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[ Susato's lips part. She wants to say yes, but in the end, there's just a shy little nod. So, there it is, and now Tifa knows.

It's only fair, she supposes. Tifa told her how she met Eustace, once upon a time. Maybe at the wedding, she or another friend will go a step further and share how they came to be together. ]

He has kept the lily close ever since, upstairs in his room. Months, or even years from now, we will probably still look at it and think of Aerith. But I suppose we will see.

[ It's very much something new they are exploring together, and there is a hopeful tone in her voice when she speaks. But they're not here to speak about them... ]

You're going to be quite busy, aren't you?

Edited (REPETITIVE WORDING) 2022-09-13 00:47 (UTC)

[That's how it tends to go. "We will see". Or at least, that's how it had been for Tifa and Eustace at the start. So many maybes, but they eventually found their stride, and she knows without a doubt that Susato and Kazuma will too.

Those lilies... they have a way of keeping people together.

She wonders if Aerith knows it.

But Tifa's brows shoot up when Susato turns it back around on her.]

Oh... I guess I will be...

[And that reminds her... There was another reason besides just breaking the good news and sharing her happiness with her that Tifa had asked for some of her time.

Her mouth opens like she's about to say something, but it falls shut for a moment as her fingers fiddle with the moon-shaped charm around her neck.]

I mean... I figure you will be too, yeah? What with... [She slowly brings her coy gaze up to meet Susato's.] ...being a bridesmaid and all?

[ That was very smooth. So smooth in fact that Susato nearly misses it, nodding along and agreeing readily. ]

Oh, of course I'll help. Well, I've never been a part of a wedding before... I imagine it's very different from our traditions in Japan, but that's what makes it so fascinating!

We'll have to decide a menu, of course. Invitations...? I wonder if Mr Sholmes would be willing to perform for you, actually. I--

[ Huh...? Well, Susato can be very persuasive, so maybe she's not so worried about that. You can practically hear the record-scratch in her head at this point, however. ]

...!

Ah! W, Wait--

Me...?

[Tifa's just going to grin across the bar as Susato goes on about the menu, invitations, performances... Yes, all things that they will need to take care of in the very near future, and all things that Susato will be brought in to help with, most likely because—ah, there it is!

And all she can do at first is bust out a giggle before she's nodding.]

Of course you! [She brings a finger to her lips.] I even buttered you up with a drink first.

[But more seriously...]

I'd just like you to be there with me.

[ Tifa's giggle is contagious, though Susato's seems to have a nervous quality to it. Her cheeks feel a little warm, and she's not even the one getting married. She still smiles, as if her answer were not obvious. ]

Of course, it would be an honour! No drink required.

[ Whether she deserves that honour, she's not sure; but that's not her decision to make. She plans to earn it, either way. ]

Have you discussed a date...?

[She's already earned that honour a hundred times over, if the fond way Tifa looks at her is enough to convey that.]

We're thinking sometime this winter. Seems the most likely candidate so far is December. Never really imagined I'd be getting married in the snow... [If at all!] But I think it'll be nice.

... The snow reminds us both of home.

[ December. Plenty of time, yet in some ways, not enough at all. Regardless, she makes a mental note to put something on her calendar. ]

Where I'm from, people see it as a hindrance. But it will be absolutely perfect for this.

[ They'll make sure of it. ]

We will just have to make sure to dress warmly for the part.

I don't think you'll need to worry too much about that but prepare to bring something just in case.

[Tifa has a feeling that it won't be cold at all in the area, given how things tend to go between Tifa and Eustace, and on their wedding day? She wonders if the snow will even hold against their dreamotion, or the combined dreamotion of everyone there. She'll have to find some way to ensure that it does...]

But when we pick a date, you'll know.

[ Susato tilts her head. With Tifa, Eustace, and those with affinity to fire like Kazuma and Susato herself, Tifa is probably right, but Susato doesn't appear to think about that right away.

After a moment, she'll just nod with an expression that radiates gratitude. ]

Understood... Thank you.

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can probably wrap this!

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