Dinner, fertilizer; it all amounts to the same thing in the end. Namely, the sort of result that is rather less than appealing, for any of a number of reasons. And while might certainly be willing to have the planter up in flames besides, it's hardly his ability. Nor does he really know Fortescue well enough to suggest it besides.
"Perhaps they were always here."
Dormant, perhaps, but present nonetheless. Which admittedly, raises the question of why they've awoken now, as opposed to any other time, but he doesn't pretend to know the life cycle of unusual plants. That's more Helen's area of expertise and she isn't in Teleios any longer. But rather than dwell on that he turns instead to her comment about being able to sneak up on the plant.
"I can handle myself."
It can't be worse than dealing with three of the Cabal's supersoldiers at once, and if the plants mean to attempt to grab him, they might just find him to be more slippery prey than initially expected.
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"Perhaps they were always here."
Dormant, perhaps, but present nonetheless. Which admittedly, raises the question of why they've awoken now, as opposed to any other time, but he doesn't pretend to know the life cycle of unusual plants. That's more Helen's area of expertise and she isn't in Teleios any longer. But rather than dwell on that he turns instead to her comment about being able to sneak up on the plant.
"I can handle myself."
It can't be worse than dealing with three of the Cabal's supersoldiers at once, and if the plants mean to attempt to grab him, they might just find him to be more slippery prey than initially expected.