Given that his gloves were good quality and fit... well, like a glove, it'd probably be easier to finish this task without major problems, right? He spent a bit longer examining the pod and then reached inside, staying near the pod casing as he felt around to see where the fibres actually connected to the inside of the pod.

He gave it a tug and was pleased to find it came free pretty easily, so started grabbing handfuls and pulling it free from the pod. West tried to keep the fibres together though, not wanting to have bits floating about given what the professor said about them. He looked over at Alice again for a quick moment then went right back to tugging all the fibres free, not bothering with getting at the seeds just yet and generally taking it slowly, carefully, steady, and firmly. Yup, all of those things.