why is it like this?

Ever since he met with the cloaked man that Kiyo spoke of and received a strange clod of something or other. He was assured at the time of purchase that it would be good for styling his coat pattern, but he hardly understood what that meant. He still couldn't explain why he looked different than he remembered, but maybe this would answer some more of his questions. Or at least make him look the way he was used to looking, anyway.

He carried the bath bomb to one of the small streams in the plains, carefully used some sticks and stones to create a small pool, and tossed the bath bomb in. He waited a moment, but then decided to just hop in. What could it hurt? It looked like it was just a bunch of mud and mushrooms anyway, so what did he have to lose?

As he settled into the cool steam water with the bath bomb, Magnus then noticed someone jumping around after the little blue lights. Those bugs were the least of his concern now, but the longer they seemed to stick around the more bad things seemed to happen. He was one of few left that had yet to be infected with any kind of crystal or mushroom invasion. The little pup that played some distance away seemed to be safe from the affliction as well, but deeply curious about the bugs. He wondered who the pup belonged to actually, letting them run around like that chasing bugs while the world was slowing succumbing to a mysterious illness. Although it bothered him, Magnus allowed himself and his aching joints to rest in the pool he created for himself while he waited to see if the bath bomb he purchased would have any sort of effect.

"Speech."