"I'm still waiting for the community to put you in a high tower where Jack and I need to rescue you," Sulu replied with a grin, "You know. Armor and all. We could get some from Merlin, probably." He knew that even mentioning it once was enough to jinx it, but twice - he was just asking for trouble, that way. Not that he minded. Ianto in a dress would be hilarious.
"And, honestly - plants from wet areas, like by rivers or lakes, usually evolve on a different path than those in areas like jungles. Imagine the difference between a lily pad and an actual lily. They're adapted to live in much marshier, wetter terrain than the plants you see around you." Then again, Sulu was starting to notice that all the plants looked a bit like they were adapted for heavy rainfalls or vast amounts of water. "Well... All right, that's not the greatest example, since it looks like the jungle itself is kind of a wet climate. But I just never get to spend time cataloging water plants, since we usually don't wind up near water."
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"And, honestly - plants from wet areas, like by rivers or lakes, usually evolve on a different path than those in areas like jungles. Imagine the difference between a lily pad and an actual lily. They're adapted to live in much marshier, wetter terrain than the plants you see around you." Then again, Sulu was starting to notice that all the plants looked a bit like they were adapted for heavy rainfalls or vast amounts of water. "Well... All right, that's not the greatest example, since it looks like the jungle itself is kind of a wet climate. But I just never get to spend time cataloging water plants, since we usually don't wind up near water."