And yet not even the strangest thing this month, can you believe.

[He peeks over the splayed fingers of his hand, curling them back to reveal a small smile.]

I fear I'm less cut out for this kind. It's so hot here, I feel feverish all the time. And the plants. I'm suspicious of the plants: they don't look as non-sentient as they're supposed to be. Not to mention the threat of hay fever. I think they have it in for me - I've been warning off a vine outside my room with trimming shears and a vase.