Markiplier had finished editing his video for the day. Clicking upload, he walked away from his laptop while planning out what he would do with his Fourth of July. He could go to the beach. He could hang out with his grump friends. But as he was considering his options, something was sticking in the back of his mind. A phrase. A short, simple phrase of two words.
Herb Lore...
It was innocent seeming enough. Almost silly in a way. How the two words were sticking to his tongue like peanut butter. Herb. Lore. Markiplier shook his head quickly, as if to shake the phrase from his mind, and then moved to the kitchen for a snack. He opened his cabinet and found a bag of Herb and Parmesan chips.
Yes. Such a silly word. Herb lore. So odd. Herb lore. Herb lore. Herb lor-
Mark stopped himself mid thought. Why was he still thinking about that? He was done with that video. There was no point! Mark grabbed the chips and slammed the cabinet shut. Flopping on his couch he turned on the television. Yeah. That would clear his mind. Flipping through the channels his mind slowly relaxed. No more thoughts of herb- What shall not be named...
Nope. Just don't thing about it. Herb lore...
Just stop thinking about it. HERB LORE...
Just!
Mark leap off his couch and went back to his computer. Maybe the internet would have the answer! He could check it and that would be the end of it. Or so he thought. He started with a simple wikipedia search. Which yielded no results. Then he tried his youtube comments for the video. He read all of them. Over three thousand comments and nothing.
He was loosing hope fast. He checked twitter, Instagram, Tumblr. NOTHING. Herb lore. HERB LORE. What is herb lore? He hit his keyboard against the wall in frustration. "What are they talking about? How does no one know what it means?! What is so legandary about a herb in the first place-", mark yelled.
His phone rang, mid rant. He stared at it, lying by his monitor. Barry was calling him but he too loss in his mind to answer.
Ten minutes later...
Mark was a broken man. His mind turned to mush. His eyes made lifeless. Herb lore. Just one phrase. Herb lore.
That's what the phrase does. Herb lore. Markiplier had to learn the hard way, sadly, but that is what happens. Herb lore. It confuses you. Herb lore. It takes over you. Herb lore. It drains you until you speak nothing. Herb lore. Until you know nothing. Herb lore. Until herb lore. Herblore. Herblore herblore herb lore.