kiss my bitches I guess?"
Maiden sighs. "Other than that. What will you do to be happy? What sacrifices will you make to be happy?”
"I... I dunno... my entire life is gone... I don't know what to do anymore..." Her hands start shaking.
Maiden holds her hand. "I can help you. I can show you. You are just like me oh so long ago. Beautiful and sweet.” Maiden holds up the rose. "Like this rose... but.” Maiden gets pricked. "Every rose has its thorns. But that is ok. They are a part of you. I want to see your thorns, Melody.”
Melody blushes. "My thorns? Like the mean part?"
Maiden sighs. "No. It's a figure of speech. Let me see your side of yourself you don't let out."
"I dunno if I have one of those..."
"Everyone does. What gets you really angry?"
"Um... when I think about my family being killed..." Melody seems to get emotional, holding Maiden's hand tighter.
"And what do you want to do to the killers?" Maiden asks.
"I want them to hurt like they hurt them... but God says to forgive..."
"But is God always right? Let your anger out. How do you want to hurt them? After what they did to your FAMILY?!"
"G-God is always right! B-but... I want... I want them to hurt like they hurt us... I don't know how they killed us though..." Melody tears up.
"How do you want to kill them? How do you want to enact your revenge?!” Maiden asks.
"I- I don't know!" Melody starts crying. "I just want them to hurt!"
Maiden pulls out a dagger and hands it to Melody. "Then do it. SHOW ME HOW YOU FEEL!"
Melody takes it nervously. "They aren't here!"
Maiden summons a dummy of vines. "Show me. Show me. How. You. FEEL! STRIKE! STRIKE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!"
Melody starts stabbing the dummy with all her might, crying and cutting into it, her breathing quick.
"YES! SHOW ME! WHAT HATE DO YOU FEEL! FEEL HATE FOR THE KILLERS!" Maiden flinches but Melody does not notice as Melody strikes the dummy.
Melody sobs and goes at it more before collapsing to the ground and sobbing
As her tears hit the ground, white lilies sprout up.
The dummy falls over ad Maiden walks over to her and comforts her. "Good. Now how do you feel?"
"I f-feel better..." Melody says, leaning on Maiden and looking at the flowers.
"Good my dear... Good.” Maiden looks at flowers, touching them trying to feel what they are feeling.
They feel like static.
"I hope this lesson proves to you something. What that something is, is for you to decide." Maiden says.
Melody nods. "T-thank you..." She reaches out to pick one of the lilies, confused about how they got there.
They come off with ease. Normal lilies.
"Did you grow these?" Melody places them in her basket.
"I did not, my dear,” Maiden says.
"Where did they come from?"
"I do wonder the same. I do wonder..." Maiden looks around.
Melody sniffles and lays on Maiden. "You're nice..."
"Why thank you, my dear. You are as well nice."
Melody smiles. "You think so? Do you like me?"
"Indeed. I see much potential in you." Maiden brushes some hair from Melody's eyes.
Melody smiles and purrs, fluffy deer girl. "That makes me happy!"
"I am glad, my dear.”
Melody giggles and nuzzles Maiden.
Maiden blushes Fuck. Feelings. "What would you like to talk about or do, my dear?”
"Ummm.... you could show me your powers!!"
This is engraved on a few of the trees around them. (insert pic)
"Of course, my dear.” Maiden summons Gerard in her hand. Gerard is an animated fly trap that looks too alive to be just a normal plant.
"What's that!" Melody looks at a tree. "That symbol looks like Sorath!"
"Hm? What do you mean by that?"
"It's on Sorath’s face!"
"Oh?" Maiden walks up to a tree with the symbol on it, examining it and touching it.
Nothing happens.
"Hm. Weird. Hmm. I want to experiment with this.” Maiden grabs a sharpie and draws the symbol on her left hand.
Melody watches curiously.
Nothing happens.
Melody tilts her head
Maiden holds the sharpie. "You mind?"
Melody shakes her head no. "Go ahead!"
Maiden takes the sharpie and draws the symbol on Melody's forehead
It glows white, and then the glow fades, the symbol disappearing with it.
Melody looks confused. "What happened?"
"Seems that it glowed white and then it disappeared. Interesting"
"Really? That's weird!!" Melody looks around as if for Sorath.
"Indeed it is.” Maiden looks around as well but there’s nothing there.
"Anyways! So is Gerald sentient?!” Melody asks.
"Indeed they are." Gerald "looks" to Melody and daces a little wiggle.
Melody giggles and tries to pet it! She can pet it with one finger for how small it is as it looks like it enjoys the head pats.
Melody smiles. "What a good plant!!"
"Indeed he is a good plant. so small and delicate, just like you." Maiden says.
Melody blushes. "Like me?"
“Indeed my dear. Indeed.” Maiden looks to Melody. “Tell me, dear. Do you have a place of living you stay at?”
