"Well I mean...we are from the same world more or less. So that's kind of important isn't it?"

Not particularly but he already knew he was grasping at straws here.

"And besides, you're a plant lady. I'm an animal dude. We should be friends! I mean we both dig nature in our own ways. You literally in some cases...because gardening."

He was hoping at least she wasn't as much of a man hater as her reputation hinted at. That would make befriending her a lot harder and since she was all he had from his world it felt important. He felt responsible for her in a weird way.