Sapphire_Xer0_Blossom_Blossom= Blossom
Sapphire_Xer0_Blossom= Nurture
maddiehelpinghand_chapternumber_Sapphire_Xer0_Blossom_Blossom= 

Blossom_Page_start=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the table,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"I've gone on a little adventure.
I'll be back as soon as I can.
Please don't search for me, you still shouldn't be putting stress on your body.
Things will be better when I'm back.
-Love, Ivy"{#}{>>}

Blossom_Journal= 

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}Ivy's journal is laying on the ground.
All but one of the pages are torn out.
The remaining page simply says {#}{>>}{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"I'm sorry"{#}{>>}{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2} in small letters.{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_intro=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"It's been an hour since {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} fell asleep...
I guess it's time then.
I need to leave, and I need to do it as soon as possible.
But...
It feels so scary, going off on my own like this.
I've gone pretty far from home so many times, just exploring.
I thought this moment wouldn't be so bad, but it feels completely different.
But I have to, even if I'm scared.
For {#}{# c4a2c2}them{#}{# caffab}...
I... really hope {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} don't come looking for me...
{#}{# c4a2c2}They{#}{# caffab} need to stay home and keep resting.
I'll be back soon.
I hope, at least."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_underground_b_1=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"Year 15, June 6th
This little cave never fails to spook me while I'm down here.
It has a new trick up its sleeve every time.
I thought a lightworm was touching my shoulder, but when I turned around there was this new kind of wall creature phasing back into the cave.
They usually look pretty silly, but this one just had a bunch of little tendrils coming off of it.
It didn't even have a face!
The silly faces are the best part...
It felt... really disgusting to look at for some reason.
It wasn't even that gross looking, it just made my stomach churn when I saw it.
Maybe I shouldn't wander around alone as much down here..."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_underground_1=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it's been wrinkled and dirtied too much to read.{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_underground_b_2=

[INVERT]
{>> 0.4}{# 3B5D3D}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# 350054}"I want to go back, I need to go back.
It's my fault.
{#}{# 3B5D3D}They{#}{# 350054} won't admit it, {#}{# 3B5D3D}they{#}{# 350054} keep trying to comfort me, saying it was an accident.
It doesn't matter if it was an accident.
{#}{# 3B5D3D}They{#}{# 350054} don't GET IT!
{#}{# 3B5D3D}They{#}{# 350054} won't be here much longer, and it's my fault.
I need to fix what I broke, and I need to do it alone.
I did this damage, I deserve the punishment."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_underground_End=

