A Marsh Guest

[themorbidsocialite]

Bugsby's Marshes were home to a wide and varied array of micro- and macroorganisms, the biodiversity one of its most notable features. Yes, a great many of the creatures were incredibly dangerous, but wasn't every environment filled with such risk? Surely, all one had to do to avoid assault was avoid bothering the various animals. Surely.

This was how the Morbid Socialite- Mori- found himself in the depths of the marshes, gathering samples of water, plant life, lichen, and insects to start his research. He was too busy marking notes on a variety of mushroom to notice the eyes on him. The thoughtful hum to themselves and the squeaking of tall boots, worn to avoid staining the hems of their trousers, were enough to hide the sound of something treading through the muck. They only noticed the disturbance when the bugs they'd been surrounded by had scattered. He turned and his eyes widened, finding a second pair staring into his.

"Oh, bloody 'ell."

Screaming echoed across the marsh, likely reaching at least someone's ears.

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[the_soft_hearted_maven]

Maven was stirring the stew up, mixing the beef with the peppercap mushrooms. It still seemed warm enough, not hot, but pleasantly warm enough to eat. She had put on a kettle for tea too, and there was a bottle of Spoiring out.

She smiled up at Mori, "Thank you, I appreciate it. So, after talking with the Academic, I think what I'd like to do is something related to Batbiorangilogical Studies. It was what immediately caught my attention because I thought I could use it in my capacity as a doctor." She began to ladle the stew into a more table-appropriate container, still speaking as she transferred it from the kitchen to the connected dining room, "But something that I had also wanted to ask about is whether it was possible to use the Correspondence in the capacity of horticulture. Plants have always been something of an interest of mine, so I thought I would ask. And the Academic said that, while Batbiorangilogical Studies was primarily used in creature husbandry, it could theoretically be used on plants."

She returned to the kitchen just as the kettle was beginning to whistle, proceeding to take it off and pour the water into a tea pot (did that teapot have some kind of rubbery man aesthetic on it?). The smell of jasmine tea filled the room as she continued, "It could be interesting to experiment on plant life to make them more adept to living in the Neath. I know there are already places where plants are grown in the Neath, like some of what the True Horticulture Society grows, but it still remains difficult."

She turned to Mori, her eyes beginning to light up as she spoke, "And it might be interesting to experiment with certain kinds of Surface plants to splice some aspects of fungi in them to make them thrive in the darkness more! Such an experiment could help to diversify the agricultural development of London if successful!"

She realized she had gone on quite the tangent as she worked to get the dinner set up, and reeled herself back, "Sorry, that was all very overwhelming wasn't it, I didn't mean to completely go off like that. But yes, that's what I was thinking of doing."

[themorbidsocialite]

Mori shook his head, smiling. "Not overwhelming at all. In fact, it's quite curious. There are, of course, native flora scattered around the Neath, including in and out of London. Do you believe the fungal hybridization might assist in preventing parasitic or invasive species of flora and fungus? Or is the attempt including an attempt to adjust the wildlife, at least in London, as London itself is by technicality not native to the Neath environment? What sort of plants would you bring first? And which ones do you believe will be the most effective propagators? Please, I invite you to go on."