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[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

[Hark, what lies in the mirror? Why it's just Alice. She's holding one of those medals that came from the wolves after the flower light show. She has only now decided to give a real look at one.]

Odd little thing. I would have thought grave markers would be more fitting. But I don't know plant culture, so who knows. It's still a little grim to keep around, and a bronze medal seems just a little bit insulting.

... Actually, why a bronze medal in the first place? Aren't these sporting events?

[She then focuses her attention on the mirror, and thus, to everyone else.]

Excuse me, but for anyone who got a medal, did any of you get silver or gold?

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[protect-em-all.livejournal.com]

Mine's bronze. I thought I took good care of her...

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Same here. I'll admit I'm not exactly well versed in gardening but still.

[protect-em-all.livejournal.com]

But she got really big! And....didn't try to kill me. Maybe there aren't aren't any silver or gold medals.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I feel kind of silly for watching my own, waiting to see if it would come up for me. Maybe this was an overall bronze, and the people who didn't take care of theirs dragged us all down?

[protect-em-all.livejournal.com]

Yeah! I guess being on a team would make sense.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

If so, we have the worst team coach ever. We didn't even know we were on one.

[protect-em-all.livejournal.com]

We know now.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I got a bronze, too... and I took care of two plants.

... but I don't think gardening is a sporting event.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Then why a bronze medal?

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I don't know... just a style choice, maybe?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I don't really think this fits the style here.

[yakuza-otaku.livejournal.com]

I guess not.

Well, there's a lot that doesn't make sense around here.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Is it too much to ask for consistency?

[gun-cata.livejournal.com]

Plant... culture?

[ Larry is just kind of confused about the whole thing, her medal already elsewhere. ]

I dunno... are they that intelligent?

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Well, they were able to move under their own power, yes? That has to imply some form of sentience.

[gun-cata.livejournal.com]

So do plenty of animals... and it's hard to say that they have culture.

[ She pauses. ]

Er, well, animals that aren't... the ones here, anyways.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Unless you knew someone who could communicate with them. Then it would be easy, yes?

[gun-cata.livejournal.com]

I... I don't think there's anyone like that where I'm from.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

Where are you from, if you don't mind me asking?

[lolinnocent.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's like a Bronze Star or that kind of medal. It's always bronze because it always means the same thing.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[lolinnocent.livejournal.com]

Like a military medal! It's like getting purple hearts for fighting even though you're hurt - you get bronze circles for taking care of the plants, maybe.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

This wasn't really a war.

[lolinnocent.livejournal.com]

Soldiers get medals for stuff that isn't exactly war. Some of them get it for helping the people who lose get back together. Like in Japan.

[shanghaiworld.livejournal.com]

I'm not familiar with any of this. I don't really care for it either.