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[ Let's pretend this was back-dated to like noon ok. The NV is positioned on a shelf, displaying a rather curious-looking interior. Ino's standing with a hand on her hip, donned in her usual purple attire complete with her insanely long ponytail, a smile on her face. ]

Can you believe that somebody just let this place rot? The flowers were brown and wilted when I got here and I'm pretty sure I smelled some rats in the back room. It was gross. [ Her nose winkles slightly. ] And of course the wallpaper will be changed soon, too.

But it's amazing what a girl can get done over the span of two days! Thankfully there were already a lot of seeds in the backroom to plant, and most of the flowers only needed a little help to get back to their prime. So guess what that means? [ Her shoulders shift back and forth and her grin grows. ]

That's right! Yamanaka Flower Shop - formerly known as Siren's Flowers, but this has a nicer ring to it - is now open for business! You can't miss it, really, it's right on the corner of sectors 4, 7, and 2. Orders can be given to me in person or over the NV. Here's the list of prices. [ She holds up this for a few seconds. ]

We have everything from azaleas to primroses, and in a few weeks we'll even have some of the more unique flowers from the greenhouse, like blue roses and chocolate cosmos.

Oh, and if anybody's looking for a job, talk to me. I'm sure I can find something for you to do. A woman's work is never done, as they say.

[ She leans forward to turn off the feed, feeling rather smug and self-satisfied. ]

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Huh? What do you mean?

If I just turned up to see your greenhouse?

Oh! It isn't my greenhouse, it's the city's.

I guess I'll take a look eventually.

You won't regret it. The employees there are great.

[ He's staved off asking this long enough, but. It's really hard, the longer he bites it back. ]

Can I ask you something kind of personal?

Sure, what is it?

Is that your real hair?

[ FF ]

Of course it is.

Oh. Sorry. No one has that shade back home.

Nobody has blonde hair?

No one. It ranges from black to chestnut, kind of a light brown? Never the same hue as sunshine.

Huh. It wasn't that common back home, but it wasn't unheard of.

Have you met anybody with pink or green hair yet?

I don't really know what to say to them.

[ She laughs. ]

They won't hurt you, you know! They're still people.

I know, it's just kind of rude to blurt out when someone walks past. I only asked you because you seemed like a nice person who wouldn't bite my head off.

[ He's just lucky he was her first sale. ]

You need to look past that, Zuko. It really isn't that big of a deal what color their hair is.

I just said I know. I haven't met many people around here though, and everything's so strange.

Knowing is different from getting it.

But if you really want to see weird, try going to the Mall sometime.

Do I want to know why?

Everyone goes there, so you're more likely to be exposed to all sorts of crazy hair colors and styles. A shock like that could probably make you numb to just seeing people in the street.

Not to mention the shops there have amazing deals even for Newcomers.