It is interesting to hear that food does not play as large a role in courtship for K'da. Maybe the dinner date has become too cliché? Anyway, she's curious to hear more about how K'da find their partners, although the problems caused by mismatched hosts was terribly sad. "Oh, that's unfortunate," she agrees sympathetically. "I'm sure one day you'll meet the right person, though, if that's what you want."

She can't comment on their relative attractiveness to members of their own species, but they are both such warm-hearted people. Surely the right K'da and Shontin are out there waiting for them!

The blush fades as quickly as it comes now that the topic is on gardening. She sets aside her needles entirely so she can pull out her PINpoint, a device similar in appearance to a smartphone. "I can show you now," she says eagerly, pulling up her photo app. She flicks through her photos until she finds a few from the past spring. "That's my house," she explains, pointing to a cabin in the middle of the frame. Surrounding it are several beds of tulips, mostly orange ones. "It is very satisfying. I've never cultivated a water garden, though. What do you have to do for that?"