[INVERT]
{>> 0.4}{# 3B5D3D}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# 350054}"I can see it all.
Every step of the process.
And it's on me.
I did this.
{#}{# 3B5D3D}They're{#}{# 350054} already unwell, {#}{# 3B5D3D}they{#}{# 350054} always have been.
{#}{# 3B5D3D}They{#}{# 350054} can't just walk this off.
{#}{# 3B5D3D}THEY{#}{# 350054} CAN'T EVEN WALK.
What do I even do?
What can I do?
I can't let this happen.
I don't want {#}{# 3B5D3D}them{#}{# 350054} to leave me.
Not now, not ever."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_hawk_b_1=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"Year 14, March 24th
I've decided I'm finally gonna start using this thing.
Well, I have been using it, just not in the way {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} expected.
But, I got a proper sketchbook recently, so it's about time to put some words in this one!
{#}{# c4a2c2}They{#}{# caffab} haven't been feeling well for the past few days, but we got to take a walk anyways.
I hope {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} were being honest about feeling better, but I definitely heard {#}{# c4a2c2}them{#}{# caffab} coughing when I ran ahead a few times...
I didn't call {#}{# c4a2c2}them{#}{# caffab} out on it though, I just tried to take it a bit slower...
But the butterflies on the path we took were so pretty! I'm sure {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} don't blame me for getting excited.
I love the way they glow, I wanna see them at night sometime!
We even found two oddly colored ones, one blue, one green.
I've always associated {#}{# c4a2c2}them{#}{# caffab} with blue, always so calm and breezy.
{#}{# c4a2c2}They{#}{# caffab} said they also associated me with green, that I was a bright and healthy sprout.
I think {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} just said that because I'm young though...
Woah, ok I've written a lot for my first entry, I think I should save some room, there's only so many pages left after all of my drawings.
Byebye journal! See you tomorrow!"{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_hawk_b_2=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"Year 14, April 10th
Blah Blah Blah Blah
{#}{# c4a2c2}They{#}{# caffab} won't stop talking about how I need to be careful when climbing around.
{#}{# c4a2c2}They're{#}{# caffab} the one that's sick all the time! I can bounce back and {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} know it.
.....
I don't understand the deal with {#}{# c4a2c2}their{#}{# caffab} health.
I feel like {#}{# c4a2c2}they're{#}{# caffab} never at 100%, and {#}{# c4a2c2}they're{#}{# caffab} not even that old yet!
I've asked about it once or twice, but {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} keep giving me non-answers.
If {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} keep doing that I'm gonna start making up my own answers!
Like, I bet {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} got cursed by an evil witch that lives underground with those silly creatures in the walls...
And one day... {#}{# c4a2c2}they're{#}{# caffab} gonna turn into one of those creatures too!
I wonder what {#}{# c4a2c2}they{#}{# caffab} would look like as one of those..."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_hawk_b_3=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"Year 14, October 19th
I've always hated autumn.
Everything starts dying, and the air gets gloomy, but there's not even any snow to play in!
I hate the way the grass starts to crunch under my shoes.
It makes me feel gross, like I'm snapping the earth's bones with every step.
Spring is my favorite, I love how... springy everything feels.
And I get to watch the little plants grow back strong and healthy after the winter.
It's so silly how such small, fragile looking things can resist the harsh cold every year.
I wanna be like these plants, small and cute on the outside, but strong on the inside!"{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_hawk_End=

[INVERT]
{>> 0.4}{# 3B5D3D}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# 350054}"Year 15, January 8th
I watched a hawk die today.
It was laying in the snow, I think it injured its wing.
It gets really cold in the winters here, despite how lush the spring and summer are.
I don't know how long the hawk had been laying there helpless, but it was barely moving when I found it.
I just... stood there.
I couldn't feel my arms and legs, I don't even know if I wanted to help it.
It's like my brain just shut off.
I just stood there and watched it struggle.
It felt like I was standing there for hours.
Eventually, the hawk stopped moving.
.....
But I can still see it twitching.
Over, and over, and over.
With noone lending a hand."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_vertical_b=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"Sometimes I like to stare off the edge of the cliffs up here, it gives me such a weird feeling.
I'm not scared of heights, but there's something mesmerizing about it.
With just a single step, everything would be over.
I used to find this an amusing mental exercise...
It kinda scares me now, though."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_vertical_End=

[INVERT]
{>> 0.4}{# 3B5D3D}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# 350054}"Why is there NOTHING HERE?!
I guess I've never really payed attention to it when staring off into the distance...
But there's nothing out here!
I can see for miles in every direction from up here, and it's all just green, green, and more green.
Is this why {#}{# 3B5D3D}they{#}{# 350054} refuse to tell me about {#}{# 3B5D3D}their{#}{# 350054} health?
About any opportunity?
Because {#}{# 3B5D3D}they{#}{# 350054} know there's noone out there to help {#}{# 3B5D3D}them{#}{# 350054}?"{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_world=

[INVERT]
{>> 0.4}{# 3B5D3D}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# 350054}"So what's left?
There's noone out here, noone to help.
It's just me.
.....
There has to be something out there.
A doctor, a witch, a fairy, I don't care.
I have to find something, anything.
I can't let God take {#}{# 3B5D3D}them{#}{# 350054}.
I'll hide us away where he can't see.
.....
I'm gonna have to leave.
For longer than just a daytrip.
I'll go wherever I have to.
I'll fix this.
I'll fix God's plan."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_final_1=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"I've never gone this way before, it's been blocked by foliage for as long as I can remember.
This is the only place I haven't looked.
The solution is either here, or nowhere.
And... I can't let myself think about the latter.
I just need to keep walking.
For as long as I have to."{#}{>>}

