I think that was less of a gap, and more just they were also told to go with us without being given more details than we were.
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Aha, no. They would bring criminals every year, and watch them die to the heartseed. Pollen that came out of it would turn the criminals into trees. It was painful. But this year, the heartseed attacked everyone.
Oh, that was at least mentioned in the beginning, so I wasn't surprised about that. [ the weekend 0 powerpoint ] However, they were not advertised to be remotely dangerous, so that is a surprise.
[ a nod. ]
Plants being sentient is not an unusual concept. But it was not something we were prepared to face.
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[ owner doubts that they would know about what's happening on every single planet in the universe ]
Aha, no. They would bring criminals every year, and watch them die to the heartseed. Pollen that came out of it would turn the criminals into trees. It was painful. But this year, the heartseed attacked everyone.
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[ the special missions ]
[ also what the fuck ]
So it almost developed a mind and capabilities of its own?
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[ a nod. ]
Plants being sentient is not an unusual concept. But it was not something we were prepared to face.
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[ the heartseed attacking ]
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[ this does not surprise him, somehow ]
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Well, at that point, we had no real choice but to keep going.
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It must have been a rough fight.
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[ gazes forever ]
If I am honest, it was more us defending ourselves than anything.
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[ with the bone purse ]