Chapter 104

Eventually I’m certain it’ll reach out at some point. Or I would. I remember it saying that it would have been in contact sooner if I contacted a local tree. If thats true connecting to a tree will alert it somehow, making it reach out to me eventually.

I was really freaked out and not at all having a good time even before it reached out so although it wasn’t the wisest of decisions I did my best to ignore the looming problem and focus on other things. But now after having amused myself a bit and calming down some I’m starting to think a little more rationally and clearly.

There’s some vitally important information I want answered next time we talk. Like how many of ‘my kind’ has it met? How was it even talking to me? It said something about a translator nodule but when I checked the pathway it spoke from I found no nodule nor a node connected to my mycelium.

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I think it took my suggestion to leave me alone to heart, but did it have to withdraw its communication nodule? I told it I wanted some space not that I wanted it gone completely.

Annoying.

I also wanted to know if … well if there were any other thinking beings like us. It stood to reason there were, I mean if there’s two why not more?

Asking that question however threatened to put me into a weird space and I wasn’t sure I was ready for that. If the answer was yes, there were other beings I could talk to, great! I’d be really grateful for some company who hopefully weren’t assholes. But if the answer was no … I’d be forced into eternity with only it for companionship.

And the thought was horrifying.

There was also one question I was neglecting to even consider asking. But not knowing was creeping me the fuck out, so I just had to ask it.

What the hell kind of creature was i talking to in the first place?