Melody nods. "I stay at Harmonia's house!!"
“I see. Why thank you for telling me, dear.” Maiden smiles. “Would you like to ask me anything?”
"Of course!! Why do you ask?" Melody tilts her head.
“I’m just curious! The way I see it is that everyone should get answers to their questions but in exchange, the other gets to do the same in return. I have asked you questions, now you may ask me some questions. Fair is fair.”
"I see!! Hm... What's your favorite animal?" Melody asks.
“Hmm I would have to say a jellyfish,” Maiden responds.
"Why so!" Melody asks.
“I find them fascinating. How do they live with so little stuff to keep them alive? That is the question I ask myself.”
"Cool!!" Melody smiles.
Maiden smiles as well. “What about you?”
"Hmmmmmm I like goats! They're fun to raise and they're just so cute!!"
“Indeed they are. But they do have powerful horns as well.”
"Yeah!! I liked watching them play with each other."
“I bet!” Maiden smiles looking around and keeping her guard up. “You have any other questions for me, my dear?”
"Will you be my friend!"
“Hm? Of course dear. I will be your friend.”
Melody giggles and flaps her hands happily. "I'm so glad!"
“I’m am glad as well my dear.” Maiden pats Melody’s head.
Melody grins and leans into Maiden's hand.
Maiden pets her head, playing with her hair. “Well, if you need anything, just ask my dear.”
"Okie!!" Melody purrs, clearly enjoying the pets.
Maiden continues to pet as she smiles. “Is there anything I do for you, my dear?”
"How do you mean?" Melody asks.
“Is there anything I can do to make you happy?” Maiden asks.
"Just hanging out with me and petting me and talking to me makes me happy!!" Melody exclaims.
“Well, that is good.”
Melody nuzzles Maiden. "Morbius sweep.”
“Hm?”
"Morbius sweep!"
In a burst of purple smoke and confetti, 2 Morbius t-shirts appear!
There's a note.
"YOU'RE FUCKING WELCOME :o)"
"Omg Morbius sweep..." Melody takes a shirt and puts it over her dress.
Maiden takes a t-shirt and looks at it. “What’s this?”
"A t-shirt for the best movie in the world!!"
“Never seen it.”
"Me either!"
“Then how do you know it is the best?” Maiden asks.
"The others said so!"
“You know sometimes you can’t trust others. You have to make your own opinion.”
"Why wouldn't I trust my friends?" Melody asks.
“Do you know their true intentions?” Maiden asks.
"I... I guess not..."
“How do you know if they might be wrong? Have you asked yourself that?”
"No..."
“We’ll ask yourself from now that question to everyone you meet. Even me.” Maiden says.
"Really? That seems tiring..."
“It’s not. It becomes a habit after a while.” Maiden reassures her.
"How do I know their true intentions?" Melody asks.
“Ask them questions, get a vibe of them, what actions have they done?”
"They've been nice to me and pet me and took me in when I had nowhere to go..."
“But do they have the best interests and intentions for you?”
"I... I think so... Asphodel saved me from Lucille..."
“Well then probably have best intentions. But keep an eye on everyone. You never know when they stab you in the back.” Maiden says.
"Oh... okay..." Melody has stopped purring. "What are your intentions?"
“…” Maiden stands. “To see that I can be noticed. To be recognized. To not be pushed under the rug. Let me tell you a story, good friend of mine. There once was a clown. This clown was the clown of a circus! A beautiful circus that made people smile, laugh, and dance! They were not laughing out of joy, oh no. They were laughing at the clown, but they wanted to be something more. So… “
“They burned the circus and built a grand machine in its place! One of finding all the answers they needed to everything they ever wanted! Is that not… WONDERFUL!”
Maiden gives a big laugh like she told a really funny joke
“WELL, MY FRIEND.~ THE MACHINE IS NOT FINISHED! THIS CLOWN IS NOW NO LONGER A FOOL, THEY KNOW THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE WAYS OF THE WORLD!” Maiden pauses. “I… know the ways of the world. And to that, I say this…” Maiden starts to giggle then turns into a blowing laugh. “WHO’S LAUGHING NOW!”
“…”
“Who…” Maiden tears up. “Is laughing now…” Maiden wipes the tear and breathes as she calms and smiles looking at Melody
A small honk of fear is heard from a tree, barely noticeable.
Melody looks worried and concerned, flinching at the yelling. "I-I see..."
“I’m sorry if I frightened you, my dear.”
"It's okay," Melody smiles back at Maiden.
Maiden smiles back. “Is there anything else you wish of me?”
Melody shakes her head. "Can we hang out again soon!"
“Of course my dear.”
Melody grins. "Yay! I'm happy!!"
“That’s good. I will take my leave now. I bid you farewell.”
"Bye!!"
“Goodbye… Melody.”
Maiden snaps as she disappears back to her manor.