Over break, a mysterious plant sprung up in the Greenhouse on campus at SMSU.  When the students and teachers departed for their week-long vacation, they left a sickly little sapling behind, certain that it wouldn’t live through the week.  Imagine their surprise when, upon returning, there was an enormous monster of a plant in its place.

“I’m pretty sure it’s the same plant,” said S. Krelborn, a sophomore and Biology major. “I found shards of the original pot under the massive vines, as though it had burst right through.  We repotted it, but it’s still growing and shows no signs of stopping.”

Stanley, the guy who waters the plants when people are gone, is nowhere to be found.  Evidence points to him being devoured by the massive fly-trap-like mouth of the plant, as one of his distinctive converse sneakers was found inside the pod.

“I seriously doubt Stan was eaten by the plant,” said M. Mushnik, one of the overseers of the greenhouse. “Kids these days will believe anything.  I refuse to believe it until at least three people go missing, and so far we’re only up to two.”

Orin Scrivello, a student aspiring to be a dentist, has not shown up to class in several days.

Mushnik claims this is just a coincidence as well, and refuses to let rumors ruin the attention this plant is drawing in.  Students are stopping in daily to take pictures, and the Biology major has subsequently gotten enormous interest on advising day.

“What a blessing this wonderful plant should exist,” Mushnik said, “and should rake in the bucks for [SMSU] hand over fist!”

Yet as days go on, the rumors only get stranger and stranger.  Krelborn is seen going in and out of the greenhouse at strange hours, and custodians swear they’ve heard a deep voice practically singing “Feed me, Krelborn, feed me now!”

What’s even more suspicious is that Krelborn is now dating Scrivello’s former girlfriend, Audrey, just days after his disappearance.

Is there something more sinister going on in SMSU’s greenhouse?