"It's not the same as being able to wander around the woods or having easy access to something outdoors, but...it's something. Sometimes it helps, just doing things here. After a heavy battle or mission..."

It's his solace, a small retreat within reach where there is no body of water he can just dive beneath to take refuge in the clean boundaries between worlds, where he can almost believe nothing can touch him. But even though he's had more guests than he'd ever really been accustomed to or thought to expect in his little garden, he doesn't seem to mind it as much.

Donnie stops by the little setup of red, orange and blue flowers all set up around a piece of driftwood.

"Yeah. But it's not like it's a chore or something. I do this because I want to."