groupon ([personal profile] groupon) wrote in [community profile] bakerstreet2023-06-09 03:25 pm

How does your garden grow?


— garden meme

Sometimes, all you need is a brief retreat from the rest of the world. A place filled with the soothing scent of flowers and the gentle touch of the passing breeze. Might be real nice to just lie down in the grass and relax for a bit...

— scenario prompts

1) RELAXING.
A garden's a good a place as any to read a book in peace or get an impromptu nap, right? The sun is out, it's nice and warm, and—well, now you can just close your eyes for a spell and bask in the warmth as you drift off to sleep.

2) OUTING.
You've come here to look at the flowers with friends, or you thought it might be a nice place to bring a date. Settle down for a picnic, or have a nice, scenic stroll.

3) EVENT.
You've been trapped mingling with other guests or foreign dignitaries or greasy bigwigs or just about anyone else you might find in a stuffy banquet, so it's time to escape into the garden of the venue for some air. There could be others trying to catch a break just like you are. Just be careful not to overhear anything you shouldn't be listening to.

4) ASSIGNMENT.
You've come here for a reason. There's a target you've been assigned to tail or neutralize, or something valuable you have to pilfer from an estate. Infiltrating through the garden seems like your best bet for remaining undetected. If you're lucky, everything will go as planned. And if not, have fun getting away unscathed.

5) GARDEN WORK.
You've been tasked with fixing up the garden in some way, whether it means planting new things or tending to what's already there. Are you slacking off on your duties or hard at work?

6) TRAGEDY.
The garden is merely the stage for a disaster. The birds and insects have gone silent; another threat lies hidden amidst the foliage. Someone is hunting you—or you, them. Is that the smell of smoke and the beginnings of a fire? Perhaps this will be the setting of a cataclysmic battle.

7) SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
What started as an ordinary stroll through the garden has turned into something else entirely. There's something unearthly about this place, like you've stepped into a different world. Perhaps it's a gateway to another realm, or you've otherwise stumbled across some mythical secret. Or, alternatively, you aren't really in a garden—you're just here in a dream.

8) OTHER.
Anything else you can think of!

— setting prompts

A) PARK / BOTANICAL GARDEN.
The garden is part of a well-maintained park with a large variety of plants. There's a pond somewhere lined with a series of willows. Sometimes, geese, ducks, and other waterfowl pass through.

B) PALACE GARDEN.
If there's a magnificent palace, it stands to reason that the garden is just as beautiful, right? Think countless species of flowers, beautifully maintained trees, fish ponds with gorgeous water lilies, butterflies fluttering in the distance.

C) FIELD OF FLOWERS.
It's not quite an actual garden, but if you go to a field of flowers, you could make a wreath. Or flower crowns, if that's more of your thing. There could be four-leaf clovers hidden among the wildflowers.

D) MAZE.
Hedge mazes can be fun sometimes, right? Maybe there's a legend to go alongside it: if you and your beloved start at opposite ends of the maze and meet again in the center, your love will be eternal.

E) SHADED GARDEN.
There's a walkway lined with flowering trees. A shaded area with a gazebo, a table, a set of chairs. Today could be a fine day for some tea or coffee. You could host a little garden party.

F) GREENHOUSE.
It's warm in the greenhouse and long rows of plants line every available surface inside. Are you tending to the plants or looking to make a purchase?

G) HOUSE GARDEN.
It's nothing spectacular, but you have your own little garden that you've been taking care of, growing flowers and vegetables and anything else that strikes your whimsy.

H) WINTER GARDEN.
With the cold weather, the flowers have withered and the trees lie dormant, their barren branches coated in frost. Snow covers the grass and lines the benches; a hush has fallen over this place. Are those footprints in the snow? Have you come here for a purpose?

I) OTHER.
Anything else you can think of!


meme by [personal profile] sockupo.
likedreams: (crystalfly)

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[Gardens can be works of art]
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kaveh | genshin impact | ota

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[If B, it's a possibility that he created the palace.]
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[personal profile] ironwind 2023-06-10 02:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Most traffic in and out of Sumeru City comes through its southern gate, but there are any number of reasons that Kaveh might find himself wandering the path leading northward instead. Artistic inspiration, perhaps; a shortcut to the Palace of Alcazarzaray; the simple need for a walk to clear his head.

