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Zack nods enthusiastically. "I can just see it! It'd probably look a lot like Aerith's gardens, with lots of pretty flowers, maybe some paths going up and down, maybe a bench over there...." He gestures to one side of it.

"I wonder who you'd need to talk to about it."

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“She sure has a thing for gardening, doesn’t she? I think that the two of us have some fun chatting about flowers and plants for a very long time,” Isabela nods, “Speaking of which, there has to be someone in charge of public infrastructure whom we can speak to so we can get the garden project off the ground. Does this city have a town hall we can visit to and ask around?”

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"Yeah! I really hope she comes. You guys would be besties!"

Zack looks around. "There should be something like that.... I know I've heard a lot about something called the WRO that's working to make everything nice around here again. I think the guy in charge of that is a ... Reeve somebody? Maybe that's who you talk to!"

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“Wow! That is one good person we can seek out and talk to, Zack. Then let’s try to go visit this Reeve person at the WRO and ask for permission to start working on the community garden,” Isa widens her eyes in further eagerness, more determined to get her garden project to become a reality.

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"Yeah! Now we just ... uh ... need directions to the WRO place," Zack says. He looks around. "Maybe it tells on this thing?" He goes over to look at a city directory. "Yeah! We're not too far from it!" He points to it on the map.

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“Alright! That is great, we should be able to head over there and ask for more information about the plot of land we found,” Isabela speaks in joy, eager to find out what they can do with the land for the community garden project she is hoping to establish soon.

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"Yeah! Let's go!"

Zack leads her over and they speak to the receptionist, who allows them in to see Reeve.

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The office the two of them are led to is large, though with the amount of charts and schematics in it it feels much smaller but still well organized. The man at the desk seems like he's spent most of the past decade with far too many things on his plate to deal with and it isn't likely to end up any better anytime soon.

"Ah, hello? I didn't miss an appointment did I?" Reeve blinks, reaching for a mug and grimacing at the lack of anything in it.

"My apologies if so. Regardless, how can I help you two?"

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The office looks rather nice so far, though Isabela’s main priority is on the garden inquiry and hopes that the person running the infrastructure department can provide any help possible. As she and Zack enter inside, she faces Reeve as he ask them about anything so far.

“Hello sir. A friend and I are wondering about the empty plot of land we found earlier,” she begins the conversation, “I have some ideas to open up a community garden for this city and I was wondering if there is anything we can do to get it started.”

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Zack nods enthusiastically. “It’d be just the thing to brighten things up around here! Just like when we did it back home!”

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Reeve nodded along, attentive.

"So... I'm not saying no immediately, but there's some problems with that plan." He said, sighing. "One much bigger than the other. First off, which empty plot? There are a few around Edge that have already been earmarked for projects once infrastructure is either repaired or put in.

"Second of all, and much more difficult an endeavor: how are you going to make it work? The land within miles of Midgar is dead, we've tried getting things to grow and... Well, there's no life to the soil, and bringing it in from far enough away presents it's own problems."

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“Well, Zack here has found a nice plot of land where there is a statue dedicated to the Lifestream protecting the planet and we thought that it could be a good spot to put a garden for the city, a centerpiece for the community garden,” Isabela replies to the first question Reeve asks before realizing that the second problem he has pointed is going to be a big problem for the project to overcome.

“Oh my. I didn’t realize that the soil in the city is currently not of good quality for any plant to thrive in. I really don’t know how we can go about it without causing too much trouble for everyone living in the city. But I am willing to put as much as work needed to make my garden project possible. We can start by doing tests on the soil quality on the land we found so far and see what we can do to make it suitable for plant life. If that means trying to find ways to revitalize the land where the garden could be placed on, then I can try to make the best out of a rough situation.”

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Zack wilts a bit, but he’s undaunted. “Yeah! I’m sure we can make it work! I mean, Radiant Garden back home was a mess where things didn’t grow anymore either, but Aerith and everyone got it going again!”

That may or may not be a startling statement, mentioning Aerith.

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Reeve took a deep breath and let it out slowly, fingers pressing together in front of his face and rubbing the bridge of his nose in a weary gesture.