Blossom_Page_final_2=

{>> 0.4}{# c4a2c2}There's a note on the ground,{0.2} it reads:{#}{>>}
{>> 0.6}{# caffab}"More and more and more open space.
That's all that's here.
That's all that will ever be here.
I've achieved a new vantage point, and for what?
To stare off into the abyss of green once again.
All these stupid plants.
They don't know how well off they are.
Sway, sway, sway.
That's all they do.
Endlessly, forever.
Each plant is indistinguishable from the one next to it.
I can live without any individual plant.
I can open my eyes in the spring and know that I will forever be greeted with green.
It leaves for awhile in the winter, but it always comes back.
So reliable.
.....
Why do we have to be so much more fragile, so ephemeral?
So irreplaceable?"{#}{>>}

#-----------------------------------ENDING-----------------------------------------------------------


Blossom_Ending_1=

[MADELINE left sad]
{# a0a0ff}Ivy!{#}

Blossom_Ending_2=

[MADELINE left sad]
{>> 0.6}{# a0a0ff}Are you ok?
[MADELINE left panic]
It's been over a week, I wanted to search for you sooner but it took me so long to gather the energy to do all of that walking.{#}
[DEFAULT]
{#a0ffa0}Wh-
What are you doing here?!
I told you not to search for me!{#}
[MADELINE left sad]
{# a0a0ff}Ivy...
[MADELINE left sadder]
I don't know how they got scattered around, but I've seen pages from your journal.
[MADELINE left sad]
I couldn't just leave you to deal with this alone.{#}
[DEFAULT]
{#a0ffa0}I...
{~}sigh{/~}
There's nothing out there to help you.
It's like we're isolated in our own little world.
I wanted to fix it...
But I don't think there's anything I can do...{#}
[MADELINE left sad]
{# a0a0ff}There's... nothing you need to do, Ivy.
You could have talked to me, I know there's nothing out there.
This place is just between me, you, and nature's will.{#}
[DEFAULT]
{#a0ffa0} So... you're going to get taken away from me.
And there's nothing I can do about it...
I-
I don't know if I can live with that answer.
I did this to you, and now I can't even cure you...{#}
[MADELINE left determinedclosed]
{# a0a0ff}Ivy, this isn't your fault, you need to get that thought out of your head.
[MADELINE left sad]
My leg isn't even that bad anymore, I did get all the way here after all...
My body's not the strongest out there, and I know it scares you sometimes...
[MADELINE left peaceful]
But I still have a few years left in me, at the very least.{#}
[DEFAULT]
{#a0ffa0}That's... so soon...
I can't lose you this quickly!
I need you!
I-{#}
[MADELINE left sad]
{# a0a0ff}I love you, Ivy.
And I'm going to stay by you for as long as I can.
And when my time is up, I need you to continue by yourself.
If not for yourself, then for me.
Take your experiences here, take the shelter I've provided you.
Take it somewhere new.
I won't be anchoring you here anymore, travel far away, find someone else to share your love with.
It's too precious for it to not be allowed to bloom.
Ivy...
As long as you're happy, once I've left you, then I'll be happy.
[MADELINE left normal]
You want me to be happy now, don't you?{#}
[DEFAULT]
{#a0ffa0}.....
That's-
That's all I want.
For you to be happy.{#}
[MADELINE left normal]
{#a0a0ff}Well, it's been a long day for me.
I'm not used to walking this much.
How about we rest here for a bit?
Let's just relax and admire the scenery.{#}
[DEFAULT]
{#a0ffa0}S-sure, I'd love to.
You can even see the ocean from here, let me show you.{#}{>>}