[He knows that people eat mushrooms—he's eaten them himself, reluctantly though it was—but there's still a distinct difference between cooking/eating mushrooms, and actually plucking them from wherever it is they're growing. It's kind of a scary thought.]
It's true that mushrooms can grow back if they're injured, but... [Wait, how much can he say about this without giving himself away? Surely it'll be fine if he's vague enough about it?]
... People don't normally try to harvest poisonous mushrooms, right? Just the edible ones.
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[He knows that people eat mushrooms—he's eaten them himself, reluctantly though it was—but there's still a distinct difference between cooking/eating mushrooms, and actually plucking them from wherever it is they're growing. It's kind of a scary thought.]
It's true that mushrooms can grow back if they're injured, but... [Wait, how much can he say about this without giving himself away? Surely it'll be fine if he's vague enough about it?]
... People don't normally try to harvest poisonous mushrooms, right? Just the edible ones.