François

It's such a pleasure to speak with you!
I am François, botany specialist and enthusiast. Are you a plant lover too?

For years I've been working on two-way communication between plants and, well, us. I think Pikmin might be the key!

Kindness. That's why I love plants and
Pikmin. They're kind! They listen when you talk and accept you, whoever you are.

Who wouldn't want a friend like that?
There'd be so much less sadness in this world if everyone could befriend a Pikmin.

For the good of civilization, we MUST propagate more Pikmin! Help me with this task for a token of my thanks.

Throughout my career, I've come across a few cases of two nearly identical plants...
But one of them was usually toxic.

Perhaps we have the same situation here.
You and I look very alike, but if one of us is poisonous, it's likely to be me. Heh heh...

Oh! Your tail is as fluffy as a ball of cotton! If I were to blow on it, would it simply float away? Heh heh...

Can you communicate with Pikmin?

I'd be quite interested to find out...

When I see your tail, I wonder...are you an envoy from the botanical realm?

Just look at that adorable tail, ha! Could I, perhaps, examine it?

Your horticultural efforts have not gone unnoticed! The Pikmin population has bloomed, thanks to you.

There you are. The aforementioned token.
That is my thanks for all your hard work.

The faster the Pikmin population grows, the sooner the universe will overflow with happiness!

Not to put too fine a point on it, but that means the happiness of the universe depends on you! No pressure, of course.

When harvesting Pellet Posies, I suggest you avoid the majestic roots and aim for the hard and unnatural pellet.

That unwieldy, round pellet is much easier to detach if you think of it as an attack.

As a member of the research task force led by Chet, I came here to investigate this planet.

The group is an organization formed for the sole purpose of environmental research and the like.

I am one of a broad collection of specialists pursuing many different fields of study.

My research is intent on figuring out what plants are actually thinking by the types and concentration of their hormones.

For example, when Pikmin exhibit a particular reaction, they secrete a certain amount of a specific hormone.

If we can decode that process, perhaps we can use it to inhabit and explore the minds of plants as well!

And maybe never leave... Heh heh!

I did it! I saw it! On the Rescue Corps's relay, there was a recording of the ineffable Glow Pikmin!

They were like tiny jewels of light pouring down... Basking in their ephemeral glow,
I felt within me the twinkle of life.

It's curious how they fell right to where you were... Glow Pikmin are such mysterious entities, ha!

After a certain amount of time passes, a Glow Pikmin will, can you believe it, bloom a flower!

Did you personally witness the moment their blossoms opened up? It must have been a sight beyond words, yes?

How go your Pikmin-propagation efforts?
If you task them with carrying a pellet of their type, they will multiply, you know.

The type of the new sprouts is in fact determined by majority rule! The wisdom of nature continues to baffle me, heh!

Pellet Posies suck up nectar, the crystallized forms of which are the pellets they proudly display.

And Pikmin, as you know, really love their nectar! Ha, the scamps!

Large numbers of Pikmin won't emerge all at once. Could this be to judge the capabilities of the one seeking them out?

If that's the case, then you might be the one being put to task by the Pikmin, heh!

Oh, I'd love to work beside Pikmin as you do, but the thought of throwing them— perhaps to their doom—is a bit...

Yes, I know they don't dislike it. But even so, I just don't think I could look them in their little eyes again...

If the Pikmin species did, in fact, evolve from plants...

They may have developed a means of communication in order to have someone propagate their numbers for them.

The promise of their kind flourishing is dependent upon the help of another.
It's species interdependence!

I've researched nonstop for years with the hopes of one day communicating directly with plants.

When I learned of the Pikmin's existence, my heart pounded with anticipation. It was a sign that my dreams were not in vain!

Do plants have consciousness or not?
That very question is the foundation of my research, heh.

I've only uncovered, to a certain degree, the means of information transmission at the cellular and individual levels, but...

It could even be possible that plants possess consciousness and a sense of self from the seed stage!

Thanks to you, Pikmin are propagating steadily. The day when plants and our kind fully understand each other...is nigh.

When harvesting Pellet Posies, I suggest you avoid the majestic roots and aim for the hard and unnatural pellet.

That unwieldy, round pellet is much easier to detach if you think of it as an attack.

My research is intent on figuring out what plants are actually thinking by the types and concentration of their hormones.

For example, when Pikmin exhibit a particular reaction, they secrete a certain amount of a specific hormone.

If we can decode that process, perhaps we can use it to inhabit and explore the minds of plants as well!

And maybe never leave... Heh heh!

After a certain amount of time passes, a Glow Pikmin will, can you believe it, bloom a flower!

Did you personally witness the moment their blossoms opened up? It must have been a sight beyond words, yes?

How go your Pikmin-propagation efforts?
If you task them with carrying a pellet of their type, they will multiply, you know.

The type of the new sprouts is in fact determined by majority rule! The wisdom of nature continues to baffle me, heh!

Pellet Posies suck up nectar, the crystallized forms of which are the pellets they proudly display.

And Pikmin, as you know, really love their nectar! Ha, the scamps!

Large numbers of Pikmin won't emerge all at once. Could this be to judge the capabilities of the one seeking them out?

If that's the case, then you might be the one being put to task by the Pikmin, heh!

Oh, I'd love to work beside Pikmin as you do, but the thought of throwing them— perhaps to their doom—is a bit...

Yes, I know they don't dislike it. But even so, I just don't think I could look them in their little eyes again...

If the Pikmin species did, in fact, evolve from plants...

They may have developed a means of communication in order to have someone propagate their numbers for them.

The promise of their kind flourishing is dependent upon the help of another.
It's species interdependence!

I've researched nonstop for years with the hopes of one day communicating directly with plants.

When I learned of the Pikmin's existence, my heart pounded with anticipation. It was a sign that my dreams were not in vain!

The universe and civilization itself could learn a lot from Pikmin. Increase their numbers by feeding the Onion or find wild Pikmin in caves so our relationship with them can prosper!

Hiya there! The name's Kingsly! I run a flower shop back at home.

I actually came to this planet to find rare flowers, then things took a turn.

One second I'm gazing at a glorious bud, and the next thing I know, I'm stranded!

So, yeah, I've had enough adventure for the time being. I don't think I'll be doing much more exploring around here.