You push the button.
Dong.
Hmm. Made a dong instead of a ding this time. Weird.
Oh well.
Good news! The butterflies (and/or moths) are gone! No trace of them!
Bad news! There is green slime dripping from the ceiling!
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Yyyyeah that’s unpleasant.
Unfortunately for you, the slime seems to be covering the entire ceiling. There’s nowhere for you to hide to get away from it. And nothing for you to shield yourself from it with.
Unless you happen to be wearing a shirt, in which case I guess you can pull that up over your head? Oh, if you’re wearing a hoodie you could pull the hood up.
It’s still dripping, though, and will eventually seep through any fabric. It’s pretty liquid-y.
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Being the inquisitive scientifically minded person you are, you start to wonder what precisely this slime is made of. Is it the typical DIY school glue and borax slime that seems to be so popular nowadays? Or is it made from something else? Is it possibly some kind of eldritch horror living ooze, like those things that cause so much grief in Dungeons and Dragons campaigns?
Well, it’s not that last one, because you haven’t taken 3D6 acid damage yet, and it has absolutely entered your space.
Stolen novel; please report.
Also I think if it were alive it would be heading towards you, and there’s just as much of it over you as there is over any other part of the room.
That’s just my thought on the matter. But what do I know, maybe it’s just an extremely stupid living eldritch horror ooze.
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You decide to catch some of it in your palm. That’s easy enough, the stuff is dripping like an olympic runner on a hot day.
It’s green. And slimy. And it smells kind of like lime.
Let me take a wild guess: you want to taste it.
Shocking.
Ok, go right ahead. According to Poison Control, eating a teaspoon of DIY slime made with borax is probably not going to kill you, so you’re probably not going to die. Maybe. They still don’t recommend it.
Anyways, you lick the slime.
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Oh no! What have you done! Your face! IT’S MELTING!!!!!!
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Ha! Kidding! Got you there, didn’t I?
Heeheeheeheehee
Basically, it tastes like lime jello.
From the way it’s dripping, you can probably tell that it’s all just lime jello that hasn’t had time to set up properly.
It’s still kinda gross and sticky, but not lethal. Or even dangerous, unless you happen to be vegan. In which case sorry, dude, there’s a 50/50 chance you just broke your Vegan Code of Honor or whatever. Or, I guess, if you happen to be Jewish, there’s a 50/50 chance this stuff isn’t kosher.
Although it might be more than 50/50; nowadays jello makers are trending towards using that algae stuff, since it works the same and doesn’t make PETA use their brand name as a dart board. Also it might be slightly cheaper, idk I’m not an economist, I’m more interested in science than money.
In case you couldn’t tell.
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Well, that mystery is over. And what a fascinating mystery it was.
Full of intrigue and plot twists and-
Yeah, I’ll stop now, sorry.
Hopefully when you press the button it’ll clean you off as well as the room.
Only one way to find out.
DO YOU PUSH THE BUTTON? Yes No