Al tried his best to avoid the mushrooms, which slithered in and touched everything edible except dessert. The others seemed to really appreciate the meal though, which they voiced several times in repetition.
Odd. They must've really liked mushrooms. So varied, the dinner guests were, it must've been the only quality they had in common too.
Mushrooms and the overall lack of food group separation made Al miss the mushy peas and the chips from the fish and chips takeaway back in Alford. But he just hid behind his chocolate mousse serving and pretended he was a) Caractacus Burke and b) invisible.