[The problem now is, Hector is severely tempted to abandon the flirting and go off on a tangent about the adaptive differences of plants in high and low-rain environments.

But flirting.

But science....]

Did you have a chance to see the plants during that dream from the past? Those had plenty of water, but a deficit of nutrients. Truly fascinating. Some of them became carnivorous.

[His voice has lost that sultry edge and had gone full biology nerd. Because fuck it, he can (attempt to) flirt with anyone, but he can't geek out about plantlife with just anybody.]