Lee's eyes shot wide at first and then a quick clear of his throat. How to explain something like that to someone that was the size of a child was really putting him in an odd frame of mind.

For the first time in a long time, he was completely baffled. He couldn't go through with it and his hands went straight for his hair. "You know, I don't think that would be appropriate. I just met you and I feel all sorts of strange. Science or not, you're not a plant. You're a living breathing creature and I can't do it."