[She certainly takes it as a joke, another faint grin brightening up her face for a moment in response, but… yeah, that hand of hers is pretty warm even through the layers of gloves.

But as for the matter of the plants here and the prospect of hazing, it draws a laugh from her.]

Yeah, I guess it would sound like a prank to someone new to all of this nonsense.

[She broadly gestures to the fields and greenhouses around them with a tilt of her head.]

They’ve got some real weird stuff around here, but as far as I know the gardeners are always real serious about the stuff. Do kinda wonder what kinda plant this little guy will end up being.

[She nudges a foot a little toward the raised mound of soil housing the seed they’re helping out here.]