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[Remember that patch of earth Toph brought in? Well, Botta did, and since the Renegade bases are in a desert and a snowbound region, respectively, he's decided that the Astral Plane is a good place for the garden he always wanted. He's got a four-by-six foot area tilled, and is currently planting all manner of flowers and vegetables in it. Feel free to wander by and help/poke him~]

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[Ryuutaros crouches down next to the soon-to-be-garden and watches Botta curiously] Nee nee, what're you going~?

[Toph is wondering who is messing around in her dirt when she realizes what he's doing.]

Hey...that's nice of you.

[He looks at boy, expecting a child, and recoils just a bit at the sight of what appears to be some kind of monster.

...But it doesn't seem hostile, and he's soon back to planting, keeping one eye on Ryuutaros.]

I'm planting a garden.

[A smile at her, even if she can't see it.]

You're welcome, then. ...Where I live, it's difficult to make plants grow, so this is a good opportunity.

[The whole 'help! save us! a monster! ahhhhhhh!!!' reaction has become pretty commonplace by now, so Ryuta really doesn't seem to mind at all.]

Heeeeh... so you can do that sorta thing here too~

As far as I know, at least...there's a forest elsewhere that doesn't seem to have any difficulty growing, so I don't see why smaller plants shouldn't thrive as well.

[A questioning glance - that face is difficult to read.] Do you want to help?

This place is good for things like that. Oh, uh...I'll try not to earthbend your garden.

But this place is really weird, right?

[He looks up quickly] I can??

[There's a definite tone of amusement in his voice now.]

I would appreciate that. ...Earthbending is what you call your magic?

That's something of an understatement.

[He nods.] Certainly, as long as you're gentle with the plants.

Ehee~ but it's still kinda neat though~

[It's really pretty easy to tell that Ryuta's excited] Yay! ...What do I do?

Oh, are you planting, sir?

You start by digging a hole large enough for the plant's roots to fill it. Next, you take the plant out of the pot, and break up the roots gently. [He demonstrates.] We don't want to tear them off of the plant, but they need to be able to spread out beyond the shape of the pot, you see?

[A friendly smile.] I am. I always liked to garden, but lately there hasn't been much opportunity.

Magic? Oh, no, not at all. It's a martial art that allows you to manipulate earth. Like this. [Stomps a foot, slides the other one outward, and a little shelf of rock juts upward, just high enough for her to lean on casually.]

...I see. The demonstration I saw at first looked like an earth-elemental spell.

Heeeh... [He picks up a spade and starts poking at the ground with it] Does it get really big?

Some of them will. And for all I know, this place might mutate them into eight-foot man-eating monsters.

I love gardens. I used to spend much of my time tending to the flowers.

Would you like to help, then? There's plenty to be done.

Of course! What would you like me to do?

Ah...my name is Flonne. Sorry I forgot that part.

[Indicating the plants he brought with him.] You can help me get these planted, to start with.

Pleased to meet you, Miss Flonne. I'm Botta.

[nods enthusiastically and starts getting them planted right away]

Ah, Botta-san. I think it's wonderful that you wanted to plant a garden here.

It seemed like a good place. Where I live, the weather is too extreme to allow for most kinds of plants to survive outdoors, and an indoor garden just isn't the same.

My home is like that in some ways but there's places where plants and flowers do grow. If you wanted, I could bring seeds from home sometime.

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