The Conscientious Botanist 1 1/4
" To many people say there are too many wrongs to just get one right." Said one lonely ass Botanist. This botanist is not like all of the others, hes a little quirky and a little on edge. He always experimented with super-genetics in all plant life. No matter what, he always seemed to foil each one by his careless and lackluster attitude towards each experiment. But because he was persistent and could never keep still , so he continued to come up with ideas and new theories. This botanists name is Sal, short for Saliva, he worked day and night in his lab located about five stories below the mental clinic in its basement. He worked here because it was quiet, all his plants could go untouched and the only person to disturb him would be the janitor asking if there was anything that needed to be cleaned.
Well, a great burst of excitement surged through Sals' thick yet fragile body. This energy seemed to come about cause day after day and countless tests on a Acanthaceae plant( a plant with dimethyltryptahmine, or DMT), when he discovered that he could change the way the plant extracts DMT into a light frothy, whip cream like substance. Sal could not believe that something has actually gone somewhat right in his experiment. Sal thought to himself, " It would only be right for the creator of such a magnificent product, to test it himself, on himself, for himself!" With great excitement and no second thoughts, Sal spread the cream like substance onto a saltine cracker, these were Sals favorite snack. He inhaled the cracker and cream with no hesitation. and without even swallowing the cracker he noticed that all of his plants were exploding with light and were a way more vibrant color than they normally had been. Then as the colors got brighter he realized that the plants were also growing at a quick and steady pace. As they began to grow above Sals head, they grew tongues teeth and other human body parts. Even though Sal was excited that his plants are going through some advanced change, he became worried that they would destroy his entire lab. When all of a sudden each plant fearfully darted for Sal. He noticed right away and ran for the exit to his lab, when he halfway to freedom Sal felt a strong tug on his lower back and skull. Tentacles had sprouted from him and grabbed onto the plants trying to attack. Sal was trapped!, the plants had surrounded, him wrapping his arms and legs in what appeared to be vines but had the texture of a slug covered in sand.
A white light shined through each crack in the plants, along with a loud screeching noise. A hole burned through a thick burrow of plants and a glowing small boy in a robe appeared. Before Sal had anytime to think, the boy was screaming " BOTANIST!, Why have you corrupted my world with all of these hideous creatures, you should be ashamed and terminated for your actions." Sal was perplexed as to what the glowing boy was saying to him as he rambled on and on about how despicable Sal was for even thinking this experiment was right. Sal noticed as the boy got angrier, horns began to pertrude from the top of his skull and grow with every angry sentence. Before Sal had a chance to explain, let alone get two words in, the boy began to set a flame all of the plants and creatures. Sal screamed with frustration and ran towards the glowing boy. He wasn't even halfway to the boy when the boy noticed and sent a burst of fire flying in his direction. The burst of flame had direct contact with Sal, making him see nothing but all white. then black.
Sal awoke in a white room, he sat up from the bed he laid upon and looked around this solid white room to find nothing but a door with what seemed to be a mail slot with a table attached to it. Sal was puzzled and confused as to where he was, when all of a sudden he sees a light coming from the slot along with a sound that resembled a baby bird being choked. The noise got louder and closer and closer to the door Sal was behind. When the noise finally came to a hault in front of the door, a young boys voice asks him "Chicken or FIsh?" Sal rushed over to the slot to peek through, but he saw nothing but a short shadow in the bright fluorescent light. He was knocked back by the panic that he felt just by seeing this shadow. The boy continued to ask " Chicken or Fish?" getting angrier as time went by, Sal was to frightened to answer the boy. After a small conversation with himself, Sal decided to speak up and ask the boy " Why just chicken and fish?" Without answering him, the boy shoved a chicken dinner through the slot in the door and began to walk away and mumble " Fucking hideous creatures, Why cant we just burn them all." After hearing this, Sal freaked and started banging on the door screaming " LET ME OUT, WHY AM I HERE?! I NEED TO TEND TO MY PLANTS! I AM A BOTANIST FOR FUCK SAKE!" Tiring himself out from all the banging and screaming, he slumps down the wall to sit. He wipes the tears and calms his nerves when he notices a small brown flower pot in the far right corner of the room. Sal rushed over to the pot, on his way over he was so excited that he could at least tend and take care of one plant, his life would be okay. Sal looked into the pot and was brought to his knees, he could not believe what he sees, A crumbled, shriveled up flower covered in ashes and burnt leaves.
