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"And other berries. Have you tried blackberries, A?"

They're a little brambly, but tasty.

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"Only rarely. They are very good, but you know," he says in a scandalized near-whisper, "They aren't really black. They're dark purple."

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In a very serious tone, which is a sure sign of teasing, Kusuriyuri replies, "Perhaps we shall call them purple berries."

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"I don't mind either way, as long as they become pie."

Pie with custard. L has his priorities straight.

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"Red-pink roses, currants, and berries for pie." A turns to Kusuriyuri. "And you must say what else you want as well."

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Kusuriyuri stopped and looked around, taking in the kittens, both napping together, curled together like a yin-yang. He looked at A, dirty but obviously happy, and L, working hard at something he wasn't used to. He looked up at the sky adn down at the ground. The only thing he could think of that could possibly be missing was, "A lantern, perhaps?"

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"Light, for night times. That might be wise."

Tripping on the rocks or stepping on the violets might be unfortunate.

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"One lantern, or more?"

A's even more excited at the prospect of making the garden what L and Kusuriyuri will like as well as the things he's drawn to.

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Again, Kusuriyuri looks around the garden. "Five or ten, which fits better?" One for each element, at least. "It will be easier to know after plants are in, I think."

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"Depends on the quality of the light, the radius of the glow they cast." L starts mentally calculating the area of the patch, and how best to optimise light sources.

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"Maybe... each lantern could be by a rosebush?" And even if the rest of the roses will be chosen for appearance, A will be making scent a priority as well.

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"That would be good," Kusuriyuri agrees easily.

He finishes the patch of land he's working on and begins running his fingers through the ground to create rows.

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L sets the shovel aside, and turns to observe the progress so far.

"Let me read the rest of the packets, in case we didn't notice other instructions." If morning glories need to soak and be planted, other things might too?

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A hands L the packets, then starts on one of the other important tasks; restoring the shrunken violets, rosebushes, and pear tree to their normal sizes.

Since they're here.

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Kusuriyuri's eyes widen a little when the plants expand, though he expected it. Useful, this magic. "Maybe the tree next? Then the smaller."

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L scans the plant packages, and finds nothing important.

"I think we're alright. Now, what should we do with this?"

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"With...?" A glances at the nearly-completely cleared earth.

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Kusuriyuri looks up from where he's been hand shaping rows in the dirt. "Plant them?" he suggests.

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L isn't immature enough to roll his eyes at Kusuriyuri, but it's a close thing.

"Where, A? It's your garden. We'll probably need to shovel deeper holes for the tree and bushes."

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He's already pointed out the spots for the bushes, and A knows where he wants the tree. "Right here, for the pear tree... for Eratosthenes," he says, pointing to a spot by the inner circle in the garden. "Where it will cast shade when people rest or picnic."

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If L did not wish to be twitted, he wouldn't ask questions he didn't complete and that had such obvious answers. "Then, let us dig a hole for the tree. And, then plant the roses and then the rest. We will need to also get water for them to drink once they are planted." He rises, brushing his hands off and picks up a couple of buckets.

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"How deep should I dig, A?" he asks, moving to the spot indicated. Giving instructions, L figures, will be good for him, thus the questions with 'such obvious answers.'

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A doesn't know either, but fortunately each plant is equipped with an instruction sheet, and A reads it aloud to L.

"That's not so very deep, is it?" he asks anxiously afterward. It wouldn't do for L to have to work too hard.

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