🌼Gainsborough Tamara🌼

“Alright. Lets find a bar with local specialties. We’re bound to find something there“

“Where; doesn’t matter to me. As long as i can see the trick clearly“

She sighs, though smiles up at him

“Just run it by me first next time, ok? I don’t mind a little training once in a while“

//finally got to the replies :')

"A-ah uh... yes i do!"

She chuckles nervously, scratching the back of her head

"I'm sorry. It's just... you look a lot like a friend of mine and well, i got curious. His name's Cloud. Could it be that he's your son?"

"Huh?? N-now hold on a minute! You can't just suggest me for a fight without talking about it with me first!"

She pouts up at Lep

She chuckles

"Well, since you're here, what do you say about hanging out together? It's been a while since you've shown me a magic trick"

"No no, it's just...I'm surprised you even knew about this nickname in the first place..."

She looks down at her gloved hands

"Just... brought back some memories is all"

"Great! Then let's get going. Any place specific you'd like to go to?"

She tilts her head curiously

//I’ll get to the replies soon, i promise-

//hey people! I am so sorry for not being consistent with my replies recently😔

It'll still take me a while to finally write those replies. Especially with school back in session. Thank you for being patient with me🙏

In not even 5 minutes, the florist rushes back in with the materials she needs. Once everything's set on the coffee table, she sits down next to Cloud and starts off by cleaning up his wounds

"How did you end up in this bad of a shape? You're usually more careful then this Cloud..."

"It's ok. Take your time. You also don't have to tell me if you don't want to"

She carefully gets closer to him. Though still mindful to give him space still

//ok, i think i got everything i missed. If not, feel free to shoot me a dm lol

“Oh, hello!“

The young florist smiles before stopping in her tracks. Something about that woman seems familiar…reminding her of a certain spiky haired man she knows

“I-i’m sorry. This might be out of nowhere, but…do you happen to have a son?“

“Oh! That’s so nice of him!“

She claps her hands together

“Do you have an idea on what you want to gift him?“

Once they’re upstaires in her apartment, she leads him straight for her couch. She carefully sits him down before standing back up staight

“Wait here. I’ll get something to clean you up and the healing materia“

And with that, she rushes to her room to get the mentioned things

Tamara instantly yet gently holds his hand the moment he extends it

“There you are. Do you wanna talk about it? To get it off your chest?“

She tilts her head, patiently waiting for his answer

“Oh, you’re not stealing my time at all! Though, I won’t keep you here if you need to go. Though, I do hope to see you again“

Her expression turns a bit sad for him

“I’m sure there’s some people out there that would do the same for you. Sometimes, it takes a while to find your people…“

She looks down at her hands for a while before putting her smile back on

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And indeed, she looks at him with heavy confusion. The thing that mostly caught her attention- the nickname he pronounced

“…what are you talking about?“

“From Wutai? Now that’s a nice surprise!“

She lets out a small chuckle before offering

“Say, as a thank you for saving me, how about we go grab a drink? My treat“

“Nice to meet you Claudia!“

She smiles at the woman’s question

“I sure do! I would be a terrible sister if I didn’t“

//I’ll try to get to replies tomorrow! My focus is all on genshin, hsr and wuwa rn lol

The florist quickly rushes to his side, supporting him as she leads him to her shop/apartment

"Lets go inside and patch you up, ok?"

She careful not to cause him any more pain. Once inside, she locks the door and flips the sign to 'close' before leading him upstairs

Tamara stays silently by his side. Waiting patiently for him to calm down. When she noticed his steady breathing, she extends her hand towards him, an offer to hold his hand if he so wishes. All the while she keeps a smile on her face

“So, may I know the name of my savior of the day?“

Tamara just chuckles again before grinning up at him

“Well sure! I guess you could say that. Though, doing bodyguard jobs was more of an occassional thing. Going out on missions and fighting was more my job description as a 1st class SOLDIER“

She puts her hands behind her back and tilts her head
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-materia that can block someone’s magical energy if hit

Then she goes on about the different colors and their purpose. Thankfully, she has at leat one of each on her gear to show him. She then also goes into how you can combine some in double slots for added effects