Finished Flowers and Powers

"A mystery, huh..." Carmin didn't like the idea of so many things being in the dark, but he did feel reassured that Gabe wasn't going to feed him white lies to make him feel better.

Carmin crossed his arms and held his legs tightly together, sitting uncomfortably on the chair as Gabe got to work with giving him a hair cut. He could hear the leaves being trimmed, but couldn't feel anything that was happening. Without a mirror he probably wasn't going to be able to tell what it looked like. It stopped after a short while, but Carmin kept still until Gabe officially said he'd finished cutting them.

Carmin's hands went to the back of his head, out of instinct, but he couldn't actually feel it to tell the difference. He then got up to try and get a look at the leaves that had been cut, to little luck due to the size of the counter. "Okay, I'll just, uh, I'll watch."

He then proceeded to go back to the stool, attempting to lift it up but quickly settling on sliding it. Once it was next to the counter, he climbed up and stood on top, allowing him to see everything well. It was a little bit embarrassing, having to stand on a dumb stool, but he was willing to put up with it for now.

The planty boy would make a puzzled face at the mention of friendship. Were they friends now? When did that happen? Carmin wasn't really sure what to make of that, he didn't need anymore friends. He already had like two, which was already way too many for a lone wolf like himself. But at the same time, it made him feel just a little giddy to know that Gabe thought they were friends. Which they weren't of course, Carmin would clarify in his head. He didn't add anything to what Gabe had said, instead just staring off into space while those thoughts ran through his mind. He'd eventually look over at Gabe and blush a little before quickly turning his head to the laptop instead.

Carmin watched the laptop's screen as the research was being done. He didn't say anything in fear of bothering Gabe while he worked, opting for keeping his mouth shut and letting him do his thing.

It was nice to hear that Gabe thought it looked manageable, but there were certainly some concerns about the fact that he still hadn't figured out what was going on. Hearing Gabe's questions caused Carmin to think a little. He put his finger on his chin and tried to think of the answers. "Hmm. My room is definitely set up weird, I can set the temperature with a little remote but I just leave it at room temperature." Hearing Gabe say that he had trouble with cold or fire was certainly a surprise. He wasn't too sure to what extent that was the case but it was still interesting.

The part about being lit on fire was a little odd. He wasn't sure if it was a joke or what it was, but Carmin didn't laugh along. He vaguely knew that Gabe had a pretty weird life before the island that potentially could've explained a burning situation. There was an awkward silence after this that Carmin wasn't entirely sure how to break. He didn't want to ask about the whole being on fire thing and as a result he kept quiet. He certainly hoped he'd never experience it for himself, though it was probably a lot less painful for him seeing as how he didn't have any nerves.

Thinking about being on fire was a lot of unnecessary stress for Carmin. He just hoped he'd never have to experience it for himself.

At the statement of withering not being a choice for him, Carmin's face seemed to tighten up as his eyes were weighed down by concern. He didn't like being reminded of how stupidly fragile he was, but he was definitely going to put the time into setting his room up properly now.

The worry didn't leave him as Gabe explained that he may have discovered the issue. It was all well and good that he might've figured out the problem, but the part where he had some concerns was what troubled Carmin. He waited rather impatiently for Gabe to explain what those concerns were, but instead came a question about his ability to regenerate.

"Uh, well I haven't really tested it out much. The most I've ever regenerated was an arm and that took about two ish weeks." The plants he used to take care of weren't quite as normal as the ones in this flower shop. He had to feed one of them meat every day and it decided to rip his whole arm off one time. "I don't really know what the limit on it is?" He rubbed his shoulder, unsure if he wanted the answer to what he was about to ask. "Why do you ask?"

A fungal infection was good news? That sounded kind of disgusting in Carmin’s opinion, and that was before Gabe had laid down the bad news. Fungus was gross already, but the thought of it growing on him was enough to make him hurl. At least it would’ve been if he was still capable of it.

Then came the concern that the fungal infection was deeper than just at the surface. Carmin didn’t say anything about how awful that sounded, but his face was pretty disgusted. He hoped it wouldn’t come to something like that. He wasn’t really okay with all that but he nodded his head as if he understood anyway. “Ah, ok.”

Carmin looked deep in thought. When Gabe said he’d go get the spray, he just nodded along without turning his head. “Okay.”

With a curious expression, Carmin turned to Gabe as he returned holding the mysterious bottle of anti-fungal stuff. Having to spray the stuff all over his head didn't sound great, but it probably wasn't the worst thing in the world. Though if the fungus was growing inside him, that would be a whole other story. Just the thought of it had Carmin on edge, so when the option was put out for him to have his leaves checked through to make sure that wasn't the case, he naturally accepted. "Yes, that would be okay."

He took the bottle when it was handed to him, holding it up near the bump on his face which couldn't actually smell. He just hoped it didn't smell bad. He also listened as Gabe welcomed him to come back if he wanted to hang out. He still hadn't gotten to know Gabe all that well, but he seemed like a pretty alright guy. He didn't need another friend, but perhaps it wouldn't hurt. Especially someone so familiar with plant life. In the end, he didn't turn down the offer. "Alright, I'll probably come back sometime then. Hopefully not for more of this though..." Carmin would point at the leaves with fungus growing on them.