Open Post: Curiosity

[sporesprouter]

Tress is, as she often is, in her workshop. However, what she is doing in her workshop is not even close to her usual activities.

Instead of her usual array of spores and sprouter's gear, she has found some more standard tools which are sitting on the table next to a rubber mat that is holding... a toaster. She secreted one from a kitchen that isn't particularly used. To the side are a couple books from the library as well as her open notebook.

She turns the toaster upside down and starts undoing some screws on the bottom of the case.

After all, the best way to figure something out is often to gain practical knowledge.

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[summerdude]

"Thank you for showing me your spores," Magnus says.

[sporesprouter]

"Well, one variety, yes. I can show you more if you'd like?"

[summerdude]

Magnus leans forward eagerly. "Bring it on," he says.

[sporesprouter]

Tress grins and goes to retrieve another spore box. "I grew up on the Verdant, so these spores remind me of home. They scared me so much when I first went to sea."

[summerdude]

"Vines?" Magnus remembers. "Do they get really big?

[sporesprouter]

"They can, with enough water and enough spores. I'm not going to do anything disruptive like that, though." She opens the box and sets down a few emerald green spores. They're slightly larger than the sunshine ones were. Again she puts the box away and wields her dropper. She's quite judicious with the amount of water she lets fall onto the spores. A small cluster of vines start to sprout the moment the first drop lands.

Tress smiles and reaches down with her free hand towards the vines. She adds a bit more water and they grow more, curling almost curiously around her fingers and climbing up her hand. She glances at Magnus. "Verdant vines."

[summerdude]

"They look friendly," Magnus says, after watching them for a moment. "Can I touch them? Or is that a bad idea?"

[sporesprouter]

"You can touch them. I don't know if I'd call them friendly, though. They don't really have enough of a mind for that. Curious, in their own way, though."

[summerdude]

Magnus immediately plunges his hand into the writing nest of vines. "They tickle," he observes, grinning.

[sporesprouter]

She grins back and adds a bit more water so they climb a bit higher, concentrating on their growth to ensure they curl up Magnus's forearm a little.

[summerdude]

Magnus squirms with the feeling, and laughs. "These are wild," he says.

[sporesprouter]

"I've used them to lift an entire ship."

[summerdude]

"Oh, so these get big big."

[sporesprouter]

"Enough spores and enough water, yes. Although I think it may have been the first time anyone had tried that."

[summerdude]

"Oooh, innovator, huh?" Magnus smiles at Tress and starts to extricate his hand from the tentacles, laughing as they tickle him on the withdraw.

[sporesprouter]

"Something like that, I guess. I like to solve problems."

[summerdude]

Magnus tilts his head and regards her for a moment. "Yeah," he decides. "Yeah, I can see that."

[sporesprouter]

She looks somewhat curious at that reaction. "Is there a look to problem solving?"

[summerdude]

"More of a vibe than anything," Magnus says. "And you have it."

[sporesprouter]

She laughs. "All right. I'll take it, I think."

[summerdude]

"Good!" Magnus says. "I meant it as a compliment."