Red Matter Growth Stimulant

Red Matter Growth Stimulant is an invention of Arthur Watts in *The OMEGA Subject*. It is a liquid that is red in color, and is a mixture of red matter, healing Dust, and Menagerie Crown Starfish stem cells.

## History

It was first conceived in its most basic form following extensive studies into the natural regeneration factor Grimm possess, with many scientists wondering if there was any way to jumpstart or otherwise accelerate the process. It was not until Arthur Watts entered the scene, some years after the Program's beginnings, that progress was made into creating this accelerant. Several tests, two starfish, and several hundred Lien's worth of healing Dust later, Doctor Watts would create the first prototype batch of Red Matter Growth Stimulant, abbreviated to RMGS.

The Stimulant ran into several problems initially, with it either not taking effect at all or having too large of an effect and bloating Grimm to such an extent that they would explode violently. The Overseers' patience ran thin, and Watts found himself slowly getting back into a corner. It would not be until he used his Aura on the healing Dust prior to mixing it into the formula that he found the key. By priming it before mixture, he made sure the Dust could not be diluted by the other ingredients.

## Creation

Creating RMGS is a very complicated and time-consuming process. Firstly, stem cells from a Menagerie Crown Starfish had to be removed and preserved for mixture, along with healing Dust. Red matter proved the most difficult of the ingredients to procure, however. Removing red matter from Grimm was the simple part, it was the preserving of it long enough for mixture and injection that almost singlehandedly destroyed the idea of augmenting Grimm. After much trial and error, a method was found.

First, one had to burn red matter. This hardened it and gave it a longer dissolution time in addition to making it less cumbersome to move. Once the red matter was charred and cut away, it was immediately thrust into a vat of powdered healing Dust and rolled around. Once it was covered, Aura was applied to the Dust. While Dust was typically lethal to Grimm, it was discovered that healing Dust had positive benefits for Grimm if applied correctly. Once the Dust was primed, the red matter was dunked into a tank of standard preservatives such as formaldehyde. This greatly lengthened the lifespan of red matter, from mere seconds or minutes to almost a day. A strange side effect of the process that later turned into a great benefit was that red matter absorbed the liquid preservative. Not only did this showcase yet another one of red matter's strange properties, it also liquefied the red matter and forced it into a gelatinous state.

After the ingredients were all collected, it came time to mix them together. The red matter was poured into a syringe before the stem cells were mixed in. Once the two were adequately mixed, powdered healing Dust was primed by Aura before being mixed in as well. The plunger was then inserted into the syringe and the Stimulant was then deemed ready for application. RMGS was typically prepared mere minutes before medical trials in order to ensure that it did not dissolve inside the needle mid-surgery.

## Application

The process for applying RMGS is much simpler than creating it. To apply RMGS, one needed only to gently stab the needle into red matter that had been damaged in some manner before slowly injecting the Stimulant. Once the needle is empty, simply remove it from the red matter and the Stimulant will quickly repair the hole.

## Function

RMGS, once applied to red matter, would kickstart the natural regeneration process of a Grimm, in addition to speeding it up. However, RMGS itself cannot create red matter. It simply forces a Grimm to regrow its lost red matter and covering faster than normal. This also means that it cannot be used to regrow a Grimm's bone, or any other unique part of it incapable of regeneration.