floyd leech [ outdoor wear ] sr - "aaand, confiscated"

[mandytl]

Location: Dwarfs’ Mine - Campsite

--- Day 2: Camp Vargas.

Jamil: There. I’ve finished cleaning all the fish we caught for that challenge.

We have all the seasonings. Now we need…

Floyd: There we… go.

I picked those edible wild plants like you wanted, Sea Snake-kun. I’ll leave ‘em near the tent.

Jamil: Good to have you back, Floyd. That was fast.

Now we just have to wait for Grim and the Prefect to return with the mushrooms I asked for.

Floyd: Hm? Like, why did they go?

Jamil: They came to check on the Basketball Club right before you got back.

Grim threw a fit about wanting to eat when I said I was making fish curry for tonight…

So I had them go pick mushrooms while I took care of the food.

“He who does not work, neither shall he eat”, right?

Floyd: Geh. Seriously?

I'm going where they are.

Jamil: What’s wrong? You literally just got back.

Floyd: I can’t stand shiitake.

So I’ve got to tell them not to pick any or else I’m gonna suffer.

Location: Dwarfs’ Mine - Forest

Grim: Fnyah…

I didn’t think gatherin’ the grub would take this long.

And I don’t know where mushrooms grow… but I can’t throw in the towel.

The grilled fish we had yesterday with Deuce was good, but Jamil’s cookin’ is bound to be better!

I’m gonna find some and get that curry…!

…. Hm? Mmmhhh~? Hey, Yuu!

Ain’t this brown thing growing at my feet shiitake?!

> Maybe.

> I don’t know, but it looks tasty.

Right?! Nyahahah! I’ve got ya now, ingredient!

I get to snack on Jamil’s yummy food long as I’ve got this...

???: Too bad, so sad.

Floyd: Aaand confiscated.

Grim: Fnhgh! F-Floyd?! Don’t pop up behind me like that!

Actually, what’re you takin’ my mushroom from me fo—

Floyd: Ahahah.

To do…

THIS!!!!

Woosh.

Grim: AHH!! MY MUSHROOOOOM!!!

He just sent it flyin’ as hard as he could!

W-Where’d it go?! I coulda sworn I saw it fall in the bushes…

Floyd: Yeah, yeah. Look, forget about it already and look for some other...

Grim: Oh—hooray! I found it!!

Floyd: Geh! Y’know, people don’t usually pick up food that was thrown away, right?

I tossed that ‘cause we can’t eat it. Get rid of it now, if you know what’s good for you.

Grim: Not on your life!

Floyd: ...greedy cat. Didn’t you hear what I just said?

Grim: Eek!!

I… I was wonderin’ why you tossed that shiitake outta nowhere…

It’s ‘cause you hate shiitake, right?! You don’t want it in the curry so you got in my way!

But I’m not gonna let ya win! I’ve gotta get this to Jamil so I can have some of that curry!

Floyd: Ah! Hey, wait! Quit running!

---PART TWO.

Location: Dwarfs’ Mine - Campsite

Jamil: ... okay. The spices have bloomed. It’s just about ready to start frying.

Basketball Club Member: All that’s left is to throw everything in the pot…

But those two never came back with the mushrooms we needed.

Stomp stomp stomp…

Jamil: ...what’s that loud thudding sound?

Hm? Someone’s heading this way from the forest. It’s…

Grim: Heeey, Jamiiiiil!!! I got what ya wanted!

Floyd: Quit running around already!

Jamil: Those three, huh.

What’re they doing, running around looking like the devil…?

Grab!

Floyd: I’ve got you nooow, Seal-chan.

Grim: Fnyaaaah! And I was almost there…!

Jamil: Playing tag while we do all the work, huh? Sounds fun.

Floyd: Only not. This brat…

Grim: Nooooo! I wanna have some curry!!

Jamil: Hm? Hey, Grim. This is poisonous.

Grim: Huh? Y’mean it ain’t shiitake?!

Floyd: Well, yeah. Shiitake’s...

Lenitula edodes, a wood-dwelling mushroom from the Tricholomataceae family, fungal order Agaricales.

It predominantly grows best on newly dead, deciduous hardwoods, but occasionally one will find them on an evergreen conifer, or a Sugi, the Japanese cedar.

The wide, umbrella-like cap is typically a tawny brown, with a thick stem and white-colored gills tightly arranged underneath. It gained popularity as an edible for its rich aroma.

… so, as you can see, what Seal-chan’s got there is a totally different variety…

Something that just looks like shiitake.

But it’s super toxic, so if you eat one by accident you’ll suffer from mushroom poisoning, which causes vomiting and stomach pain.

It’s got a thicker ring than a shiitake, too, and if you tear the stem there’ll be a red stain at the root.

... so you’re holding a totally different mushroom, Seal-chan. A bad one.

Dumbfounded.

Basketball Club Member: T-This is the first time I’ve ever seen you speak so fluently… Are you reading something out loud?

Grim: Why… why didn’t ya just tell me it was poisonous in the first place, then?!

Floyd: I did. I said we can’t eat it.

Grim: Can’t eat it… I thought that was just ‘cause you didn’t like ‘em!

You’re bein’ confusing!

Floyd: Am I? You’ve got guts, Seal-chan… trying to blame someone else for your mistake.

Grim: Eek… Yuu! You’ve gotta save me!

Jamil: All right, you two. Enough fighting.

Anyhow, you sure did your research, Floyd.

That mushroom’s pretty hard to identify at a single glance unless you spend every day studying poisons like me.

Floyd: Research? Like I’d waste time on that.

I saw it in an illustrated guide yesterday.

Jamil: Saw? What do you mean?

Floyd: Jade handed me a “Guide to Hiking” book before I went camping.

He was all, “I swear you’ll find it helpful!” and basically forced it on me.

I gave it a quick look when he wouldn’t give up. All that was written in there.

Jamil: You memorized it with a single glance?!

An entire volume, all at once…?

Floyd: Yep. I mean, I don’t care about this stuff, so I’ll forget it before long.

Jamil: I see…

I’ve always wondered since your test scores are either extremely good or extremely bad, but…

Who knew a fickle guy like you would have such a photographic memory.

( ...it’s a good thing he’s so moody. )

( If Floyd were actually diligent in his studies… )

( The competition for grades between our dorm and theirs would’ve turned out differently… )

Floyd: Heeey, Sea Snake-kun. When’s dinner? All that pointless chasing made me hungry.

Grim: Fnyah… I wanted some curry too…

Floyd: So just eat with us. You did toss that mushroom like you promised.

Grim: Fnha?! I-I can?

Floyd: Ah, but… you did almost give eeeveryone an upset stomach.

Grim: Ggh… Were you tryin’ to get my hopes only to let them down?! You bully!!

> If you could just…

> Please, have mercy…

Floyd: What do you think, Sea Snake-kun?

Jamil: ...sigh. I have no complaints about it if he helps fix dinner after this.

Floyd: Ahahah, now there’s an idea. Work hard for me too, ‘kay?

Grim: Ggngh… I don’t wanna work like a dog… but I’ve gotta eat...

Floyd: I’ll leave the “edible” curry-making to you guys.