Post by aurelia edith flint on Jun 20, 2024 19:24:18 GMT -7
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”No need to apologize,” she said quickly in response. Aurelia could never fault someone else for talking about their passions. She knew what it was like to be belittled and talked down to over her interests, and she was sure there were others out there just like her. Toeing that line of not being sure when it was okay to share and when to keep it bottled up. Even all these years later, she still worried that once she got going on a tangent about plants, someone would tell her to stop it. An unreasonable ask of a herbologist and owner of a florist, but that little voice was still inside her head warning her to tread carefully. ”It’s been a pleasant conversation.” And gave her more reason to visit Hy-Brasil again the next time the opportunity arose.
Aurelia’s eyes raised at the offer of a free paper animal. She could never not pay an entrepreneur. In a way, she saw it as paying it forward. Those that had helped her in the early days of her shop had told her that hopefully one day, she could do the same. And now she could. ”How about whatever your best one is?” she asked as she stared into the cage again. They all looked fantastic. ”And I’m still going to pay. You’ve put time and effort into them. It’s only fair that you’re compensated for that.” How very adult of her. Theo would balk if he saw the way she acted around others his age.
Rummaging through her jacket pocket, she pulled her coin pouch out and got it ready, as well as a business card. It only seemed fair that she make an exchange. ”The next time you’re in Horizont Alley, feel free to visit,” Aurelia added as she held her card out. It was charmed, of course, the flower design in the center faded out and was replaced with the shop’s name whenever the card was flipped from one side to the next. She had always enjoyed the illusion.
Aurelia’s eyes raised at the offer of a free paper animal. She could never not pay an entrepreneur. In a way, she saw it as paying it forward. Those that had helped her in the early days of her shop had told her that hopefully one day, she could do the same. And now she could. ”How about whatever your best one is?” she asked as she stared into the cage again. They all looked fantastic. ”And I’m still going to pay. You’ve put time and effort into them. It’s only fair that you’re compensated for that.” How very adult of her. Theo would balk if he saw the way she acted around others his age.
Rummaging through her jacket pocket, she pulled her coin pouch out and got it ready, as well as a business card. It only seemed fair that she make an exchange. ”The next time you’re in Horizont Alley, feel free to visit,” Aurelia added as she held her card out. It was charmed, of course, the flower design in the center faded out and was replaced with the shop’s name whenever the card was flipped from one side to the next. She had always enjoyed the illusion.
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