[Ren hums a little bit curiously at that answer, and then shrugs slightly as if it's not that much of a concern anyway. And goes back to running his hands over the plants as if he's petting an animal of some kind.]

Well, I guess some people just don't like certain things. Did something happen recently that made the plants weird, do you know...?

[If they're not normally like this, then presumably there's a reason for it, and now he's curious.]