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[run_barry]

At a table is one Barry Allen with a short stack of books and a small potted plant.

The plant is a red zinnia, and it doesn't look to be doing so good.

The books are on horticulture and gardening.

After an initial speed-read through the entire stack, Barry goes back and starts to page through the first book again, slower this time.

Turning pages, he looks up from the book every now and then and gives the little plant a frown, and then keeps on reading.

He's totally botherable, and open to help from anyone with a green thumb.

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[run_barry]

"Yeah... " Barry looks at the plant, and then up at Elrond. "I'm afraid I haven't been giving it as much attention as it probably needs."

Things have just been pretty hectic lately.

"I was hoping I could find a way to help it along."

Beyond just watering and waiting, which isn't quite proactive enough for Barry.

[starrydome]

"It needs room," Elrond says. "The poor is too small to let the roots spread."

He inspects the plant.
"Is it harvest time where you live?"

[run_barry]

"It is?" Barry asks, giving a concerned look at the small planter.

"It's winter," he answers. "Been kind of cold lately, but I've kept the plant inside."

[starrydome]

Elrond touches the plant gently, and then he looks at Barry.

"I do not know this exact flower, but I should think it's a summer bloom. It might just be nearing the end of its time as a flower," he says. Gently.
Barry seems so honestly concerned about the welfare of his plant.

[run_barry]

"You think?" Barry hadn't considered that, but it does make some sense. Time being what it is in Milliways, and his own busy life on top of that, perhaps Barry can be forgiven for overlooking that factor.

"It's a zinnia. It was a gift from somebody here. A uh, goddess, actually, but I guess it has been awhile. Time is, y'know, weird."

[starrydome]

"It is," Elrond replies, gravely.
"But that means, that perhaps your flower is not neglected but merely letting the life that remains within condense within her seeds. Ready for next year."

[run_barry]

"Is there anything I should do for it, or should I just let it do it's thing?" Barry asks, glad that Elrond seems to know what he's talking about.