Does he expect the plant to talk back? It--It's moving. How very interesting. Persephone stays a few feet back, tapping her bare feet soundlessly on the soil.

"I would say that problems with the plant are often a result of the environment the gardener cultivates." She doesn't say it harshly, more curious as to what his reply will be. He clearly feels he can intimidate his plants into--something? Submission? Sparkling growth.