People don't generally head this way. The tree-trunk bridge, long carved out of a single fallen beech, doesn't quite support the weight of a Sumpter Beast, so merchant caravans tend to take the long way round. But it's a nice road, really. Grasses and flowers have reclaimed the path, flourishing with all the beauty and grace of a cultivated garden. (Is it more beautiful or less beautiful than what Kaveh himself creates? Can human artistry ever really harness the wild spirit of the wood?)

The only thing is, it's quiet — too quiet. The call of the Dusk Birds, the snarling and shuffling of the Rishboland Tigers — all silent.

Kaveh may start to suspect that something is different by the time he hears the distant strumming of the lyre.

The rainforest is humid, and there's always a bit of morning mist that tends to hang around the place, but it's thicker than usual, more strange and mystical. The heat of the sun overhead no longer warms Kaveh's back and shoulders — it's strangely silver and cool, like moonlight through the mist. And against the dreamy, echoing tones of the lyre — is that a child singing? Or an adult? The Aranara, friend to all children, and those who have yet to grow up...

By the time Kaveh reaches the second fallen tree-trunk that travelers use to pass through the northern outskirts of Sumeru, he will be able to see the source of the music: it's the Traveler, playing a strangely familiar song on a pretty wooden lyre, apparently to entertain a little forest spirit that has been singing alongside his accompaniment. At Kaveh's approach, however, the little creature turns around and manages to sort of bounce in place. The motion suggests surprise, though the placid smile on its features doesn't actually change.

"Golden Nara," it squeaks, "there's another Golden Nara. The Golden Nara are multiplying."

With a laugh, Aether lowers his lyre and turns to greet their visitor. ]


Kaveh?

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[ gen or a little romance equally welcome! ]
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[ hello! might you be interested in a thread with an isekai'd president of the united states (or a version of it) available in various stages of age, w/c you prefer? ]

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Yuuki Cross // Vampire Knight

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Stelle | Honkai: Star Rail

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[Mostly wanting romance and beyond, though this is flexible, and very down for AU scenarios.]
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[ probably lying in a comfy spot looking half-dead, but for a more fantastical take, you come across a foxboy (foxman?) with an umbrella during a sunshower... ]
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aether; genshin impact

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[He has quite the garden at home, including a conservatory. No dubcon, noncon, beast or bathroom.]
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Vash | Trigun Maximum

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ooc: a very small garden he's got at the end of everything.
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Michael | The Magnus Archives

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[flowers and eerieness and mazes oh my!]
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lan xichen, the untamed

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[Qian knew she'd probably tripped some sort of alarm barrier when she caught sight of the first of several winding paths littered with convenient benches and gazebos. Kunlun was a maze of such things meant for both relaxation and lines of defense, how could she not recognize a cultivation area like the back of her hand? But it was far greener than Kunlun and lacked the pressure of a resident high deity, so after another drink of her liquor, Qian could only assume she'd come to the wrong place in the mortal realm.]

Star Lord tricked me...

[Barely over five feet tall and with the smell of peach blossoms almost embedded in her bones, the fox goddess glanced around the lush greenery while ignoring the distant shouts of alarm. This area was nice and cool, but too moist to take a nap. Besides, caves were more cozy than open ground!]
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c — alien garden full of flowers ;

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[ They're taking a much deserved break after everything that happened. It's fine, Rocket gets it, he isn't exactly keen on letting any of these losers out of his sight for the next little while either. (Not that he's ever going to admit as much aloud.)

They've landed on a planet way outside of the Novacorps reach for no other reason than they'd all wanted to disappear. Just for a bit. Just long enough to regain their bearings again before picking up their next save-the-galaxy gig. And, you know, charge a little (a lot) extra just in time for the comeback tour.

Anyway, it's peaceful here. There are more gardens than civilization, and there's plenty of fresh food to eat. And the skies ... they're nice. Even Rocket can admit this. They're a pretty shade of purple and pink and blue and just on the horizon, where the meadow grass and the sky meets, something kind of magical happens, but you've kind of got to see it to believe it.

It's in one of these meadows, with a vast expanse of grass and flowers and the occasional lush tree, that Rocket finds Thor. He'd been sent out here to let Thor know that dinner was almost ready, but honestly Rocket's out here to make sure Thor doesn't do anything stupid while he's alone.

You can't be too careful these days.

A flurry of soft white fluff takes flight into the air as Rocket's movement disturbs the weeds. ]


It's a good thing none of us have allergies, huh? This place stinks.
everblooms: (ꕥ there must be some mistake.)

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Rosalia Rossellini + Trauma Team

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[OOC: This can easily end in tears... and spoilers.]

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