Life Is Strawberries (Rose, FLASH)

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Ben sat at one of the tables in the mess hall, on one of the loungers those Romans were so in love with (eating while reclining??). He got used to it eventually. He had a bowl of fresh fruit salad, something he was pretty sure could only happen in an enchanted valley during this time of the year. He popped a grape in his mouth thoughtfully as he read his book. Today was a busy one, for sure, what with training and work later, but right now he had a whole hour to kill and he was going to get some food in his stomach. He was the only one here right now, minus the spirits. There were two talking lares a ways off, and of course the serving spirits were always here, wind spirits that took care of all the food. He’d befriended one of them, and she was happy to bring him some fruit, but she had a life to attend to, so Ben was sitting here by himself reading. He usually was alone, if he wasn’t with Terry or Sam or someone else he worked with, but they didn’t eat in the mess hall, so… there went that idea. But where was the harm? Mess hall was free to legionnaires, and unfortunately he had that title for a long time yet. Yet… this little meal reminded him of someone. That young woman who had come to see him a while ago. Said she had a farm. He really should visit. He could pretend it was for fresh milk to use in his recipes, but truth be told, she had just been good company.

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Rose went to camp only to check if they needed any of her dairy products, so milk or maybe some good cheese. she had good produce. Her brother Jack delivered a lot of veggies and fruits, he had a green thumb for those things, but in her case, she didn't she had more of a kind hand for animals and to convince them to work with her to get the best animal produce. Egs, dairy. She didn't eat animals, well only fish. She respected the earth animals a lot.

She scheduled a delivery of some produce by ext morning. She was happy that her products were so well used. She wrote down the order and the put the note pad in her messenger's sack, then she walked out, but decided to check on the food in the Mess Hall. She hadn't eaten there in ages! She smiled looking at the teens there, suddenly she saw someone that she had enjoyed a lot to talk to.

"Is this seat taken?" she asked after she walked closer to where Ben was. She pointed at the lounger right next to where he was sitting on. "Benjamn...right?" she smiled at him softly. If he wanted to be alone, she would prbably respect it... for a while.

Tag: Benjamin Pennington
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Notes: jejeje hope it is ok! XD

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Ben picked up a strawberry and contemplated it a moment. Strawberries were interesting. All those tiny seeds littering the outside. So unusual when you looked at other fruits who kept their seeds on the inside. And much, much fewer of them. He bit off the tip and chewed thoughtfully. It was juicy and ripe and tasted wonderful. He took his time enjoying it. Sometimes the best flavors in life didn’t require any kind of preparation, and that was saying something for a French baker to admit that.

He was so wrapped in enjoying life’s delicacies that he didn’t notice he had company until she spoke. That went to show how bad of an battle-alert Roman he was. He looked up from his munchies to find… another of life’s delicacies: a good friend. A smile immediately came to his face. “Of course not! Do sit, if you like.” He smiled when she remembered his name. “That’s right, but you can call me Ben. And you’re Rosemary. A beautiful plant, a beautiful woman. Easy to remember.” He smiled kindly. “But yes, please do join me. I would love your company. And help yourself,” he said, pushing the bowl of fruit so it would be between the two loungers. “I must apologize for out last meeting. I was out of sorts. But perhaps now we can talk and get to know one another?”

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rose smiled softly at him and then sat down, she enjoyed his company, but she also felt from him last time she had talked to him that his heart wasn't in the best conditions, emotionally talking. so she had decided to give im some space, but in that beautiful day, and looking into his eyes she knew that maybe it was a chance that she could speak to him and no shadow from the past haunted his mind again. Or maybe she wasn't right? who knew, only Venus could know what was for real in the heart of the young man in front of her.

"It is very nice of you to say that about my name. and how have you been, tell me." She smiled at him and then told a nymph to bring her a big juice of cactus, pineapple and orange. Then looked back at the young man. He looked so in peace, so different from the rest of the people in Camp. then she also noticed the Lares, beautiful was the woman, the guy had been handsome too. She was like an angel but it was evident that both of them suffered a lot when they died. dark marks were testimony of blood at the moment of death. "So romantic... right?" sh asked and then looked at Ben.

She considered that it was romantic that those Lares were together for eternity, but she also thought that it was something really sad. that they would never be able to be more than eternal lovers, never parents, never grandparents or an elderly couple looking after each other.

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Notes:Adorable Ben!

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Ben couldn’t help but smile at his luck here. Okay, not luck at all. God must like him to give him a second chance with this lovely young woman. If nothing else, he was sure they could be wonderful friends. But who knows, could end up anywhere, and that was one adventure he was completely up for.

She sat down and his smile had no chance of leaving. “No need to mention it at all.” He took another strawberry and thoughtfully ran his fingers over it. He felt he could confide anything in her, but they had just met not that long ago and it could be harmful to trust so fully so quickly. He did know that. But… he wanted to be himself with her. And he was a very honest person. “I’ve been doing much better since last we met, thank you for asking. I’m afraid when we met first I had a lot weighing down on me, so as I said, I was not myself. But much better now. Wonders what a little personal time can do. And now, well, I have you to sit with, so how could I not be happy? And what about yourself, Rosemary? I hope today finds you quite well?”

Her gaze was elsewhere though, so he followed it, to the pair of Lares over a ways. He’d seen the male one before, but the female was a new face for him. He had no idea anything about them, but if their current state was testament to their death state, then he did not envy either of them. Obviously neither of them died painlessly. Yet here they were, together and smiling. He looked back to Rosemary, a little confused by her words. “I’m afraid I don’t follow.” He could tell from their expressions that the two Lares were certainly familiars, but that was about as much as he knew.

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