[ Netzach seems determined to make a shield of himself even as the flowers have more to say yet again, but now that Yesod has Roland's attention — ideally longer than the flower pot or the watering can, and with fewer broken pieces by the end — he hopes to hold it to give Netzach an opening to temporarily incapacitate Roland safely as soon as possible, as well as allow himself enough time to make for the seed packets. For the moment, the insistent ripple of whispers is nothing but grating background noise. ]

The fact that we are alive somewhere matters. And here, we've learned of a future that only Angela has experienced, one which she regrets herself. We may be able to change the outcome of those events.

[ Will any of this reach Roland in his current state? Yesod readies himself for minimal success. ]