Going Native {Sara/Toko}

[tsukikoko]

Sara inhaled appreciatively the many scents that came to surround her, a look of contentment settling over her features. She took a few moments to simply bask in an experience outside her usual human senses, eyes fluttering shut.

When she opened her eyes again, the shifter turned her head towards her companions, even as she wandered her way over to the assorted flora.
"Do you use any of the plants in cooking, medicine or pleasure, or are they all simply for a rather wonderful scent experience?"
Quite often, sentient creatures would use plants for an array of purposes, with there even being a chance for new and beneficial usage not yet utilised by humanity. Though Sara was enjoying herself already, she knew she was also here for research and took that portion of her job very seriously.

[Sharei]

"All of the above!" said one of the Dams.

"The garden's for the smells," Toko said, waving one hand toward the flowers. Even as he spoke one of the other females was sliding her way toward a particularly pleasing bloom of lilies. "But we use it to grow herbs too. That's this section, down here. This one is for working."

The section of the garden that Toko indicated was just one end of the massive plot. Here the flowers gave way to rows of herbs, tenderly cared for, and shielded from gusts by the taller plants.

"Our growers work with them. They're more potent than normal herbs, and beneficial properties are increased!"