"This vine's outer skin is so incredibly tough; perhaps we could take it back and make something for self-defense. If we have any left over, we could even sell it to the Federation or others—the price probably wouldn't be low." Ye Xi'an had always been perceptive when it came to repurposing waste.
Whenever her social anxiety kept her from going out, she couldn't bring herself to throw anything away, except for literal trash, always feeling like every item could be put to some other use.
For instance, soda bottles could be used to grow flowers, and shoeboxes could store things. This vine, however, looked far more useful than a soda bottle or a shoebox. If she could make a suit of armor out of this, wouldn't she be invincible?
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