Headcanon #27: Mess Hall Intoxication
While rare in some cases, mess hall intoxication can either be a deliberate malevolent act (in order to demotivate or assassinate a certain cadet) or perhaps done out of sheer mischief. The most notable case (although not disclosed to the public) was the time when the mess hall was out of mushrooms, and management picked the wrong (and likely the most dubious) supplier for their mushrooms. The mushrooms the majority of cadets ended up with were the hallucinogenic ones, and within two hours, were either rioting against their fellow men, or remained paralysed and drooling on the floor. Most woke up with rather painful hangovers and needed treatment. Unfortunately, this led to General Knowledge having to place individuals now addicted to the mushrooms under quarantined status – the cadet will have to undergo screening and treatment to sever dependence on the substance until fit to work.