The 1/2 thing was still bugging her. This one would be further down, further away from the light. What if it got lonely and scared and started crying? You'd never know because it'd be under the soil and she didn't know many people who'd stick their ear to the soil just to find out whether or not a plant was shedding some serious tears.

Probably the Professor would if she really thought about it.

Anyway, Lex had a bulb to stick into the soil. She placed it on top of the soil that was already there, making sure the root was facing down; it obviously made a difference if the Professor bothered to add it in with the rest of instructions. Afterwards she began throwing on the top soil until the pot was adequately filled and the bulb was no longer in sight.

Sigh.

It was actually kinda sad. Poor thing had to be 1/4 deeper than the others. It must have felt so left out of the 3/4 loop. Nothing she could do about that for now. Oh and she did NOT pat it down. Nope.