catherine--black:
“The oils from ivy plants, dear. Aptly named and highly irritable if touched, it’s not the plant that causes the rash. He was handling food, he’s not now — one of these. Unless you would like a rash. My leaves are Russian roulette for the wandering hands, seemed a little more fun than this festival. I do, but that’s still about the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me..”
“And you chose to wear it as a costume?.. That sounds.. certifiably insane. No.. No, I really really do not want a rash. It seems like kind of a stretch, I mean, do that many people really try to touch you? Isn’t there another way to deal with that other than... poisoning them like that? It just seems a little excessive. I think I’ve been nicer than that before...”











