"Well, you can give it back to me if you want," he replied, shrugging. He doesn't look offended, though - maybe entertained, that smile staying at the corner of his lip. "I certainly didn't mean to come off as overbearing. Just interested in a little bit of bench, is all. A peace offering never killed anyone, except, you know, if it wasn't a peace offering at all."

A chuckle. "Anyway, it's not that difficult for me to purify plants, especially on a small scale. The fact that nothing stays clean is the problem, really. Can't grow anything decent in half-nuclear soil. Have to pick it first, then fix it."