"Greetings, everyone!" Tapio nodded at the students who greeted him on his way into the class, barely able to contain his excitement, until he came to rest standing beside the mysterious plant. "Thank you all for not bothering the plant. The predecessor to this plant was lost in the unfortunate fires that destroyed the greenhouses several years ago. It's taken me some time to replace this one, because it's rather rare, but I was finally able to locate one thanks to the help of a colleague overseas, and I thought it would be interesting to make it the center of our study today.
So...who knows what this is?" And with that he proudly drew the groundcloth up and revealed what looked like a small grey cactus covered with knobs. |