[Hah. Hahahahah. Well, every rose has its thorns, as they say...]

That makes a lot of sense. If they're more inclined to be like plants, then they might need some of the same things plants need to survive. [She pats the bud of the Budew in her lap carefully, and it smiles, scrunching its eyes.] But did you know that it's good to talk to plants, too? I wonder why these would hide away instead of find people to talk to them.