Pepper laughed once, shaking her head. "Yeah, that doesn't surprise me to be honest. Telling people not to do something is usually a great way to ensure they do. I've just seen enough weird Dreaming stuff to know not to put it in my mouth."

Touching, though. Touching it was tempting. Slightly less likely to result in problems. Maybe. She'd keep thinking about it.

"Nope, townhouse is still standing. I live a few blocks from here," she answered, gesturing in that direction. Suddenly, she looked and felt even more exhausted. "The area didn't get too much flooding, thankfully. Lots of lightning apparently. Have you seen any of the other trees up close? I heard they're all pretty different."