She was right that his name was Rajesh. She suspected it was, based on hearing others address him in the common room. It was good he introduced himself, though, so she didn't embarrass herself and call him by the wrong name. "I'm Lola," she replied, wondering if she was expected to extend her hand for him to shake. That didn't sound appealing to her, being a germaphobe and everything. She didn't like touching other people or being touched herself, only tolerating it from her mom, really. "Thank you for working with me," she added awkwardly, thinking she should say something besides just her name.

Now it was time to see if their flower selection worked. She tapped the earmuffs over her ears. Hopefully, they were cleaned after each student used them. Lola listed as the blue tulip began to trill gently. Promising start. Then the purple one joined with its ancient bass. Lola liked the sound of it. Hopefully, Rajesh's green tulip would join the music and not ruin things. She watched it cautiously, then breathed a sigh of relief as its music rhymed with her blue one, causing the three of them to sound like an orchestra. Yes! "That was a good idea to use green," she said to Rajesh. "Should we plant now? I follow your lead."