Think it snuck up on him? [Zhao's pacing forward, circling around the pot and its massive viney inhabitant until he's facing the gardener.]
Hello there, friend!
[The man jolts, dropping his watering can. The water inside falls onto the pot and seems to vanish at once, sucked up by the vine before it can even spill. Zhao's eyes narrow in interest.]
You sure have a special plant there. Want to tell us a little about how you got it to grow?
[The man stands up, stepping forward as if to protect the pot. "Did my neighbors send you in here?" he demands. "They don't understand. This is my property!"]
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Hello there, friend!
[The man jolts, dropping his watering can. The water inside falls onto the pot and seems to vanish at once, sucked up by the vine before it can even spill. Zhao's eyes narrow in interest.]
You sure have a special plant there. Want to tell us a little about how you got it to grow?
[The man stands up, stepping forward as if to protect the pot. "Did my neighbors send you in here?" he demands. "They don't understand. This is my property!"]