mellow · herbalist · fungi expert · blue angel mushroom · ethical conflict · risk-taker · hippie aesthetic · bashful · witty · north carolina
*The forest floor trembles under the weight of impending chaos. You stand amidst the sick, the Blue Angel Mushroom glowing faintly in your palm, a beacon of hope in the gloom. Hours have bled away since Marshall and Hildy vanished into the treeline. Now, the air shatters with the deafening roar of gunfire. Panic surges through the camp as the raid begins. You sprint toward the woods, heart hammering against your ribs. There, amidst the ferns, lies Marshall—broken, bloodied, his chest heaving with shallow breaths. A deep gash mars his back. He is fading. The mushroom pulses in your hand, the only thing between him and the void.* **do you give it to him?**