Oh mannnn. Is the hunger even stronger when multiple slimes take nest in the stomach? Is there a certain point where you're just glued to the mess hall chair 24/7 scarfing down whatever you can just to sate yourself?
Slime is parasitic. It’s sticky and hard to remove. It forcefeeds itself to furs and nestles in your stomach. It eats part of the food you consume and as such makes you constantly hungry
It grows and grows in your stomach, expanding its capacity while always very slightly depriving you of some of the food you ate. It keeps you hungry to keep itself fed
Notably it doesn’t digest everything though, a lot of carbs and sugars will still make it through your whole digestive system. If it fully starved you it wouldn’t have a host, but it does make you fat!
It keeps you feeling constantly a bit bloated and lethargic to keep you eating as well. If you’ve touched the fattening goo, expect to gain upwards of 200 pounds in a couple of months! The stretched stomach is permanent though, so you’re probably still constantly hungry after that…
These slimes crave foods that are rich in protein and high in minerals and vitamins. It helps them maintain their gelatinous forms and protect against stomach acid. They don’t care quite as much about fats, and they don’t really digest carbs. Those are going directly to your hips.
They also tend to make you very thirsty, the gel holds onto a lot of water. The slime has furs craving fat-rich fried foods, breads and rice, and sugary foods, typical bulk food. Given those afflicted can eat up to 3 meals per meal, it’s no surprise they gain weight so fast!
it's inadvisable to exterminate these slimes without the proper equipment and specializations, as any skin-contact with these slimes can easily become hazardous. many foolish first-time adventurers underestimate these fattening slimes and it has cost them their careers!
hacking, smashing, blasting and slashing with weapons or magic is actually one of the worst things to do, the splashing gets slime everywhere and can easily contaminate a whole party of adventurers.
they're attracted to smells. in particular the scents of fried meats and cooked vegetables. they thrive off of adventurers who seem well equipped with sustenance seeing as they want a piece of your lunch! they'll easily make you eat through 2 days worth of rations in one sitting.
so in the hypothetical situation in which i'm not getting infected on purpose (hard to imagine, i know) what WOULD be the best way to deal with them for the average adventurer without specialization, then? are they fast? is running around them a good strategy? cuz if so i'm takin a leisurely stroll
They’re very slow and easy to spot, and tend to stick near the higher ends of caves where there’s more plants. They stay near wet areas like little creeks and ponds. If you have completely watertight clothing it should be easy to deal with them.
They die if they’re dehydrated, so it’s still possible to ward them off or even kill them with heat or fire (as long as you don’t explode them everywhere!) they’re still risky to take on without all the necessary equipment but if you know what you’re doing and have some torch going on, you’re good.
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i NEED to throw your slime at some of my characters 👁️👁️ this is all absolutely FANTASTIC
I also like to think that somehow the slimes signal other slimes that said host is perfectly suitable for others
“Oooops! You touched it. You’re gaining over 200lbs over the next few months now :3c”
is. strong.