There were a lot more of them before. Really only the largest plants seem to have survived.
[ Which even Lightning can recognize as a shame- many of the more colorful flowers were low to the ground and, while not necessarily fragile, they stood little chance of surviving the abuse the wind and rain and subsequent flooding had put out- something that becomes obvious as they close in on the yard Lightning's leading toward. While the house came out rather lucky damage-wise, the area around it is... ruined. There's really no other way around it. ]
... Zack and I used to help out sometimes, but...
[ But neither of them is experienced enough to fix this for sure. And Lightning is obviously far from happy about it, which explains why she just keeps talking despite the lack of need for it. As unusual as it might seem to someone not used to her, she's just trying to explain. ]
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[ Which even Lightning can recognize as a shame- many of the more colorful flowers were low to the ground and, while not necessarily fragile, they stood little chance of surviving the abuse the wind and rain and subsequent flooding had put out- something that becomes obvious as they close in on the yard Lightning's leading toward. While the house came out rather lucky damage-wise, the area around it is... ruined. There's really no other way around it. ]
... Zack and I used to help out sometimes, but...
[ But neither of them is experienced enough to fix this for sure. And Lightning is obviously far from happy about it, which explains why she just keeps talking despite the lack of need for it. As unusual as it might seem to someone not used to her, she's just trying to explain. ]