Object No. 24 "Black Mold"

## **Object 24: “Black Mold”**

Object 24, commonly referred to as “Black Mold” is the 24TH Discovered object in The Labyrinth and is fairly common to encounter on many levels, especially moist areas.

## **Description:**

Black Mold is a type of fungus (And Mold) that can thrive on any organic matter, such as clothing, leather, paper, ceilings, walls, floors, and areas that are moist., to name a few. Black Mold is very similar to Black Mold from The Frontrooms but has a few key differences and effects. In moist areas of different Levels of The Labyrinth, Black Mold thrives, and sometimes Black Mushrooms can grow in these moldy areas. These Black Mushrooms are toxic and should not be touched or eaten, along with drinking the liquid form of Black Mold, Liquid Mold.

## **Effects:**

### **Black Mold:**

Black Mold is the first discovered form of Black Mold found in The Labyrinth. If a wanderer is in the presence of black mold and breathes near it for around 1 to 5 minutes, they will begin to cough lightly and/or sneeze. If a wanderer does not leave the area infected with Black Mold within 5 to 10 minutes, a wanderer will start to cough heavily. And sneeze a lot. After 10 to 15 minutes of exposure to Black Mold, the wanderer will start to have breathing problems, which will only get worse the longer they stay near the infected area, along with developing a fever and feeling dizzy. After 15 to 20 minutes of being in the presence of Black Mold, the wanderer will start to experience hallucinations of their loved ones and friends, along with entities, and start to slowly lose sanity.

After 20 to 25 minutes of being in the vicinity of Black Mold, a wanderer will become paranoid, as they will hear sounds such as knocking or footsteps, people or entities at the corner of their eye which are confirmed to be hallucinations, but this will cause the wanderer to lose their sanity at a medium rate if Almond Water or Sanity Pills are not taken. Coughing for the wanderer who has been exposed to Black Mold will get worse, as they will cough out a black substance which has been called “Liquid Black Mold” and “Liquid Mold”. After 25 to 30 minutes of exposure, the wanderer will begin vomiting, and they are barely able to breathe and they will hear heavy knocking, rapid footsteps, screaming, family members and friends, additional limbs, which all of these are confirmed to be hallucinations and will drive one insane at a rapid rate if Almond Water and Sanity Pills are not taken and turn into an Insanity, or they will die because of the symptoms the Black Mold has.

If you have a gas mask with a functional filter, you will be safe to traverse through areas with Black Mold. If you feel any of the symptoms while traversing an area with Black Mold, drink Almond Water or take Sanity Pills, which reverse the negative effects that Black Mold has. Whatever you do, **DO NOT** touch Black Mold. If Black Mold is touched (Excluding Black Mold Mushrooms), you will begin to turn into an Entity known as “The Withered”. The area you used to touch the Black Mold will become thinner and, gray, and wrinkled, and if it is not treated with First-Aid Spray or have Almond Water poured on it, you will begin to turn thinner, gray, and your skin will appear to become wrinkled and you will become an instance of “The Withered” and there is no chance of saving yourself if you have fully transformed, which can take up to 5 to 18 hours or even days, weeks, or even months, depending on the person to fully transform into an instance of “The Withered”.

### **Black Mold Mushrooms:**

Black Mold Mushrooms are the second form of Black Mold discovered and cataloged in The Labyrinth. Black Mold Mushrooms, more commonly known as “Mold Mushrooms” or “Black Fungi” have been observed growing on Black Mold a majority of the time. No matter how hungry you are, **DO NOT** consume any mushrooms that are growing in the wild, or any mushrooms that are black, or are growing on Black Mold. Many wanderers have met their end consuming Black Mushrooms due to their hunger. Black Mold Mushrooms have the appearance of a variety of mushrooms, varying in shapes and sizes, but one thing they all have in common, that they are all black. Sometimes Black Mold Mushrooms are dripping Liquid Mold, or have white polka-dots on them.

If consumed, within 5 Minutes the Wanderer will feel stomach pains and cramps. From 5 to 10 minutes, the Wanderer will feel dizzy and nauseous and their stomach pains and cramps worsen. After 10 to 15 minutes, the Wanderer will begin to cough and sneeze and begin to feel more dizzy and nauseous. After 15 to 20 minutes of consumption, the Wanderer will begin to cough and sneeze violently, coughing and sneezing out Liquid Mold and chunks of the Black Mold Mushrooms they have consumed. They will also vomit and their stomach pains and cramps will become so bad to the point sometimes they are unable to move or begin to limp or walk slowly, or just fall to the ground because of the pain.

After 20 to 25 minutes of consuming Black Mushrooms, the wanderer will begin to see hallucinations of people, such as friends and family, along with hearing the sounds of footsteps and knocking which will lower the sanity of a wanderer at a moderate pace, and in rare cases, parts of their bodies and skin will become thinner, shriveled-up, and gray, slowly becoming an entity known as The Withered. After 25 to 30 Minutes of a wanderer eating Black Mushrooms, four outcomes may happen: They will either die because of all of the pain, they will become a Withered Entity, they will turn into an Insanity, or transform into a Wretch. All of these outcomes have a 25% chance of happening. The only way to reverse these effects before it is too late is to pour Almond Water on any gray, shriveled-up part of your skin which will reverse the effect in seconds or a few minutes, or drink Almond Water or take Sanity Pills.

