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MANIP - Petrification Flower

Added 2024-07-08 04:00:01 +0000 UTC

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Legends of the fabled Chrysanthemum Gorgænum are few as the idea that a flower could turn someone to stone seems far too fanciful for most scientists and researchers. Nevertheless, writings about the flower can be found. One such source details the proper method to pick the flower, which it claims does not destroy its potency.

Cut from the stem with silver plated clippers, its fragrance would last only a day. But that fragrance was dangerous. A brief inhalation could cause paralysis lasting a few hours up to a whole day. Several breaths would cause the person to turn to a statue for a much longer duration, months to years according to one legend. One book said if the victim held the flower, they wouldn't be restored until the flower wilted.

Gabrielle had known none of this. She'd found the clipping on her boyfriend's desk next to a breathing mask.

She had loved the scent in the room and had taken several deep breaths from the bloom to enjoy it further.

That was over five months ago. Her boyfriend, wearing the mask, had decided he could test the theory about the duration being related to the health of the bloom.

His journal entry for today was similar to the last couple hundred entries:

No signs of wilting, dehydration, or malnutrition.
Does not seem to need water or soil.
Will continue observations tomorrow.
Plan to remove flower from subject's hand in three weeks under consideration. Unsure how long condition will continue after removal.