It's almost like Va understands him! In old movies, the dog always seemed to know what the little boy was saying, so maybe that's just how pets work? Or maybe he's just lonely, and jumping at the chance to talk to anybody.

"You know what I miss?" He leans his head against Va's soft feathers, dropping his voice low like it's a secret. "I miss salad." Isn't that silly? "I never really liked it growing up, but now I think I could eat the whole bowl myself!" All those crunchy, fresh vegetables... "We're not supposed t'ask the plants for anything we don't need 'cause they're working so hard already, but I can still want it."

And sure, he could probably get a salad at one of the restaurants in Octovern, since after several months things are settling down, but when would he ever go into a human city? It's just not safe. "I guess maybe I could grow stuff to make a salad? But I don't know anything about growing food." He reaches up to pet Va's face. "Do you? Wanna help me make a garden?"