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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.
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"If you see a pot, be sure to smash it open. They contain all sorts of useful supplies."
greatestgift
"Taking that as a yes."
She goes off and starts organizing for her expedition. First she's going to have to gather a lot of platinum, which means ore hunting. While she's out there she can keep an eye out for foods that aren't blueberry or exploded rabbit, because it's important to vary one's diet. Right, goal formulated, off she goes.
She goes off and starts organizing for her expedition. First she's going to have to gather a lot of platinum, which means ore hunting. While she's out there she can keep an eye out for foods that aren't blueberry or exploded rabbit, because it's important to vary one's diet. Right, goal formulated, off she goes.
There are mushrooms! They are bright and yellow and have orange spots.
greatestgift
In the evening when she heads back home, she goes to see Dylan and shows him the mushroom.
"Lesser healing potions can be made at an alchemy station, out of bottles, gel, and mushrooms," he proclaims.
"A mushroom, a goldfish, and a bowl over a cooking pot makes a bowl of soup."
Paaaaause.
"You can make a fishing pole with 8 blocks of wood at a workbench."
"You can make a fishing pole with 8 blocks of wood at a workbench."
greatestgift
"Okay. And then I can catch goldfish. In weird cube world magic ways, or relatively normal ways?"
"Some amazing things can be found deep underground. Even the ocean is a biome."
greatestgift
"...Do your crazy goldfish live in the ocean or is there something else going on here?"
"Sword beats paper!" calls Gus.
"You need to make better armor."
"You need to make better armor."
greatestgift
"Fishing in the ocean is going to get me better things than soup? Soup is important!"
"A salmon can be made into a cooked fish at a cooking pot."
"I am here to help," says Dylan, a little primly.
"Is there something I can help you with?"
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."
"Keep your health up by consuming healing items," says Dylan, with a significant look to the mushroom.
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.
"I am here to help," sniffs Dylan.
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.