audio 🌱 un: botanist

[contorta]

A lot's been happening.

[ honestly? he's just glad that he hasn't actually faded into nothingness like he'd been scared he would. ] And I haven't made as much progress on the plants and seeds as I'd like.

But the good news is, the seeds we found are viable and they're growing. They're all catalogued, too, and if something goes wrong with the replicators, we won't starve.

[ probably. he's pretty sure on this one. ] I still want to improve the nutritional value of the various species as much as I can, but for now, I think we should spread out the plants. The station seems build for it and honestly? It's a good idea. Means that if something goes wrong on one end, we might not lose everything.

[ although this station, much like any other, is a simple complex system. cascades of failure can happen. ]

So if you're not afraid to get your hands dirty, come talk to me?

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[morethan084]

[Daisy doesn't have much experience with plants, but, how hard can it be?]

How much has grown since they were first found?

[He mentioned that they wouldn't starve if the replicators went wonky, but that probably wouldn't last very long either.]

[contorta]

Most of the seeds have sprouted.

[ which is more than he was hoping for, really. ]

[morethan084]

[That's actually surprising to her. Considering the conditions of this place.]

And we're sure they're actually edible?

[A lot of weird things have happened here, and Daisy can't help but feel cautious about anything that could be remotely good and actually helpful.]

[contorta]

I'm as sure as I can be from studying their chemical composition.

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[oorah]

You know I'm in, doc.

[contorta]

I was hoping you'd say that. Thank you, Frank.

[oorah]

Just point me and my hands towards dirt.

[contorta]

I have some cabbage and some potato saplings ready for planting. These should go in the same hydroponic shelves.

[oorah]

I'm on it. ETA 5 minutes to scoop the plants from you.

[contorta]

Good.

[ and that could have been it, really, but then prax remembers - ] We also need to keep track of what gets planted where.

[ for those who can't recognise plants by their foliage alone. ]

[oorah]

Karen's good with the notetaking and she's got notebooks. I'll see if she's free.

[contorta]

That sounds ideal.

[oorah]

[ he snorts ] Yeah, that's us. Brains and brawn. We'll both be by just give me a few extra minutes.

[contorta]

Okay. I'll see you soon.

[possidetur]

My name is Vanessa Ives. I've been looking at the seeds, hoping to discover more of the plants that we've been given.

( they hadn't all been catalogued when she'd first gone there )

I would be willing to continue assisting you.

[contorta]

That would be good. I want to get them planted, but I also want to keep track of what gets planted where.

[ not everyone can recognise every plant by its foliage alone, after all. ]

[possidetur]

If we noted down what we planted and where we may be able to keep an accurate record of such a thing.

[contorta]

Yes, right. [ unseen, he's nodding. ] That's what I think we need.

[possidetur]

Do you have a written list of all seeds?

( she means typed )

[contorta]

More than one.

[possidetur]

Then you have a beginning. It would be simple to amend it with a location of where each had been planted.

[contorta]

I want to keep more than one record. In case something happens.

[possidetur]

Would you be able to send a copy to anyone who is assisting? That way we could build the information and have additional copies.

[contorta]

Of course.

[ attached: a copy. ]

[possidetur]

If you had any thoughts on what may be best to plant in specific locations it may be worth discussing it with all that are involved.

[contorta]

Some plants benefit from having specific other plants near them. I'll see if I can draw up a list, but I could use help in the spatial planning department.

[possidetur]

What can I do?

[contorta]

Could you make a list of all the spaces we have available?

[possidetur]

Of course. I will find a way to get it to you once I have.

( she has no idea how to send documents over )

[contorta]

Thank you. You can find me in the plant room almost always.

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[iustitia]

Would you be willing to take someone who's never done plant stuff before? I don't know anything about gardening, but I've got to find something to busy myself with around here!

[contorta]

I can teach you the basics. [ it's probably good if most people here have a working knowledge. ]

[iustitia]

Nice. That'd be great!

So, my name's Terezi. Who am I going to be helping out here?

[contorta]

I'm Prax. It's nice to meet you, Terezi.

[iustitia]

Nice to meet you, too!

Did you do a lot of work growing stuff up in space, or were you a planet-side botanist?

[contorta]

I've never been on a planet in my life. I was born on Ganymede. It's a station in my universe.

[iustitia]

Wow, not ever? I was expected to join the Imperial fleet and spend the rest of my life up in space after reaching adulthood, but we're still raised on our home planet.

[contorta]

Not ever. I've been on Ganymede my whole life. Well, almost my whole life. It was - destroyed, recently. So I've been on different ships and Tycho station, too.

Imperial fleet?

[iustitia]

Ooh. [She makes a sympathetic noise.] I'm sorry.

The Empress had this whole thing about expanding the empire and taking over other planets, and she demanded that everyone join up in the space navy and spend their lives in service of conquering the stars and everything.

It was also destroyed, though not recently. So there's that.

[contorta]

How did that happen?

[ easier to concentrate on learning about other worlds than on the destruction of ganymede. ]

[iustitia]

Brace yourself, because this is probably going to sound really dumb.

So, everyone where I'm from is raised by a monster animal that we call a lusus, and we care for the lusus in turn as we grow up. The ones who are destined to become the empress all get raised by this one giant psychic leviathan with a name that sounds like when you blow bubbles in water. Gl'bgolyb, I think that's how you say it?

Anyway, if her voice ever got louder than a whisper, it would start killing trolls. Even across the galaxy. That's psychic powers for you, I guess. So, when my planet started getting bombarded with meteors and she started screaming, well! That was sort of the end of that.

[contorta]

That -

[ sounds very strange. ]

Dumb isn't the word I'd use.

[iustitia]

Stupid? Convoluted? Weird?

[contorta]

Odd.

[iustitia]

Gosh, I've had so many odd things happen to me that I don't even know where that falls on a ranking list. Sometimes my life feels like a nonstop parade of absurdity. You just sort of learn to go with the flow after a while.

[contorta]

Where does this station rank?