A Walk [OPEN]

[goblingirl]

Hemlock Various, aged fifteen, walked through the streets of District 6. She'd just finished the school day--doing abysmally in the aerodynamics class as usual. What made it even worse was that her brother had had the same teachers, and guess who they kept comparing Hemlock to? Yes, that's right. She shoved a strand of hair out of her face. She wished Zanna was here, but no. Zanna was sick. Nothing truly serious, but enough that she'd had to stay home. So Hemlock was walking home alone, head down, hoping she wouldn't be noticed by anyone.
And then she saw it: a sprig of nightlock, one of the most poisonous plants there was. She'd been trying to grow it forever and failing, but maybe she could transplant it...pity she hadn't got her kit. Maybe if she picked off a berry she could...No. Maybe she could transplant it with her bare hands. She'd done that before, but never over so great a distance. Her biggest problem was going to be the roots...
Hemlock crouched beside the nightlock and set down her books. Nightlock. A small, rare smile lit her face.

[UnderArmor]

[glow=red,2,300]
Evan was walking down one of the not so famous walkways on one of his not so usual walks today. In fact, this was the first walk he'd taken all month down this road. But he was irked with his life at home lately. His dad was on the verge of losing his low level job at the Chemistry Facility, meaning they would be stricken into poverty. And on top of that, his mom kept yelling at his dad about the gun he had got off the black market.

That gun would always remind Evan of the indecent, two years ago, when he was ten. How was he supposed to know that to get the robber away from his mom, he would have to shoot him, to end his life. Even though his mom, Jade, said he would go to Heaven, Evan didn't buy into that.

While Evan thought about being sorry for himself, he ran into a girl, fifteen to seventeen by the looks of her. For a moment he thought she was just looking at a plant, but then he noticed what plant it was. Even he knew one of the most dangerous plants around. "Get away from that nightlock, now!" Evan yelped as he ran forward to knock her away.[/glow]

[goblingirl]

“Get away from that nightlock, now!” someone yelled. Hemlock spun, one of her books already in her hands—although she didn’t know quite what for, it wasn’t a very good weapon.
It was just a little boy, maybe twelve or thirteen, blond-haired and green-eyed. “It’s alright,” said Hemlock, putting the book back down on the pile. “I know exactly what it is. I’ve been trying to grow it for ages. You wouldn’t happen to have any water on you?”
Water would be essential to keep the roots from drying out, she thought. Yes, she could soak part of her jacket or something and rest the plant on that. She’d finished all of hers at school, and the well was farther down the road. Hemlock might never find the nightlock again if she left now, it was fairly inconspicuous.

[UnderArmor]

Why, by any chances, was someone growing nightlock. It was one of the most dangerous plants there are, and was often used by people who wanted to commit suicide. He wasn't sure of its normal uses, maybe that was why she was growing it.

And why, did he just happen to have bottled water on him. He took it out and said,"Here," handing the girl bottled water. Then he asked,"Why on earth are you growing nightlock?"

[goblingirl]

“Thank you,” said Hemlock, taking the bottle of water. She shrugged out of her jacket and wet one of the sleeves. Carefully, Hemlock dug at the roots of the smallest nightlock plant, easing them out of the soil. Gently, she lifted it over and set it down on her jacket, lumping the wet folds around the roots.

There. That should hold ‘til she got home. She folded up the jacket so the nightlock was on top and placed it on top of the stack of books. Hemlock rose to her feet and handed the boy his water.

“Because I can’t and it’s interesting,” said Hemlock, carefully picking up her books. “Have a nice day.”

[OOC: not sure if I already posted this...screw you, brain]

[Entei]

Gaea was walking past them when she heard her say "Because I CAN'T and it's interesting.". Gaea then turned around and walked towards the girl and said " You CAN'T grow Nightlock? Yet you've got sprig of it in your jacket. I've been studying Nightlock for a while, maybe you can come over to the lab and I'll show you what I've got."