Silly Gerald

Danger level: 2

Habitat: Video Games

## Description

Silly Gerald is a generally hostile entity that travels through video games, his origin is unknown. Unless contained by a ghost hunter or religious person he is freely able to explore, he'll usually take form of a file that you can download online

## Behavior

#### Uncontained

If Silly Gerald is uncontained then he'll try his best to find a way onto someone's computer. If he's looking for a computer to get onto then he's in what many call his "Asleep" state, if in this state it is impossible to re-contain him until he leaves it.

Once he leaves his Asleep state he'll enter his "Prey" state. When in his Prey state he'll take the form of a downloadable file, the type of file changes depending on the website it's located on however the most common file type is an .EXE file. Once installed regardless of the file type he'll enter his "Infection" state.

In his "Infection" state he'll infect your computer and corrupt it, from deleting files to even locking your computer. There are multiple ways to get rid of him luckily

* Befriending him, it's very hard to do however it is possible between the Infection and Prey state. Once befriended he'll leave you alone by deleting himself off the host's computer and re-enter his Prey state.
* Using a firewall, the most difficult however still possible.

* By calling an expert Ghost hunter or contacting a religious person (Eg: Priest or Muslims capable of exorcisms) to rid of the spirit.

His final state is the "Spread" state, in this state he will try to convince you to spread the file containing him to someone you know. During this state his victims apparently feel an immense feeling of dread, this feeling will grow the longer they take to spread him. If you choose to send the file containing him to someone else this feeling will be erased and he'll never return to bother you again. If someone takes too long to spread him on they usually disappear without a trace within 2 weeks, it is unknown what happens to them.

### Contained

Once contained (Eg: trapping him in a USB, Computer, Etc.) he'll become impossible to interact with until uncontained. He cannot be interacted in this state as it's impossible to open the file he's located in if contained in. It's theorized that he knows when he is contained and enters a "hibernation" state until he can escape or he is released.

## Biology

His form will change depending on the file size, however his most common form is that of a clown emoji.

## Discovery

He was discovered in 1987, with the boom of technology. According to multiple people he appeared earlier however there is no proof to prove this, so any claims he appeared before 1987 should be taken with a grain of salt.

## Theories

There are multiple theories about his origin. Many believe he is either a poltergeist or demon. There are also theories suggesting where people who fail to spread Silly Gerald go, it is believed they are killed by him or possibly kill themselves due to the insanity that occurs from not spreading him, however there is no proof for these theories.

## Do's And Dont's

#### Don't:

* Try to download a file containing him.
* Getting rid of him on your computer without assistance.
* Try to not get rid of him before his "Spread" state.

## Author

Page and Art by: Goofy H-man (Or just H-man for short)