[Every instinct Alec has is telling him to run away, dive deep and swim. There are other thoughts that he ignores, shoves down as deep as he can before he keeps his hands up.

It probably doesn't help that he has a voice that sounds like stones falling over each other, wood falling in a forest. Still. He's doing his best to convey as much calm as he can.]

I'm not going to eat you. [Shrug] I'm a plant. I'm more likely to...to eat the dirt beneath your feet then you. Bury my roots in it.

[Hnngh. It doesn't work like that but.]

Here. Let me start at the beginning. [Deep breath Alec.] My name's Alec. Are you okay?

[You were writhing dude.]