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[inthebiblicalsense]

[In a very serious, business tone, Abel's answering machine sounds after any attempted calls that aren't responded to right away.]

You've reached Abel. I am not available at the moment, but I'll get back to you as soon as I can. If this is urgent, leave the line open.

And if this is Fitz I hope you're having a good day.

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[inthebiblicalsense]

I think the only thing that still bothers me about it is that I didn't get to tell you myself. I would have if I'd been given the chance to.

[Which, he's thinking of the conversation he'd had with Aerith, how much is too much, when does it become weird, and should he even be worrying about it? Hard to tell.] By the way, what's your favorite flower, if you have one? Aerith asked me and I had no idea. I don't think I even know what mine is...

[pharadyne]

I've never much thought about it before. I liked the wildflowers that popped up in the meadows and woods at springtime when I lived in the Cotswolds. Bluebells and foxglove and cornflower and columbine and carpets of wood anemone. My favourite I think is lily-of-the-valley. It has such a lovely scent.

Thinking of sending me more flowers?

[inthebiblicalsense]

Well, it doesn't hurt to know in case I need to apologize again, but Aerith was asking so she could try and grow everyone's favorites. It sounded like a huge undertaking to me, but she sounded excited about it, so I wasn't going to discourage her.

[It was fun to deliver them too, even if it was to apologize.]

That and I think I like thinking up gifts. It's not really something I've done much of, but I've enjoyed it when I've gotten the chance to.

[pharadyne]

Lucky for you, I like receiving gifts. Aside from flowers, you can never go wrong with good chocolate. It wasn't available during the war and scarce for some years after so I'm still catching up on about a decade of missed chocolate.

[inthebiblicalsense]

[He smiles at that, nodding in understanding.]

I love chocolate too. Or baked goods, anything sweet really. It wasn't on offer in the mess. Fresh fruit too. Honestly, the food here is so much better and I feel spoiled when I get to have pancakes for breakfast.

The next port that has good options, I'll treat you. No reason not too.

[pharadyne]

I'll hold you to that promise. [He could treat Abel as well. The money is essentially free. But he likes the act of being treated even when the money itself isn't an issue.]

[inthebiblicalsense]

I should start writing these down or else I might forget them.

I think I owe you a good three of something now and maybe I'm being too loose with those. Or you'll have to start calling them in before they stack up too high.

[pharadyne]

Or you can not write them down and then I'll just claim at random you promised me something. Like that trip to the beach in the Enclosure that you definitely promised me. [That Norton is very much making up at this moment.]

[inthebiblicalsense]

[Abel's eyebrows knit for a moment, definitely not remembering promising a trip to the beach, but after a very brief moment he catches on.]

I was thinking country side swimming but beach is also good. Especially when you don't have to worry about getting all the sand out of everywhere once you leave, definitely a bonus.

[Though that does make him curious, considering what he knows about the enclosure.] Can you get a sunburn in there? And if you had fake, enclosure generated sunscreen, would that be enough to prevent it?

[pharadyne]

[The question's never occurred to Norton, but now that it's been brought up, he's curious about the concept.]

Not sure about the sunburn, might be something you could program to have present or not? But I'd think if one could get sunburn in the Enclosure, then Enclosure generated sunscreen really ought to stop it. Just like how a generated shield blocks a generated sword. Only with solar radiation.

[inthebiblicalsense]

Well I figure if you can get drunk or eat even if the effects go away- Well. Hmm...

I'm not sure I want to get a sunburn to test it out, but I probably could use more sun. [Abel's skin isn't an unhealthy shade of white, just. Very white. All that time in space with no sun really doesn't help.] I hadn't thought about it but maybe I should ask Hilbert if I should be taking vitamin D supplements like I was back home...

[There is a short pause before-] And don't you get started on needing more D. Being in a room full of eighteen year old recruits for a lecture on standard procedures and meal plans before we shipped off, that was the only joke I heard for the next few hours on the shuttle before the last of them got bored of it.