[That sounds an awful lot like Kore, with such few options for how to spend one's time.]

I may take you up on that, actually. [He's perked up a bit at her suggestion; even if he's not fascinated by plants or perhaps as interested in tending to them as Balthazar is, it's intriguing enough that he would like to learn more.] If you honestly don't mind, of course. It would be nice to have something to do around here.