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<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

[That's horrifying! One more little thing that Basil is way too good at not letting on that he deals with!]

It's still a mystery to me. I've been like this since right before I passed out last month. Hoping it's not permanent.

[Blugh that's bad to think about. The general state of the trainhouse is also not great to think about. He stares at I like visiting you guys for a bit.]

You know you're free to drop by whenever you want, right? Even if I'm not awake, the twins are up at odd hours. They could use the company.

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

[It's suuuper not great. It's the sole reason Basil tries to avoid turning to stone when and if ever possible. It means going outside during the day, even for a short time, is near impossible though...which isn't just inconvenient for someone who loves gardening.]

Hm...I don't think it is. At least, it wouldn't make sense if it wasn't something you didn't buy from Mana. I've never heard of that happening to anyone else permanently...

[At least, not at complete random.]

Oh, I know...that's really nice of you all. I just worry about bothering, I guess.

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

[Gonna spare Basil the rest of his circular fretting about his weird walking vegetable form. What else is there to say about it all.]

It's not a bother. We like having you over, Emmet gets bored living outside the city, and Ingo [mmmm.] can always use the reminder that he's not disliked. There's only so much of that he'll accept from the same two people over and over.

[Near-immediately feeling kind of bad about sending that, but in an obstinate way.]

The trees like you, too.

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

[Oh, Ingo. He knows how you feel!]

The trees? Do they really?

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

Sure they do. The Oran trees, I mean. They don't remember specific people, exactly, but they give off contented signals after you visit.

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

[Oh....oh??

OH....that's so SWEET...]

That makes me really happy. I'm so glad...I like being around them, and taking care of the ones I have back in my garden.

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

Well, you know you're welcome to tend to these ones.

[This, too, is a nymph thing. Gives him pause. Has he made a mistake, putting so much of his time into things like this? Invited his current situation somehow?

Who knows.]

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

I'll come help any time! Do you ever think you might ask Mana for more seeds later?

[Not that he's saying Gladion SHOULD, but like...from his understanding, his world has a metric fuckton of berry varieties, and that fascinates Basil to no end.]

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

Maybe. I don't want to

[mmf.]

take on responsibilities and then neglect them.

[This is topical. Also potentially kind of silly if he weren't saying it to someone he knows cares about plants.]

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

[Basil probably cares the MOST about plants next to actual Nymphs, so he's confiding in the right person here.]

I understand that. In that case, just focus on what you have...if that's all you can comfortably care for, then that's okay too!

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

What would be ideal is if I could find good places to eventually let them grow wild, without disrupting the ecosystem too severely.

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

You could always make a berry orchard...like how Freyja planted her apple trees.

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

[...]

As in, something set up for other people to tend?

<daisy>

[polarvoid]

Something like that! More like...it wouldn't just have to be you that watches over it. You could have help, so then it wouldn't feel so much like a responsibility you'd be taking on by yourself.

<silverfeather>

[familyproblem]

Interesting. It would take some extra work at the start to find the right place and make sure there are people willing to tend it.

Maybe if someone wants to grow them to sell. As long as it was well-managed, I wouldn't mind that.

<daisy>

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Yeah! I think you could find plenty of people like that here. Everyone loves trying new things.

And I would help out too, of course.