public channel, day 86

[dontpokethat]

Hey, it’s Ginko. Uh… so, my and Tanyuu’s entire supply of mushi tobacco seems to have gone missing? I don’t necessarily mean to imply that someone took it, but, unless someone can explain how two months’ worth of prepared repellent, cigarettes, and all of the plants we get it from could disappear on their own, someone probably took it.

And for the record, mushi tobacco has no narcotic effects whatsoever, it just repels mushi, so… if anyone wanted it for recreational purposes, you might as well give it back. I promise I won’t be angry.

[He’s not mad, just disappointed very worried.]

Seriously, we… need this stuff back, preferably soon. Oh, and-- Zecora, heads up, if you’ve got any mushi tobacco stored away I might need to stop by and take some. I can trade with funnel cake.

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[osteothropy]

Wasn't me.

[dontpokethat]

Figured as much. If you were gonna take any of our plants it wouldn't be these ones.

PSA: YOU'RE FUCKED

[osteothropy]

Not sure what use anybody else has for them.

Anyway.

Formal announcement to any weed thieves that might be responsible.

Mushi repellent is actually a matter of carnival safety. So. If you don't come forward before I have to get off my pelvis and come looking for you...

Then you'll be officially guilty of endangering the carnival, and the Ringmaster's property. Which means it'll be officially my job, and privilege, to actually kick your ass.

Thanks.

[puddingemote]

What do you need it for?

[dontpokethat]

Keeping down the numbers of mushi in the carnival. Since I attract them, there'll be trouble if we don't have a way to ward them off.

[perverses]

Soooo. It's not weed. That's what you're sayin'?

[ Also that it's all missing, but let's clarify this other point first. ]

[dontpokethat]

It's definitely not weed. Why do you ask, exactly?

[empty_vessel]

I haven't seen it in the kitchens, but if any gets 'lost' in the cafeteria, I'll drop it off.

[dontpokethat]

Thanks, I appreciate it. ...Come to think of it, I really do hope nobody intends to cook with it.

[That would be... gross, frankly.]

[zebrarhyme_everytime]

That's bad to hear.
Ginko, I fear
My supply is small.
I have not much at all.

[dontpokethat]

Dammit. I'd been worried about that.

At least it might buy us a little more time to find the rest of it.

[Not MUCH, though, and he knows it. Since his blood was replaced with kouki, mushi seem to be more drawn to him than ever.]

[hippocarnival]

I'll keep an eye out. What's a Mushi?

[dontpokethat]

It's a kind of organism from my and Tanyuu's home world. They're made mostly of life force, rather than matter, so not everyone can see them. Problem is, some types can be dangerous, and, uh... I attract them. So we need a way to keep them away.

[whattaprick]

It had a pretty distinct smell. I can try to sniff out where it went, assuming whoever took it just didn't completely destroy the stuff.

[ Why would they even, though... ]

How long has it been since it went missing?

[dontpokethat]

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[He doesn't even want to think about what would happen if they had destroyed it.]

Not long; maybe yesterday night or sometime earlier today.

[walkonedge]

... Mushi? [ He's definitely not familiar with the term. ]

Are there any... identifying features? So we know to stay away?

sorry for the wait!! dw didn't give me a notif 8T

[dontpokethat]

They can look pretty varied, so... if you see something strange, particularly if it's... translucent, or seems to glow. ...That's if you can see them, anyway.

[Which does make things complicated.]

[stillwinningthehardway]

Oh dear. I guess locking up items is going to have to be more of a thing...

[Having more than a handful of possessions instead of a communal pool doesn't feel entirely natural to Scout, but she's pretty versed on the concept.]

Where were you growing it?

sorry, didn't get a notif!

[dontpokethat]

I guess so. I just can't believe this would happen to begin with. [He can't remember theft ever having been particularly common in the carnival in his time here.]

We had the plants in pots, in and around our trailer. The fact that they got the ones that were inside is really what gets me.

[spaghettimonster]

Not to typecast people, but is there any chance... those notorious pokemon thieves took it?

sorry for the wait on this! notifs messed up

[dontpokethat]

The Skull guys? Maybe... I just can't imagine what they'd want with a bunch of plants.

[flashover]

Uh... what's a "mushi"? I guess you're not talking about bugs, right?

sorry this took so long! dw didn't give me a notif

[dontpokethat]

Not exactly. They're a type of organism from my and Tanyuu's world; they're not visible to everyone, and they can have some pretty varied effects on those around them.

[mylastchance]

They took all the plants?

Do you have any seeds?

[dontpokethat]

No. Well, we did, but those are gone, too.