❀ diamond in the rough, a flower blossoming in the slums

[gardeningaia]

Perhaps getting thrown down here was part of the plan. The great quest. The attempt to woo sweet Agrabah princess, or just fetch what that weird rug merchant asked you to get.

More likely this particular stop wasn't on the itinerary. Boy is that Saucer of Wonders picky! The moment you--or a faithful but not always reliable animal companion--got distracted by something shiny, it was down the hatch to a natural desert prison, surrounded on all sides by quicksand. There's evidence that people have been here...and evidence they died here. You're not about to find anyone alive and kicking in the rundown shacks anytime soon.

Look long enough, though, and you'll find a dusty watering can lying on its side. The weathered metal has certainly seen better days, but maybe it could be cleaned up with a little polish?

Or maybe you're more interested in the "water" part of "watering can". This is a desert, after all.

Pick it up?

[ No? But thou must! Not much is going to happen until that can's picked up, and Aerith might get a bit impatient if your character ignores her. Oh yes, indeed, she's in there as the Genie.

In a little spin on the theme, I'm using the Disney take rather than the classic version itself. Also, if you want to find the watering can in a completely different place to better fit your own character's quest, that's fine! (And I do mean completely different, never underestimate the power of cosmic ...powers.) The Gold Saucer/Corel Prison just happened to suit the Cave of Wonders sequence nicely. ]

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/o/ It's weird to be in a game together again. LMAO;;

[simulatedsummer]

Genie of the.... watering can? [ Roxas echos her words with squinted eyes followed by a raised brow. This is something definitely new to him. New and... Did she say she would grant three wishes?

Slowly, he shakes his head. There's a bitter laugh that leaves his lips as he looks up to nothing but high walls of quick sand. ] I really must be losing it. [ He definitely blames dehydration. And being stuck there a while. But he never thought he would feel desperate enough in his head to conjure such an eccentric illusion. ]

just a little but IT'S GOOOOOD

[gardeningaia]

Watering can. They're so much more roomier than the old lamps.

...[ But for all her quirkiness, her smile softens when he mutters that. ] Hey. [ She leans in toward him, lifting an eyebrow. ] If you're losing it, you've got nothing to lose making a wish, right? I'd like to help you. But rules are rules: you decide how I help.

*A* Yes, very good~

[simulatedsummer]

[ If he were in better humor with the situation, he might have laughed. But this whole situation is bizarre, leaving him to blink dumbly before giving a careful: ] Right. [ If she says they're roomier, uh. Sure, he'll go with that. It's not like he has personal experience.

It's so strange, meeting this lady. But for all the weirdness and all the sureness he has that this is some kind of delusion, she raises a point. And he finds himself slowly shaking his head with an almost pitiful smile to his eyes. ] I guess you have a point. [ Man, not only is he listening to this strange lady his conscious conjured but he's agreeing with her, too, now. He holds his remaining hand up until it's barely touching his chin. ]

So... Wishes, huh. What kind of wishes?

Re: *A* Yes, very good~

[gardeningaia]

How about I tell you the wishes I don't do? They're much fewer than the ones I've done. [ She ticks off on her hands. ] I don't kill people--ugh! And I don't bring them back to life. Sorry, it's not allowed. Last, I won't make anyone fall in love.

And the number three, that doesn't change.