Nonsense Creatures

When I was brought to his lab, the plant was displayed on table before me. Bits were glowing as the yellow and hot pink spotted pedals flowed out, down to the dark stem and thorn-spiked leaves. The only odd thing about the plant, that struck me at least, was crystal-like quills that glowed with a dark purple which grew out from the base of the plant. My uncle would not reveal to me about where he had gotten the thing, and would rather avoid the question, change the subject or dismiss my question with another question. I quickly ceased asking and merely shared in his investigation of the plants’ genetic make-up. My first week in his estate was spent alongside him, examine the specimen. It wasn’t too long before I began to notice the plant seemed to have a defense mechanism. When the thing was met with an object that could slice or press through any surface of it, the purple quills, at the base of the flower, would fire-out like those of a porcupine.