> [[ slave boss was pittering around, tending to and doting on little > plants in a flower box or raised bed. a portion of his face was partly > drooped and partly strangely contracted like something was stimulating > it strangely, and a ghostly knife was jabbed into his chest
slave boss [with ghostly knife jabbed into chest]: "oh you little plants!" part of his face screws up into a smile like looking at something adorable "oh you!"