Lake Lewisia #750

"I mean, aren't you just going to quit whenever it's time for you to," and there his coworker trailed off awkwardly, like all her certitude hadn't included any details about what, exactly, would make him abandon the career he was attempting to build. The little sproutings of new growth along his arms would, eventually, yield flowers and pollen, but that was a long way off yet, and anyway, apparently his coworker didn't even understand the concept of dioecious plants, let alone the mating culture of holly dryads. "I'm male, I'm not going to be fruiting, like, ever, and you really, really weren't paying attention when they made everyone attend the respectful workplace training, were you?"

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LL#750