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To add to the mushroom conversation: I got the idea that she was just going on about something she knew, rather than meant to have any special significance. Of course, she could tell Raven about more things besides just the mushrooms, and that might make the point a little better anyway, for the story and the point Arin is trying to make. If that makes sense.
I like the role that knowledge plays as a sort of sentient thing in this story, rather than just a fact like you might expect.
I like the rhetoric of this. And it's relatable.
Good prose.