Reddit Miasma

Reddit miasma is a slick, dense black substance that grows inside of Jacke's lungs and throat, assumedly due to his exposure to Jam. These spores, which make up the clumps of gelatinous Reddit slime that fill Jacke's home, are created through an internal bodily process similar to cellular respiration in mammals (and photosynthesis in plants), being exhaled as incredibly small molecules and building up into clusters of thick slime that join together outside of the body. When oxidized, the slime appears to gain a mind of its own.

Jacke is the only creature capable of producing Reddit miasma in a natural process, and he does so unconsciously. The negative effects of the miasma and slime carry on to being around not just the slime, but also Jacke and his internal structure. This is the primary reason why he chooses to self-isolate in his apartment.

## Features

Reddit miasma and spores on their lonesome cannot cause serious harm to any organism, making most smaller creatures feel slightly ill, similar to that of the common cold. It is when the spores bunch together as slime, such as how they do inside Jacke's apartment, that makes it deadly to be around.

Full consumption into the Reddit slime can result in total disintegration of the body, akin to sulfuric acid. The nutrients of the body, usually protein from bones and skin, is transported throughout the network of slime and to a large mass of slime called a Reddit hive. Being forced into the Hive itself while still alive is excruciatingly painful, more so than being dissolved by the slime regularly. Getting small pieces and chunks of slime on your skin is not deadly, nor does it cause permanent effects. It can still make an individual sick and uncomfortable, however.

The one kind of creature that is as close to immune to the effects of Reddit slime as one can be is insects. Any insects are capable of withstanding the slime, and instead, become harborers of it. When this happens to a house spider, they are called Reddit Spiders. In any normal situation, there would be more than just spiders, but the spiders in Jacke's apartment tend to eat smaller insects and prevent them from becoming one with the slime. This is due to the increase in strength and intelligence that is given to insects who become part of the Reddit hive.

If Reddit creatures are consumed by something, whatever killed them becomes a Reddit creature themself, especially if they're an animal that would normally be incapable of handling falling into the slime. This is the one reason why Leonardo hasn't attempted to peck at any of the Reddit spiders...that would be a stupid idea, even for him.

## Redditification and Immunity

Reddification is a term used to refer to the transformation from a regular creature to one that is made of Reddit slime, either by being taken into the slime or by eating another Reddit creature. It is a painless and near-immediate process, with subjects usually being unable to notice any physical change if they don't look at their own face. Reddit slime provides creatures with heightened brain function, and insects are usually better at telling that a change has happened to them due to their new ability to...have coherent thoughts.

Unlike the Reddit spiders, though, Jacke was not blessed with the ability to think at a faster level than others. Okay, well, he was, he just doesn't use it for anything practical.

It is possible to build up an immunity to the usual minor effects of Reddit miasma. Those being things like fevers, sore throat, Reddit spider venom effects (which vary from going unconscious to realistic visual and auditory hallucinations), and other things. This can be achieved by spending a long time around the source of Reddit production... yeah, yeah, you have to hang out with Jacke. Unfortunate, I know. Because of this, the only non-Reddit creature that is actually immune to Reddit symptoms is Leonardo, since he tolerates Jacke's presence much more than the general public does.