They sound wonderful — like good people who are always on their feet.

It sounds like you take after them, in a way.

[ it's said earnestly; the smile on his face is genuine, and he lets her speak for as long as she can. ]

My parents were farmers as well...after my mother passed away, I tended to her crops in her stead.

[ sheepishly, nier brings a hand to the back of his head. ]

It was hard at first...I can't begin to count how many of my harvests didn't yield. But it got easier throughout the years.

I like growing flowers more than anything, though. Tulips in spring, poppies in the summer, roses in the fall, lilies in the winter...when this is all over, and we go back to our homebase...

[ his hands stop with one last motion. ]

I'd like to start a garden. It would be nice to grow things again, don't you think?