"It's quite simple," said the fungus. (It was able to communicate with Fred despite lacking
vocal cords because it was telepathic.) "You know how you humans reproduce by sticking
parts of yourselves into each other? Well, we fungal humanoids reproduce by sending little
spores into living beings like you where they gradually feast on your flesh. It's much less
messy and leads to far fewer emotional issues. Except for the people it kills, but they don't
really count."
"That's gross!" said Fred. "I don't think I'd like that. I'll go look for Astra." "It's too late," said the fungus. "I've already infected you. Rather a shame, really, but you know how it is." (Ironically, unbeknownst to both Fred and the fungus, the spore that had infected Fred contained the reincarnated soul of an alternate-universe Astra who had been killed by her own universe's Fred. In the form of a fungal spore, she was not really sentient enough to feel anything more than vague irritation. But that's neither here nor there.) "Ick! Cooties!" shouted Fred.
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