They didn't listen, and now they were covered in red welts and bumps. The human warned them that there were few, even among humans, who didn't react when harvesting this plant. And now they itched all over. They called them cattails, but they didn't realize those edible things were also irritants!
((Note, cattail plants contain an irritant on that lovely pod of theirs. While highly edible, it's advised to wear gloves when harvesting them.)) -- Anon Guest
[AN: Cattails are fascinating]
"They looked so fluffy," complained Grik. "I thought they were pet-able. Most fluffy things on this world are pet-able." He went to scratch some of the red welts on his arm, but stopped himself. Reaching instead for the topical lotion to soothe the irritation.
"I understand the logic," said Forager Bren, busy mixing up another batch of his family recipe for the potion. "I swear I warned you. Did I forget or was it you?"
"I thought you might have been being overprotective. Like the small dog incident."
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