"The on in the middle of the city, where every thoroughfare goes through and both vehicle and foot traffic relies on being open in order for Edge to function?" He said carefully. "I'm afraid without solid proof of concept I can't approve tearing up the pavement and underlying infrastructure to make a garden on that particular location." He said as gently as he could, raising a hand to stall any arguments until he finished.

"There are however a fair few smaller plots of land within a short radius of it that I would gladly see this experiement through on and approve a budget for. I can also include in that budget some large pots for the plaza to bring in some plants, but it would be your responsibility to maintain them as well."

There was a shuffle from a doorway, and the sound of small boots before a bunch of rolled up paper moved towards them. A bipedal cat came around a short cabinet, hoisting the diagrams. "Here ya are! Edge's plannin's and the last reports on the wastes ecosystem!"

"Thank you, Cait. As I was saying, if that is an agreeable compromise I can get that approved for the morning if you wanted to start that early."

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“Oh okay. Understood, I guess that I didn’t think about making one beforehand. I should remember to do that the next time I would try to make something similar,” Isabela sadly sighs, realizing that she hadn’t come up with a solid proof of concept before the meeting with Reeve first.

But when he told her and Zack that he can let them use one of the smaller land plots for them to try out the idea and look after, there is some hope that she can make the community garden project to come to fruition, just on a smaller scale for now.

“Whoa. You’re letting us to try it out on a smaller plot of land? On the condition that we should do the maintenance for it? Oh thank you so much, we’ll take it. Even if it is on the smaller side, we will take good care of it and make sure that it will thrive.”

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"Yes!" Zack grinned. "We'll make it work! Isabela's amazing and I've learned stuff from Aerith! You'll see! It'll be a beautiful place!"

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Reeve smiled a bit, chuckling. "Being excited about urban improvement and development projects is the hardest part, and you seem to have that down already. The rest can be taught if you want to get in to the field, and we can always use more Civil Engineers."

Cait pulled himself up on to the desk, plopping on the corner and examining the two of them with a tilt of his head. "Ye know Aerith, Lad?" a ear tilted back in feline thought.

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“Oh yes, sir. I would love to learn more urban development and improvement and other related subjects as I go. It won’t be easy trying to get a project started and stay well-maintained, but you can count on me and Zack here to make sure that first garden will be a sign of good things to come,” Isabela does her best to reassure Reeve.

This girl is ready to tackle such challenges head on no matter how big or small.

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"I sure do!" Zack grins. "Well ... the Aerith from my world," he amends. "I've uh ... never met the one here."

And he nods enthusiastically. "I'll do whatever I can to help! When I'm not fighting monsters and stuff," he adds sheepishly. Monster-fighting has to be done too, if they cause trouble for people.

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Cait turned, giving Reeve a look and tail thwacking against the desk as they seemed to have a silent conversation of some sort.

"I've some old textbooks of mine, if you're truly interested Miss Isabella. The basics are still good even if some of the particulars are a bit outdated when it comes to energy sources especially. It's not... a glamorous career, and if you do it right then it tends to go unnoticed, but I've found it to be very rewarding even when shall we say unforeseen events cause your work to be destroyed."

Cait huffed a laugh at that "Unforseen Events my bootstrings, ye can't go callin' Meteorfall destroyin' Midgar an 'Unforseen Event' that casual." He chided, before turning his attention back to Zack.

"As for ye Lad... Aerith's name is powerful magic to the right or wrong ears, and so's yours if what's gone ain't staying gone. Careful of the reflections and you'll be fine. Can't be more specific that that though, fortunes an' all."

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Isabela is looking rather hopeful upon hearing about the old textbooks Reeve has mentioned that she could take a look into despite how ancient the lessons they offer can be for modern times. Now a work in urban development is not the most prettiest job in the world, but she is done with just merely looking pretty and she is itching to do so much more than just growing pretty flowers all the time.

“Yes please. I would love to read the books and learn everything and anything from them,” she happily smiles, not wanting to disappoint him in her pursuit to give back to Edge and, by extension, Midgar.

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