( It absolutely still sounds like a bribe. Luckily Josh is feeling benevolent, or maybe gifts and flattery really are that effective, because he just smiles a little half smile and tears the crust off of his toast. And arranges them in a weird little pattern across the edge of his plate too, but that's not particularly important. )

Two totally unrelated events, right? You just happened to feel like giving me this cute little plant– ( Josh is actually really worried that he's going to kill it. Alive things tend not to last around his apartment when they're fragile.

He'll have to work something out. ) I think I might be able to make some time. What's the problem?