'You Need to Water it if you want it to Grow'
T: No, yeah, I mean, I don’t think I really take very good care of my plants you know. Like, it doesn’t take that much to look after them properly, like I only need to give each of my cactus’ water, every... two weeks or something? But you know, it’s easy to forget.
I got this app too, that’s meant to remind me to water them, and like make notes on their progress and stuff. I used it for a bit after I got it, but I don’t know, there was something wrong with the notifications or something and -it wasn’t telling me when to water them. They look a little bit sad now.
I mean, I guess it sort of reflects on how I’m doing, like at the time, cause like, if my mental health is okay then I’m gonna be a lot more likely to look after them. And, you know, then that makes me feel good, cause like, I’m a good plant parent. I guess, that way, you could say they’re really just for me.
H: I mean, isn’t that a bit selfish though? Like they’re alive too. And you’ve taken it upon yourself to be their guardian, shouldn’t you be taking their care a bit more seriously?
T: I mean, yeah? I guess. but like also it’s fine, you know. Like they aren’t that alive - I mean like not like we are.
H:…
T: And anyway it’s not like I’m killing them. They might get a few dead leaves sometimes, but you know, they’re fine. I just cut the leaves off. I mean, that’s good plant care right? Pruning?
H:…
T: Hello?
H:…
T: Hey are you still there?
H:…
T: Hey, this isn’t about my plants, is it?
H:…
T: I mean, come on. You can’t actually be that sad about a few houseplants?
H:…
T:… Look. I’ll take better care of them, okay? I’ll go and water them, right now.
H:…
T: Okay?
My watering can’s empty, so I’m gonna go and fill it.
H:…
{22:27 T sent an image}
T: There! Are you happy? I watered my stupid plant! I even sent you a picture!
H:…
T:… Hey… H, like… Are you actually mad at me?
H: Hello! Sorry! I’m back.
T: You’re back?
H: Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry - did I not say? My brother came in, so I needed to mute.
T:…
H: Wait… T, you weren’t talking to me that whole time were you?
T: What? No! What sort of idiot do you think I am?
H: Oh, sorry…
T: Did you check the chat?
H: Oh no wait give me a sec’. … What’s this?
T: I watered my plants.
H: Oh! Sorry I thought you had just sent me a photo of a pond for no reason.
T:…
H: I think you might have overwatered it. You know you’re meant to only give them a little but of water after a long dry spell. The soil is too hard to take in all that water at once, so the plant can’t really drink it properly, and you sort of drown it.
T:… Oh. Thanks.
H: You should pour some of the water out, so you don’t hurt the plants.
T:… Oh, of course. I’ll go and pour it away outside now.
H:…
T:…
H: Are you going to be back afterwards so that we can talk more?
T: No - I think I’m gonna go to bed.
H: Okay then, good night! I love you!
{22: 31 T disconnected}
H: “I love you too.”
{22:31 H disconnected}
{22:59 H sent a message “Hey T, just checking in, you seemed a bit annoyed earlier”}
{23:11 H sent a message “Is this about the plant?”}
