There is a forest that likes to pretend that it's ordinary. It isn't, it's quite bizarre. Every night, in fact, zombies and other horrible monsters swarm this place, looking for people to kill. Not that they've found anyone, the forest itself is quite empty of residents. But they search anyway, during the night, shambling and groaning and occasionally leaving body parts lying around. Those disappear pretty quickly, but it still happens. Then the day comes, and they depart to who knows where, swearing (if mindless monsters could think, or in fact swear to anything in particular) that they'l be back the next night. Repeat ad nauseum.
It's currently in the day portion of this cycle of directionless attempts at violence. Maybe this day will be different from all of the others.
But then, probably not, it's a very boring island without anyone here.
It's currently in the day portion of this cycle of directionless attempts at violence. Maybe this day will be different from all of the others.
But then, probably not, it's a very boring island without anyone here.
greatestgift
"Okay. And then I can catch goldfish. In weird cube world magic ways, or relatively normal ways?"
greatestgift
"...Do your crazy goldfish live in the ocean or is there something else going on here?"
greatestgift
"Well, while I'm locating an ocean to fish in, you could try to tell me whether or not the mushrooms are edible by themselves."
greatestgift
"I will take that as a yes. If it turns out to make me hallucinate I'm going to be annoyed. If it turns out to kill me I suppose I won't get the chance."
It doesn't feel like any toxic mushroom she's encountered, but it doesn't feel like any mushroom she's encountered, and she knows enough about mushrooms to be wary.
It doesn't feel like any toxic mushroom she's encountered, but it doesn't feel like any mushroom she's encountered, and she knows enough about mushrooms to be wary.
greatestgift
"All right, all right."
She eats the mushroom and does not immediately keel over or start seeing stranger things than usual.
She eats the mushroom and does not immediately keel over or start seeing stranger things than usual.
It has the texture of a mushroom, and it sort of tastes like one, too. But it's sweeter, and there's a warmth that spreads to her limbs after eating it, sort of like a hot drink. Except the mushroom itself wasn't hot. For a few seconds, groundsense hurts just a little less. It's not as strong as the campfire, but it's still nice.
greatestgift
"...Are the stars nice too? Should I be putting up with the corpses more often to collect them?"