#7 - Afternoon Gardening

"Woah -- so cool!" He had grown so many different plants! Kody marvelled at each one in turn and then got started.

He decided to tackle them in order so began with the Eglower. He grabbed at the stem and immediately was rewarded with a face full of pollen. Kody choked for a second and coughed, turning away from the plant and letting go.

Then he started sneezing. Kody must have sneezed seven times in a row before he felt he could continue. Thank goodness he was alone in the Greenhouse at that moment.

"No fair!" He laughed at the plant and tried again. He was a little more strategic in where he grabbed it, a bit closer to the head so he could attempt to aim it away from his face. Another dusting of pollen landed on top of his head and shoulders but the sneezing wasn't as bad.

Just a few more and he was able to pop the head off the Elgower. He did that a few more times and once he was done, he was comically covered in the pollen. Kody attempted to brush it off which started another sneezing fit.

It seemed like a while before he was able to continue to the next plant. First, he made sure to put away the parts of the Elgower he had harvested into his Potions Kit. He didn't want to go through all that effort and have nothing to show for it!

The next plant was really impressive looking. Kody stared at it for a few minutes and then figured out how he had to harvest it. He dug into his schoolbag and took out his gloves, tugging them on.

Reaching for some shears, Kody started to snip away only for the plant to ignite into flames! He took a step back as the heat flared and let out a low whistle, "That is a cool way to protect yourself..."

There wasn't much else for it, Kody would just have to endure the flame in order to collect the important part of the plant that he wanted. He found the right spot to snip and, after making sure no part of him was in danger of going up in flames as well, he made the final cut.

Thankfully the fire went out as soon as he did that and he was able to safely transfer the ingredient into his Potions Kit. Nice!

Two down and two to go, Kody studied the third plant.

Nothing like this grew in the garden at home so it took him a few seconds to figure out what he needed to do -- or so he thought. When Kody reached for the plant it scooted out of his way and he ended up grabbing thin air.

"Sneaky!" He grinned, making another swipe for the beans only to be left with nothing to show for his efforts. This continued for another few minutes as Kody worked up a sweat.

"This feels like Keeper training in a way..." He mumbled to himself but it wasn't enough to completely dampen his cheerful mood. Kody pretended to look away so the plant could settle down and then snatched the twin beans. This time he was able to get a good grip on them and yanked them free from the plant.

Success!

Kody happily put them away into his Potions Kit and then faced his final foe.

He made a bit of a face when he registered that the smell coming from the flowers was a weird mixture of citrus (which wasn't so bad) and... Burnt toothpaste? Yuck! He had a feeling that he would need to keep his gloves on so he opted to do just that.

It was a pretty plant despite the smell and Kody admired it before he got to work.

Picking the flowers seemed easy enough and Kody was glad he didn't have to fight with this plant -- until he realised something was happening. The smallest sound in the greenhouse seemed suddenly unbearable and Kody winced from it. He then noticed he was blowing bubbles from his nose which was definitely a new feature of nose he hadn't seen before.

Had he developed some kind of weird, new bubble nose? Was he going to be studied by Healers?

The bubbles increased as he collected more flowers and the harsh sounds started to disappear and -- okay, so Kody had a bit too much fun trying to blow as many bubbles out of his nose as possible.

Thank Goodness no one was around to see how gross he was being. He had a long beard of bubbles down that stretched down to his knees! Kody laughed and picked the last flower.

Soon the effects disappeared and he was a bit sad. The bubbles had been fun!

Kody put the flowers away into his Potions Kit and started the not-so-fun task of cleaning everything up. He cleared away the cracked pots he couldn't use any more and put his special pot back into school bag. He didn't plan to plant anything else today.

He made sure each spot he had used was cleaned up completely with not even a speck of soil left behind.

"Well done me." Kody grinned and pat himself on the shoulder. He picked up his bag and made for the door so he could leave again.

[OOC: Exit]