[ No, cynical is an unfortunate personality trait ]

Well, no, coral is actually an animal, not a plant. And I guess I don't exactly make plants grow, as much as they just... [ she pulls a face, because she's still having trouble reconciling the fact that magic is a Thing, and frankly, knows that something like this isn't very believable ]

...suddenlyappearoutofthinair.

[ Magic isn't real!! and she feels so stupid stating something like that as a fact!! ]