Atomic Seeds

"I don't think that's such a go-" Too late. Without hesitating, you cup the seeds from your hand into your mouth. Not like your buddy would have dissuaded you, anyway. You haven't found any food for days and you felt like you were about to pass out any second. Sure the dead tree on this arid, sandy hill should never have borne any seeds, but that doesn't matter. Food is food, right?
Suddenly, you feel your head begin to spin. Your eyes get hazy and your buddy's insistent nagging softens to a mumble you can't understand anymore. Something's definitely not right. Your body struggles to find an answer to the growing pain in your head, and as a result you spill your guts onto the floor. Still no relief. Right as you feel you're going to lose consciousness, your vision clears and a whole new world unveils before you.
"You still with me, Al?" That voice sounds familiar. You look up to focus on the man in front of you. He definitely sounds like your buddy, but he looks like some sort of freak from another dimension. He's wearing a sweater vest without any bullet holes in it, his jeans actually reach to his ankles, and worst of all, he grew his hair back and managed to comb it! "The fuck dude! I told you not to eat those seeds! Thought I lost you there," he says as he motions his head toward the vomit on the floor. Still, nothing is familiar to you as you look around to see a furnished living room complete with clean couches and a strange metallic device with an antennae on top along the wall. Still dazed, you make your way towards the door and open it. An intense light greets you as the sun shines brighter than it ever has before. The once crater-filled street in front of your hideout is now in pristine condition with men and women with clothes similar to your buddy's walking along the sidewalk. This has to be a dream, right?
As your mind begins to make sense of the strange new world around you, your gaze turns to that fated hill on the horizon where you found the seeds. Surrounded by lush green grass and several rose bushes lies a strong yew in the prime of its life. You make your way back to the tree and notice more seeds lying on the ground. You pick one up and think to yourself, "This isn't so bad. Things seem nice and quiet in this world, and my hunger is already gone. No more worries. I could get used to this..."
You pop another seed into your mouth and pocket a few more for later...

Mechanics & Inner Workings

Manipulates the victim's mind to simulate a world reminiscent of a pre-war world from the 1950's. The victim can still hear and feel everything as it occurs in the "real" world, but their sight is clouded to view the state of the world as it existed all those years ago, including people, places, and things. On first ingestion, the seed causes the victim's mind to become clouded, their hearing to cease, and possible vomiting. They may even pass out before they awaken to the "new" world. The seed's effects last for about a day before the victim's mind begins to fade back to reality. The harmful side effects listed previously from ingesting the seed are not felt by the victim when ingesting the seed while under its effects, similar to a drug.

Item type

Drug / Narcotic / Medicine

Rarity

Unique. A few dead trees with seeds similar to these have been spotted across the apocalypse.

Weight

1oz.