Kaede rubbed her upper arms. "It's freezing! Ugh. Wish I could see the gardens in spring. I bet they'd look beautiful, don't you?"
In response, Miu walked away. Kaede pouted and continued to the cafeteria.
She was picking at potatoes when a bang startled her. Miu had slammed a metal vase on her table and left. Kaede took in the twists of steel stems and petals in the makeshift vase. A red button was fashioned onto the front. Kaede pressed it.
Tinkling sounded. The metal flowers opened as though in bloom, and neon blue lights fixed into the blossoms glimmered.