Is this... really Mushroom?

Wandering too deep into Outer Ring was a bad idea, looking back on it. It was stupid. It was downright insane. Mushroom and you had heard a call for help whilst catching fish in the river, and, naively, you had followed the sound of said mysterious voice. Big mistake. In your defense, you didn't know those... things could mimic sounds, but you certainly did now. A parasite had attacked you, using the voices of past victims to lure you there. It had killed Mushroom, horrifically, but...

Here she was. You hold her up on a thick branch at arms length, like how you'd hold a torch or a sparkler. She stares back at you with a wide, dumb grin on her face, red eyes filled with child-like wonder and innocence. This... small, spore-esc version of Mushroom has burst out of her dead body's head. She's smiling up at you without a clue as to what just happened. What do you even do in this situation?

"bueeeh!" She babbles, tiny arms flailing to reach you.