"But the flowers still bloomed at some point," Angeal says, matter of fact. "And I'm always glad to see them."

So it means something to him.

What else can a flower ask for? Besides bees, anyway.

Coming up to the orchard, Angeal hauls the wheelbarrow over to the side of the large house him and Genesis have commandeered for themselves and dusts off his hands. "Anyway, the people who say that sort of thing to you usually just benefit off you being miserable and stressed. Learned that one from experience. Most know in their chest it isn't true - or else why would you keep roaming around being a pain in the ass?"