She spotted another herb with small, curled leaves and instantly recognized it. Basil!
"Basil is basically the foundation of good food," she declared. "If we're stuck eating weird alien meat, at least we can season it properly."
She picked some. [+2 Cooking]
Moving further, she saw another plant with fuzzy, soft leaves. She recognized it immediately—lamb's ear!
Sheila frowned. "That doesn't look like food."
"It's not," Isabella said smugly, rubbing the leaves between her fingers. "But it's super absorbent and antibacterial. Primitive toilet paper."
Sheila's face twisted in horror. "Ew!"
"Hey, we don't have luxury here," Isabella said. "I'd rather use this than a random leaf and end up regretting my life choices."
She plucked a few and stored them away. [+2 Survival]
After collecting a few more herbs—some for flavor, some for healing, and some for purely practical reasons—she finally paused, wiping sweat off her forehead.
She counted her haul: Ten different herbs.
