Chapter 43

Theres a reason I gave up half way when trying this idea out. I mean sure I ended up with the raining mushroom but god damn is finding the right balance to have the spore be picked up by the wind a bitch and a half.

All of my failed attempts to hit that balance did end up just falling to the ground, adding to the boggy-ness of the area, so it wasn’t a total waste.

But as a I attempted to slowly fill another spore with water I sensed movement. Not another terrified animal about to collapse, no it was the exhausted animal.

It was waking up.

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It was seriously about fucking time. Time get a fucking move on, little dude. Hopefully it’ll go in the direction of the water source and cross it, that way it’ll have at least have that between it and the fire.

I feel it stand up but then immediately collapse. At least I assume thats what happens because the mycelium I used to check its breathing is suddenly folds and snaps in half.

It should drink some of the water I moved there to regain its strength.

... I think by the time the animal flees the area the mushrooms I grew around buttons should be fully developed. The mushrooms I was growing around the animal should be done as well, but I mean now that its woken up I don’t have to prioritize those as much. Right?

As I was contemplating my next moves, I was still trying to get one of the spores filled with just enough water for it to be blown by the wind but not so little that it was basically fuel for the fire to come.

Now that I think of it that wind detecting mushroom I had would really be useful right now. The previous one was snapped in half by the wind but the base of it was still there, could I just grow another one from there?

Hmm.