> ... Which also means when Patchouli isn't taking a nap.> "Well, those two are potential users. The problem is the approach, though... We can't just go 'hey, eat this weird mushroom'..."
> "She wouldn't trust you anymore."> Sigh.> "... Would it be really hard to go with the truth?"
> "Can you ensure it? I wouldn't like if Patche suddenly reacts and attacks, uh, both of us..."
> "Do you have another of those mushrooms, to begin with?"> Is the mess we made when running noticeable enough for someone wonder what happened?
> Chuckle.> "Well, we should go to that place you showed me where usually have those mushrooms to collect."
>Are we educated enough to know how the fruiting bodies of fungi work, and how the main bulk of it tends to be underground?>"Then I suppose I'll need to keep my eyes open."
> "You don't know if there is any way to cultivate them, or to control the area where they grow?"
> "Like?"
> "..."> Ponder for a second.> "... And what about getting the magic energy out and store it? What if the mushroom can generate that magic continuously?"//Night~
>How would we even test for that?
>"Not that this would be easy to prove...Hrmm.">"Well, we're not getting anything done by just standing around, are we?"
>Head back toward the house so we can collect the dolls.>"I suppose I can take a long way around and see if I can find any of these mushrooms. Do you know much about their preferred growing conditions?"Personally? I'm down for mushroom "experimenting" on just about anyone we can for greatest hilarity.
>"Oh Marisa, you must be more thorough in the future. No sketches, no environmental notes...Well, we'll just have to do better from now on."
>"Well of course not, my recorder was busy delivering you a letter! Now, do you have any gut feelings on where we might best find more of them?"
>"I suppose, if nothing else, we can take some notes on the conditions they like. Shall we, then?"