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...what happens if it bites you? [ he's playing with fire and basically playing chicken with it. ]

Hurts like hell?

Some of em swallow you down and keep you for a couple months.

...aw, that's it. I thought it might be something interesting. [ he lets it bite him. ] I assume that's a slightly bigger one.

Couldn't say. I ain't be stuck in one yet.

How much do you know about this thing? [ wiggles the finger the plant has latched onto. ] I wonder if I could take it back with me.

Might be you could.

Might be you'd give some folks nightmares, while you're at it.

...that bad, huh?

Some folks have been caught an awful long time.

[ this is going to be super ironic soon. ]

Ah. [ takes his finger back. ] But this one is just a baby. [ pokes it, which prompts it to snap at him again. ]

You know how fast these things grow?

Cause I don't.

...

Alright, fair, I'm not interested in going back to a room that a carnivorous plant has taken over. I guess this little guy isn't for me then. And it's not exactly a romantic plant... [ ... ] or is it?

Is it?

... [ yes. ] Probably not. [ he might come back for this. ] Let's see if there are any other candidates around.

Why don't you narrow down what you're looking for some?

You seem like yo got something in mind.

I do, yeah... Ever hear of the Gladiolus flower?

Can't say I have.

[ childe grabs a stick and tries to draw it in the dirt, but... it probably doesn't help much. ] Well damn. I guess I can just find something pretty to start with. It's just... that flower has a lot of meaning behind it, so I thought it would be perfect.

Sorry, chief. We got a whole lot of plants that are close to stuff from other places, but most of em ain't quite right.

Maybe you'll find one that ain't far off this one, though.

...huh, I didn't even notice that. [ not that he goes skipping through the woods to take in the scenery often. ] Yeah, hopefully I'll find something like it. Let me know if you see anything. For now, I guess it's back to foraging. What's next on the menu?

Got some greens that've been growing real good in the colder weather.

Come on this way.

Oh yeah? I wonder if it's something I'll recognize. [ recognize-ish. ] I come from the land of ice and snow.

Might be it's something close to what you got back home, then.

Let's see it then! [ his tails have started wagging in excitement. ]

Come on this way, then.

[The sound flickers out again; his footsteps are silent as they move through the forest, until they come to a scattering of what looks like some cross between chard and lettuce, the leaves a very dark green]

[The sound comes back, for him to see]

Recognize it?

[ childe changes into a fox and leaps onto his shoulder, letting him bring him to the small clearing of strange flowers. he hops off and changes back, setting a hand on his hip as he gazes down on it. ] Unfortunately not. But if it grows up in the cold, then it shouldn't be too temperamental. [ famous last worlds. ] I want to bring some of it back with me.

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