Day 5:
Eating those plants was a very bad idea. I'm so sick, I think I'm going to die.
Day 6:
I've relearned a valuable lesson that I was taught in Shella long ago. I should have remembered that as a competent scientist you never, EVER experiment on yourself. I won't forget again.
During my illness yesterday I was unable to continue exploration. (As is to be expected, I could barely move. I'm lucky no monsters found me.) I still feel slightly sick, so I'll rest for the remainder of today and get to work again tomorrow. As the sole member of this expedition I have to be careful.
Day 7:
My recovery is almost complete. Today I felt well enough to leave my tent.
Upon closer inspection of the plants I ate, I discovered why they had been so injurious to me. It seems the plants survive the miasma by absorbing and storing the concentrated miasma in their body tissues, not by detoxifying the poison as I had thought. By eating the vegetation that grows here I'll only end up poisoning myself. If I'm to build a tolerance, if my work is to be successful I'll have to find another way. (But not just yet, I'm not up to it now)
In addition to studying the plants I've started taking notes on the species of monsters living in the swamp. (I needed something to do while recovering) So far I've seen Sahagin, Stone Sahagin, Snow Mu, Magic Plants, Thunder Bombs and Ice Bombs. It seems the area is ice-aligned, although it's not overly cold.
