['Sunflora'? That doesn't sound too scary. The revelation that it has arms and legs perks him up, though he droops a bit hearing they're just leaves.

Well, anything's better than nothing.]

Hah. How ironic. [He doesn't elaborate on this.] Thanks, big guy! You've been super helpful! Maybe once we get back to town, we'll stay in touch? [He tries to sound casual about it. Having at least one person who doesn't hate him is also better than nothing.]