If you somehow have acquired Super Almond Water, just drinking 6 Milliliters of the substance will get rid of all negative effects and will even have the wanderer who drank Super Almond water build up a complete immunity to any form of Black Mold, which can allow them to drink and eat Liquid Mold and Black Mold Mushrooms, but will just have them cough for a bit without any of the extreme negative side effects. (Seriously, who in their right mind would want to drink Liquid Mold or eat Mold Mushrooms?) The more mushrooms you eat, the faster the negative effects will settle in, so **DO NOT** consume or touch any form of Black Mold. In some rare cases, some people who have eaten a lot of mushrooms have either lost their memory or lose the ability to speak, only knowing basic motor skills and will slowly become Insanity.

Also in rare cases, people who have eaten a lot of Black Mold Mushrooms have become braindead, not being able to do anything, and will slowly become an Insanity. If this happens to any individual, help them by giving them Almond Water and Memory Pills before it is too late.

### **Liquid Mold:**

Liquid Mold is the third confirmed form of Black Mold. Liquid Mold takes on the appearance of a black liquid that is corrosive and can corrode biological matter, such as someone’s skin or some entities. If you ingest Liquid Mold, you will experience the same effects if you breathe in Black Mold or consume Mold Mushrooms, with a 25% chance for you just dying, becoming an Insanity, Instance of the Withered, or a Wretch. Liquid Mold can be found in pools in certain Levels, flooding in certain Levels, in canisters, flowing through pipes, or spewing out of pipes that have burst. If you get Liquid Mold anywhere on your skin, IMMEDIATELY pour Almond Water on the affected area or use a can of First-Aid Spray (If you have one) and spray it on the affected area. If you get Liquid Mold on your skin, your skin will appear Gray, Thinner, and Shriveled-Up.

On an average of 5 to 18 Hours, after Liquid Mold has made contact with one’s skin, the area that had made contact with Liquid Mold will turn Gray, Thinner, and Wrinkled, and the infection will spread throughout the body, but in some cases, it has taken some people days, weeks, or even months to become an instance of “The Withered”. If someone who has come into contact with Liquid Mold has touched your skin, immediately pour Almond Water or spray yourself with First-Aid Spray on the affected area. If accidentally ingested, you must drink Almond Water as soon as possible, otherwise, you will be turned into an instance of The Withered. If you accidentally get Liquid Mold into your eyes, your eyes will feel like you have gotten stung or burned and will feel extremely painful, but your eyes will still function, albeit you will be colorblind until your pour Almond Water onto your eyes, or spray a can of First-Aid Spray into your eyes.

If carefully contained and handled, Liquid Mold can be used as a weapon against some entities, such as Bursters, Facelings, Insanities, Skin-Stealers, and Wretches, to name a few. Liquid Mold can also be used as a weapon against people, especially if they are hostile. Three common ways people have used Liquid Mold against entities or hostile wanderers is carefully pouring Liquid Mold into a squirt gun, and spraying hostile entities and people with them. Liquid Mold is acidic against the skin of most entities and will kill them within a few seconds. If you spray Liquid Mold onto a human though, they will begin to turn into an Instance of The Withered within a few hours. The second most common way people have used Liquid Mold to defend themselves is by pouring the liquid into a glass jar, putting a lid on the jar, and throwing it at entities or hostile people.

Even if they missed hitting the target, the glass jar will shatter, releasing glass shards and Liquid Mold in the vicinity, and splashing onto the victim depending on how close they were. A third common way people have used Liquid Mold to protect themselves is pouring the residue into another Labyrinth-Exclusive Object, empty Spray Cans, working similarly to pepper spray. Unlike Black Mold and Black Mold Mushrooms, if you breathe near Liquid Mold, your breathing will not be affected negatively, but it is still recommended to have items such as a face mask or gas mask when traversing levels with Liquid Mold.

## **Do’s & Don’ts:**

### **Do’s:**

-If you wish to use Liquid Mold as a weapon, be sure to have the right safety precautions on you, such as Eye Protection and Gloves, and pour the Liquid Mold into a container such as a jar, empty Spray Can, or a squirt gun.

-If you accidentally touch any type of Black Mold, pour Almond Water on the affected areas, or use a can of First-Aid Spray onto the affected area to stop yourself from becoming an instance of The Withered.

-If you start to feel any of the symptoms that you would get if you were exposed to Black Mold, drink Almond Water and/or Take Sanity Pills if you have those equipped.

-If you spot a passageway that has a minimal amount of Black Mold, it is safe to walk through quickly, but **AVOID** areas infested with Black Mold, and find another route.

### **Don’ts:**

-Come into contact with any form of Black Mold.

-Come into contact with an instance of the Entity known as The Withered.

-Eat Black Mushrooms, No matter how hungry you are.

-Venture through areas infested with Black Mold.

## **Footnotes:**

-Although Liquid Mold is a corrosive substance, it is only corrosive against organic material such as human skin and entity skin. To the skin of most entities, Liquid Mold is acidic and can kill most entities.

-There have been a few confirmed cases where people have eaten a large number of Black Mushrooms due to their hunger, and them exploding, but still alive, in a state of immense pain, with their limbs detaching from their bodies, unable to move. This is similar to an object first discovered in The Backrooms known as "Liquid Pain" if ingested, but there have been no similarities between Black Mold and Liquid Pain.

-Some hostile groups within The Labyrinth have made weapons similar to tear gas grenades, but with traces of Black Mold in them, and if inhaled, will cause the same effects as Black Mold does. The M.A.C. is currently doing its best to track down these belligerents who use such weapons against M.A.C. and L.C.C. Personnel and innocent wanderers and confiscate and destroy such weaponry. The M.A.C. Also has Sanitation Teams or Clean-Up Crews that will sanitize certain areas of Levels in The Labyrinth to make them more habitable. Black Mold and Black Mold Mushrooms can be completely eradicated with flamethrowers, which is what the M.A.C.'s Sanitation Teams mainly use to destroy instances of Black Mold and Black Mold Mushrooms.