[Ugh. She can hear that sadness in his voice, and she doesn't have the heart to be cruel about this. Looks like we're doing this the hard way.]
You don't have to suppose anything. Leave it to me — I'll keep it in tact.
[So, if the pumpkin is going to back away, then she's going to approach it further; moving slowly and cautiously, much you might approach a scared animal. But even though she's mindful of keeping her posture unthreatening, and she's cooing calming words like...]
It's all right. I will not hurt you. In fact, if you'll just bear with me for a tick, I think I can help you.
[... she is not expecting the plant to listen to her in the slightest. Not with how skittish it's behaving.]
[Which is why she's trying to herd it, approaching it from the right angle to make it back towards a wall. As long as she can corner it for long enough to remove the knife, everything should be fine.]
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You don't have to suppose anything. Leave it to me — I'll keep it in tact.
[So, if the pumpkin is going to back away, then she's going to approach it further; moving slowly and cautiously, much you might approach a scared animal. But even though she's mindful of keeping her posture unthreatening, and she's cooing calming words like...]
It's all right. I will not hurt you. In fact, if you'll just bear with me for a tick, I think I can help you.
[... she is not expecting the plant to listen to her in the slightest. Not with how skittish it's behaving.]
[Which is why she's trying to herd it, approaching it from the right angle to make it back towards a wall. As long as she can corner it for long enough to remove the knife, everything should be fine.]
[... right?]