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[bloodseal_soul]

... other than the few I know of, does anyone else have some affinity with making plants grow? We lost a lot of the wild-growing crops and herbs in the floods.

If you don't have a green thumb, I could use some help with transplanting herbs- in return I'll give you cuttings of the ones you want. They're really good for cooking and tea.

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[law_of_reason]

What do you have?

[bloodseal_soul]

Oh, let's see... dandelions, ginseng, sage, yarrow, maypop, lemon balm, thyme, mint, chamomile, and... jasmine, somewhere?

[law_of_reason]

Hm... I could use yarrow and lemon balm, perhaps, if you're willing to sacrifice some.

I lost a fair amount to the floods myself, but I have some plants in storage, or dried- you can have a few as a trade, if you want.

[bloodseal_soul]

What do you have?

[law_of_reason]

Digitalis, laburnum, gelsemium... [Distracted, the sounds of flicking through things] -bloodroot, cinnamon of all things, clematis...

[bloodseal_soul]

I don't need foxglove... [He chews his lip. Nice array of poisons you have there, Kurotsuchi. He tries not to think too hard on what he might be using them for.]

But cinnamon would be really useful.

[law_of_reason]

You can have it. It has good properties, but I don't particularly need it for anything. [Idly.] ...I don't even recall where I found it; I've never had those sorts of trees.

[bloodseal_soul]

Maybe someone left it for you.

[law_of_reason]

I don't know who would.

[bloodseal_soul]

[Neither does he, but... what.]

Maybe one of your visitors did...?

[This is seriously a certifiable mystery now.]

[law_of_reason]

[Now he's slightly curious himself.]

How many visitors do you think I get, Alphonse?

[bloodseal_soul]

... however many you invite.

[See, he can be diplomatic.]

[law_of_reason]

I invite quite a few, but they so rarely agree.

[Still seems slightly puzzled, even miffed, by that.]

[bloodseal_soul]

[Al nods, but from long experience he doesn't comment on that. Maybe it's your itinerary, Kurotsuchi.]

Maybe someone you invited for tea, or-?

[law_of_reason]

[For some reason 'experimentation hour' doesn't get many takers.]

I don't invite anyone just for tea, it's always business.

[bloodseal_soul]

... then I really have no idea.

[Seriously. This will be nagging at him.]