Yeah, and Adrian had already put his hands behind his back when she held it out. One didn't go blindly grabbing at mushrooms, and, while he didn't have particular experience in this area, he figured that went extra for mushrooms literally growing off of people.

And then congratulated himself on not being too stupid to live as soon as he heard ophiocordyceps. Instead he gave Pam an ironic look. "He couldn't have chosen a safer avenue of exploration?" he asked. "Like kicking tigers in the face while wearing a raw meat suit? Where does the lamia come in? The other half of the hybrid? Or the lamia of legend?"