Anna smiled and shook her head at the professor's response. Morbid? Yikes! Well, at least she got a point! That had to count for something!

She turned her head in Nico's direction. "Partners?" she asked. Without giving him much time to answer, she grabbed him by the wrist and directed him to some overcrowded plants. "Come along, Toussaint. We've got some overcrowded plants to take care."

When Anna had chosen the plant she wanted to work with, she picked it up and then waited for the next set of instructions."