"Which them?" grinned Adam insouciantly. "The frogs were from Delirium, and, er," he flushed and tugged on the shorts again, "these are only 'cause me and Brian and Shadow were havin' some sport on the lawn. I wasn't expectin' to get pulled into a party. Normally my clothes are a lot more... coverin'."

"Gardenin' would be great. There are a lot of acres to keep up. Pep is actually Pepper. She's one of my best friends. I think you met her once, or saw her anyway, but you were kinda busy at the time, so maybe you didn't notice. Red hair. Human. Was eleven at the time. You and her might make a good team since you got enough patience for both and she knows what she's doin'."