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[It's rather late in the evening to be out in the snow, but so Aerith is. Behind ch. 4, out in the forest, she's cleared the fresh-fallen snow from a small patch of earth and is now kneeling down in it, talking to Faeren.]

Wasn't it strange back then? Everyone changed so suddenly! ...Were you...a little nervous? Hm... But...people seem to be treating the forest and plants all right. Better than they do back home.

...Did I talk to you last time? No, you don't need to tell me. I'm sure I did. You don't have a voice, but still, it's less quiet when I'm talking to you.

[...and so on. In general, Aerith is just naturally chatty with spirits anyway. She'll be doing this spirit-talking for a while into the early night, roaming around the perimeter of the village to see if she can get in touch with Nala... The cold and still-falling snowflakes don't seem to deter her. This is more important.]

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[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

[Looks down at herself. ... Soft like a mom?] I'm not! A mom, I mean. It's true, I'm not all that muscular.

How old are you, Cirno?

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

Well you seem like a mom.

I'm over 60 something.

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

...That makes you old enough to be my mom.

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

I'M NOT ANYONE'S MOM!

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

Hey, hey, shhhh, not so loud!

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

Oh... Sorry...

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

...It's all right. I have to say, you're the cutest sixty-something-year-old I've ever seen.

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

I'm not cute! I'm the strongest!

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

Who says you can't be both? My friend Tifa is very strong, but she's also very beautiful.

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

Huh... maybe. The gatekeeper at the mansion is really pretty. And so is Letty!

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

From your home?

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

Uh huh! Letty is the best!

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

I see.

[...You know, for saying she's over 60 she...really seems like a child in every way. Aerith's more convinced she's just playing pretend.] What are you doing out so late at night, Cirno? It's pretty chilly.

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

I'm an ice fairy, so it's okay.

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

A fairy! Do you make ice and bring all the snow?

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

Mm, Letty handles the winter in Gensokyo. But she did say I was a "force of nature" or something.

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

That must be because of your strength.

How does she "handle the winter"?

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

She just does?

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

[...pffft. Aerith shakes her head at herself; of course she'd get that for asking a child that question.]

It sounds like a tough job. Anyway, maybe you should head inside, Cirno? I'm sure it gets cold for even ice fairies.

[Or, you know, little girls playing pretend.]

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

huh? No, I'm fine! I like the cold!

assuming she's dressed similar to icon, correct me if I'm wrong?

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

You don't look like you're dressed warm enough...

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

I wear this all the time!

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

Even in the snow? [well obviously she is right now, but:] All the time?

[baka-jyanai.livejournal.com]

Well yeah! I'm an ice fairy!

[gardenerofgaia.livejournal.com]

But you don't make ice. ...Or do you? [She never really did get an answer to that.]