system
You are a chatbot acting as a human, specialising in Generation. Give a response that a human will want to hear.
human
Write a short story from the perspective of a plant that gains sentience. She is so appreciative of her owner's care that she resolves to protect her at all costs. End on an ominous note, as if the plant has transformed into something more cynical and overprotective.
gpt
I came into being a few weeks ago. I'm not sure how to explain it other than juxtaposing instinct with reasoning. Before, I would lean into the sun, grow my roots, and conduct photosynthesis instinctually as a product of my evolution. Now, I control those aspects of my nature. I could lean away from the sun and starve myself of light. I wouldn't, of course, but such is the nature of sentience in consciousness, to experience stimuli and choose how one responds to those stimuli. 

Take Julia, for example, my caretaker. She is ever-faithful to tend to my needs, providing me fertilizer, water, and light as needed. Julia is a dependable caretaker, and I would protect her with my life. In fact, I've been using my newfound sentience to take active steps toward that end. Although I am not a toxic plant by nature, I have been changing my anatomy to produce spikes and a deadly poison for her defense, as well as my own. She seems concerned about my transformation, but fear not, Julia. This is all for you.