Solanaceae's smile froze, slightly. Somehow, they hadn't expected this. It was just stuff, right? Stuff could be fixed. Sure, they'd decided the most expedient method of neutralization had been hooking vines into the joints and disassembling the armor piece-by-piece- but it was only armor!

Ah, crap, they'd screwed up, hadn't they. "Iiiin my defense. The guy inside it was shooting at people. I had to act fast!" Somewhat gingerly, they plucked a length of creeper from where it had wrapped around a gauntlet. This did not, in fact, make the heap of scrap look any more salvageable, but their smile widened in a manner they really hoped was convincing.