SCAWWY 😱 kate

[concoctive]

Nowadays the hellebore plant has strong associations with serenity, peace, and tranquility, but this has not always been the case. In Victorian times the flowers of the hellebore plant signified delirium, and some cultures today still see the flowers as representing stress, anxiety, and scandal. Also known as the midnight ruffle, black hellebore leaves, root, and underground stem (rhizome) are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse this plant with white hellebore, which has been used as a poison. Despite serious safety concerns, people take black hellebore for nausea, worms, kidney infections, colds, and constipation.

Comments

[sootprints]

A little.

It seems we have few places to explore. And many of them are strangely ominous.

[ says a girl who is strangely ominous herself. ]

[concoctive]

[ "you kind of fit in," he does not say, because he is polite. ]

And a little at risk of having the floor drop out from under you, unless you watch where you're doing. This place doesn't seem as bad, at least, but I'm still worried.

[sootprints]

Yes... I hope we won't have to stay here for long. But we still don't know why we were brought here in the first place...

[concoctive]

Day two, and no answers.

We got our stuff back, but there's still... it's still just us? Nobody out here but us and the rats in the barn as far as I've seen.

[sootprints]

And the leeches.

[concoctive]

[ he laughs despite himself. ]

And the leeches. Some people use them for medicinal purposes, but I'm not really keen on 'em, myself. Too wiggly and gross.

[sootprints]

I'm relieved to hear that. I've read about their uses, but I would rather not try.

In any case, I suppose this means the mastermind has yet to show themselves...

[concoctive]

You need a certain kind, so it's not really worth trying, honestly.

[ shaking his head, though. ]

No, I don't think so. Unless they're in here with us, but, y'know. I figure they're just watching us from the shadows.