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[doooooog]

[ As it happened, Jake wasn't in sight. At least, not immediately so. Faintly, but clearly, a voice raises up from the pot itself. ]

Hey! Down here, pal!

[ Sure enough, there was Jake, lounging against the pot and awaiting his arrival. ]

[essenceofdeadlybeasts]

[Wow, yep. That was a little freaky. But, like, in a good way. Zhao leaned forward a bit to peer down at Jake. It was pretty amazing.]

How do you do that?

[It sort of just came out of his mouth before he realized how stupid a question it was. But Zhao also didn't have a shameful bone in his body so he mentally shrugged it off and smirked down at Jake as if he'd said a perfectly acceptable thing.]

It's pretty cool. Useful, I bet.

[Definitely so if Jake was going to help him care for the tiny plants. Definitely cool and useful.]

[doooooog]

Oh, man. That's a long story, buddy. Way too long for gardening. [ And Jake liked gardening. ] Here, lemme just--

[ Jake stretches larger, his voice getting easier to understand as a result. ]

And you can keep the compliment train rolling, I'm not gonna stop you. [ Really, he won't. Unfortunately. ] But tell me what we're doing here first.

[essenceofdeadlybeasts]

All right, all right. You'll have to regale me later then.

[Zhao's eyes widen slightly as he watched, his poker face crumbling just a little at the sight. That was so cool.

He smiled and shrugged.]

Like you said, gardening. It's real hard for me at this size. I gotta use tweezers for any delicate work. [He paused for a second before continuing.] I'd like to arrange them better, make sure they're all getting what they need, and all pruned properly. Though at this stage we mostly just need to plant them good and let them grow.