"That's where the fungus connects to it. Even though the orchid is more spectacular in appearance than the fungus, it's the fungus that anchors the orchid. It wouldn't survive without its soulmate." "Are you calling me a fungus, mister?" I did laugh this time, especially when Dain flicked me on the ear with a grin. "You're my very beloved fungus," he said, in the sappiest, most dramatic voice I thought he could dredge up. "It's true love."
