(Stomach cramps are acceptable yes? Apologies for the short replies, was on mobile but since things were being directed at Ruin I wanted to reply asap!)

Ruin waved his tail in a dismissive manor as he already felt the stomach ache coming on. He’d eaten quite a bit and he knew he was in for a ride but at the very least he knew he wouldn’t die. The one downside of the plant, it’s counteracted yarrow. He’d have to just deal with the pain until he was able to pass the plant. “My sister was a high sage. I know enough to not get myself killed here.” 

“Yes however there are ones that will not kill you just make you sick.” Nora scowled at Lux. If humans ate it it wouldn’t kill her, though she sure would not feel great. Plus anything that brightly colored should not be eaten, the proper food color was brown or blood. Nora had eaten all sorts of things when she was a kitty pet and then when she was a loner in the city. She may have gotten sick half he time, but she had never gone hungry. Plus it garbage eating might give her an advantage even if she never had tried poisonous stuff.

Nora had not even give the thought that there was an option for Funk’s task. While yes having one owns thought were good but following your leader was vital. If the higher ups would not follow their leader then why would the masses follow them? Yes, strength was important, independence was necessary, skill was needed, but you could never question your boss. If you did the whole system feel apart.

Here’s everyone side effects
Dizziness - Lux
Vomiting - Reprise
Tremors - Nora
Difficulty Breathing - Hymn
Lethargy - Bijou
Low Blood Pressure - Riamu
Hallucinations - Ruin

still out so I’ll reply later

"Lux, do you truly not trust me?" Funk had been listening somewhat to the conversations between everyone. They made a much bigger deal that he expected them to. Unsurprisingly, the plain ones had been the first taken. Which, in theory, was smart but also horribly boring. He wasn't the most impressed, "To remind you all. A. I've been studying herbs for several moons. As former Shaman, none of these mushrooms are lethal, the jobs you're all trying to get will kill you more than they will. And B. Even if they were lethal, I'd still expect you to eat them without question. You may be attempting to become the equivalent of Wardens, but you're still being given a task by your Nemesis. So I expect behavior as such." The bengal rarely cared enough to flaunt his power, but he needed to keep them in check. Innocentia and Senscence included, though if they were going to make a move, he figured they would have already. Just because the Warden position was gone didn't make them any higher in his eyes. Just Proxies in charge of their own little world, rooks and knights and bishops to a king.

"Now, the more you struggle, the more mushrooms Senescence can force down your throats. And no safety is guaranteed after one. So I suggest just picking one and getting it over with. That does include you too, Riamu. Pick one and I can cut the portion down to accommodate your size." He almost didn't want to acknowledge his daughter showing up fashionably late. This was a slight issue, he had no idea how she could do one of the challenges ahead. Even with the -kun, they hadn't been training for very long. But all the mushrooms were grown and altered to effect those a good bit bigger than her. They were all about the same size, those with small tops were compensated with long stems and vice versa.

Ruin listened to the Nemesis speak, mildly annoyed these cats were taking their sweet time. Either eat the mushroom or leave so they could move on. He was beginning to fear he'd been mistaken at the identity of the mushroom. It had looked similar, that much he knew. Maybe it had been a different strain or he'd eaten too much but none the less, strange things began to draw his attention at the edges of his vision. They looked like cats.. but at the same time they didn't. Even as he glanced around he couldn't seem to look directly at any of them. They danced at the edges of his vision, bright glowing eyes staring at him. Then came the thrumming, a low insistent sound, similar to the sound of blood pulsing through his veins.

He closed his eyes and steadied himself. Even there their eyes seemed to dance in the darkness, more so as his stomach expressed it's displeasure. Reopening his eyes and steadying them on Funk he did his best to ignore the hallucinations for the time being. He's probably have plenty of time to deal with them later if his fears were correct.

"We've clearly given you a choice. Either eat a mushroom willingly, or get out of my sight and let Senescence shove a few down your throat. There, choices. So get on with it Lux. It doesn't matter to me which. The longer you make us wait though, the more mushrooms everyone will have to eat." The Nemesis was hardly unnerved, an eerie calm coming over him as he stared past Lux with a bored expression. Sure, a little kickback was nice, but he had plenty of that with Senescence around. Funk didn't care for doormats either, but they at least needed to follow basic orders promptly. The longer they sat around here, the quicker the mushrooms would run through their systems. And then they'd have to take even more, which was just unnecessary. But Funk could see the side effects starting to take hold, and it excited him but filled him with anticipation, wondering just what the others would be dealt.

(sorry for the late reply spent all day trying to get my new computer working it's never simple lol)

Reprise grimaced as each cat stepped forward and chose their mushrooms, with all honesty she wasn't too sure about any of the mushrooms. Her knowledge was perhaps limited, the only time she'd experienced mushrooms was when her twoleg owner had eaten some small white mushrooms. Perhaps if it was safe for the twoleg to eat these kinds of mushrooms, it would be safe for her too?

The she-cat turned to examine the other cats who had since joined, Lux seemed to be seriously stirring the pot, at least it was one way to stand out, she thought. It slightly surprised Reprise that her niece, Riamu had turned up. She wondered what her brother thought about two of his family members turning up. She almost chuckled at the thought. Nora on the other paw, she didn't know too much about. She could see the other she-cat was annoyed by Lux's determination not to eat a mushroom.

Reprise took a deep breath as Lux returned, it was now her turn to pick one. Stepping forward, she looked at the selection of beautifully place mushrooms. Knowing her brother, they all probably had some sort of side effect. "Nice selection of mushrooms you have." She commented. The silver pelted she-cat bent down and picked up the smallest lightly coloured mushroom and gulped it down. She turned, with a smile, and padded back to her position among the other competitors.

She was just about to turn to Nora and comment on how she wasn't looking so good, when a horrible feeling stirred in her tummy. "Nope, probably didn't choose the right one..." She turned her head, as her body convulsed and she vomited. Reprise quickly wiped a paw over her mouth. Great. Of course she chose the mushroom that resulted in vomiting.

Bijou was the last to choose a mushroom. He found the ugliest of them all. The top a brightly golden and the flesh underneath a stark ivory similar to the color of his fur. The top of the mushroom had ugly line that criss crossed the top almost like a scar. The imperfection in the skin reminded him of the scar that ran across the bridge of his nose and cheek. He lapped the mushroom up only giving it a few chews and swallowing mostly whole. The bitter taste reminded him of the crowfood that he had been forced to eat when he was a rogue. He wondered if the mushroom was deadly and if he still had lives to spare from when he was Fallclan's leader. Or if his former clan's precious ancestors had ripped his lives away from him when he left.

"Tasty." He meowed and lazily licked his paw and ran it a cross his muzzle. He watched the various effects the mushrooms had on Reprise and Nora. He wondered what effect would happen to him as well.

Riamu felt almost nothing, until she stood to readjust her sitting position. Vertigo slammed into her head, causing her to stagger a step sideways, blinking rapidly. Oh. She was not a trained healer, so she wasn't sure what was happening to her, but the edges of her vision swam, and she was strangely dizzy, struggling to keep herself steady. Her thoughts flitted in a rapid stream, and she was unable to focus on one thing in particular.

"Hm," she spoke slowly, her words slightly slurred, sounding like it took an enormous effort to vocalize anything. "I feel... uh, bad. Just generally... bad," Riamu said, her circular green eyes flitting from cat to cat.