Hot as a hare, blind as a bat

[gardenplots]

Maggie sets her trowel on the ground and sits back on her heels. The Datura didn't need deadheading, yet the evidence lay before her eyes: small, precise cuts separating flowers and leaves from stem. The Heart rises to her feet in a smooth motion that belies her age and makes her way down the neat cutting beds. No mistake. Someone's come in with small sheers and pruned some of her more interesting plants. Foxglove, morning glory, monkshood, castor oil plant, someone's disturbed them all. Lovely.

"How very unwise of my uninvited guest," she murmurs to herself before turning back to the gate and inspecting the lock. An enterprising soul could hop the wall, but in this case, a close look reveals scratch marks around the mechanism. A short walk brings her to her Cannabis plot. Unmolested. She claims to grow the weed for medicinal reasons--indeed, she has a prescription for it. But truth be told, she enjoys the relaxation it brings her and never begrudges a few leaves here and there should anyone ask her. Yet the plants escaped this latest harvest. Clearly, her prowler hadn't cared about medicine.

"I suppose I'll need to reinstall the surveillance cameras. And let one of the Faces know so they can pass the word along. Bloody nuisance." 

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[gardenplots]

Sweet of him, but the higher ups likely wouldn't care for her to go about babbling about the possible theft of poisons, particularly after what had happened with Ceiro. She gives him a warm smile. "Not to worry. They mainly trampled some of my more fragile plants, though I'm afraid some of the Cannabis might be missing. Probably teens."

[heartsofdarkgrey]

He winced some. "I'm sorry to hear that but," Grey smiles faintly. "Sounds a bit par course for teens." He considered her thoughtfully. "If you don't mind me asking...do you make anything with your cannabis? I've seen recipes and I've been curious."

[gardenplots]

"Something like brownies, you mean? You can taste the marijuana unless you do it right. Fiddle with the recipes to find what works for you. I'm sure the internet has plenty of advice."

[heartsofdarkgrey]

He nods. "I was thinking brownies and candies too actually. I've seen them but I would think the flavor of the plant would be harder to hide in candy unless the flavor of the candy was ridiculously strong." Grey comments, wondering if she, too, had tried or made them and if she had any tips or opinions to offer.

[gardenplots]

"Try making a butter from ground up plant matter and remove as much of the plant waste as possible. Peanut butter or ginger also work well in recipes."

[heartsofdarkgrey]

The younger nods thoughtfully committing the ideas to memory before smiling. "I'll probably never get to try any of this but its good to have knowledge if I do." He jokes a little.

[gardenplots]

"I prefer regular brownies to medicinal ones any day. If you're looking for the sensation only, it's far easier to simply fire one up."

[heartsofdarkgrey]

Greylan nods again, in a way it made sense. He smiles. "I've never really though about it. The food aspects of working with cannabis seemed interesting to me but as for trying myself, well like I said it wasn't ever something that came to mind."