diff --git a/ModularTegustation/Teguicons/status_sprites.dmi b/ModularTegustation/Teguicons/status_sprites.dmi
index 9bfd855812af..9176097a48a2 100644
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diff --git a/ModularTegustation/Teguicons/tegu_effects.dmi b/ModularTegustation/Teguicons/tegu_effects.dmi
index fac66aed1c56..1f0bf50f145c 100644
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diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/aleph/melting_love.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/aleph/melting_love.dm
index 12f170f0f0ec..27bb25984bb6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/aleph/melting_love.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/abnormality/aleph/melting_love.dm
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#define STATUS_EFFECT_SLIMED  /datum/status_effect/melty_slimed
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love
 	name = "Melting Love"
 	desc = "A pink slime creature, resembling a female humanoid."
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 	stat_attack = DEAD
 	minimum_distance = 0
 	ranged_cooldown_time = 5 SECONDS
-	move_to_delay = 3.5
+	move_to_delay = 4
 	/* Works */
 	start_qliphoth = 3
 	can_breach = TRUE
@@ -48,11 +49,8 @@
 	abnormality_origin = ABNORMALITY_ORIGIN_LOBOTOMY
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/gifted_human = null
-	/// When FALSE - cannot attack or move
-	var/can_act = TRUE
 	/// Amount of BLACK damage done to all enemies around main target on melee attack. Also includes original target
 	var/radius_damage = 30
-
 	var/sanityheal_cooldown = 15 SECONDS
 	var/sanityheal_cooldown_base = 15 SECONDS
 
@@ -83,9 +81,6 @@
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love/AttackingTarget()
-	if(!can_act)
-		return FALSE
-
 	// Convert
 	if(ishuman(target))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
@@ -103,6 +98,7 @@
 
 	// AOE attack
 	if(isliving(target))
+		new /obj/effect/gibspawner/generic/silent/melty_slime(get_turf(target))
 		for(var/turf/open/T in view(1, target))
 			var/obj/effect/temp_visual/small_smoke/halfsecond/S = new(T)
 			S.color = "#FF0081"
@@ -110,9 +106,21 @@
 			if(faction_check_mob(L))
 				continue
 			L.apply_damage(radius_damage, BLACK_DAMAGE, null, L.run_armor_check(null, BLACK_DAMAGE), spread_damage = TRUE)
+			L.apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_SLIMED)
 
 	return ..()
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love/Move()
+	. = ..()
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
+	if(!isturf(T) || isspaceturf(T))
+		return
+	if(locate(/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime) in T)
+		for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/slime in T)
+			slime.Refresh()
+		return
+	new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime(T)
+
 /* Slime Conversion */
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love/proc/SlimeConvert(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	if(!istype(H))
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@
 /* Qliphoth things */
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love/SuccessEffect(mob/living/carbon/human/user, work_type, pe)
 	. = ..()
-	if(prob(33) && user == gifted_human && pe >= datum_reference?.max_boxes)
+	if(prob(33) && user == gifted_human)
 		datum_reference.qliphoth_change(1)
 	return
 
@@ -152,17 +160,28 @@
 	if(istype(gifted_human))
 		to_chat(gifted_human, span_userdanger("You feel like you are about to burst !"))
 		gifted_human.emote("scream")
-		gifted_human.gib()
+		if(KillGifted())
+			UnregisterSignal(gifted_human, COMSIG_LIVING_DEATH)
+			UnregisterSignal(gifted_human, COMSIG_WORK_COMPLETED)
 	else
 		Empower()
-	UnregisterSignal(gifted_human, COMSIG_LIVING_DEATH)
-	UnregisterSignal(gifted_human, COMSIG_WORK_COMPLETED)
+
+/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love/proc/KillGifted()
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = gifted_human
+	H.apply_damage(800, BLACK_DAMAGE, null, H.run_armor_check(null, BLACK_DAMAGE), spread_damage = TRUE)
+	if(!H || QDELETED(H))
+		return TRUE
+	if(H.stat == DEAD)
+		H.gib()
+		return TRUE
+	H.adjust_attribute_buff(TEMPERANCE_ATTRIBUTE, -30)
+	H.cut_overlay(mutable_appearance('icons/effects/32x64.dmi', "gift", -HALO_LAYER))
 
 /* Gift */
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love/PostWorkEffect(mob/living/carbon/human/user, work_type, pe)
 	if(GODMODE in user.status_flags)
 		return
-	if(!gifted_human && istype(user) && work_type != ABNORMALITY_WORK_REPRESSION && user.stat != DEAD)
+	if(!gifted_human && istype(user) && work_type != ABNORMALITY_WORK_REPRESSION && user.stat != DEAD && (status_flags & GODMODE))
 		gifted_human = user
 		RegisterSignal(user, COMSIG_LIVING_DEATH, PROC_REF(GiftedDeath))
 		RegisterSignal(user, COMSIG_WORK_COMPLETED, PROC_REF(GiftedAnger))
@@ -245,7 +264,7 @@
 	melee_damage_upper = 25
 	rapid_melee = 2
 	speed = 2
-	move_to_delay = 2.5
+	move_to_delay = 3
 	/* Sounds */
 	death_sound = 'sound/abnormalities/meltinglove/pawn_death.ogg'
 	attack_sound = 'sound/abnormalities/meltinglove/pawn_attack.ogg'
@@ -254,6 +273,7 @@
 	stat_attack = DEAD
 	del_on_death = TRUE
 	var/spawn_sound = 'sound/abnormalities/meltinglove/pawn_convert.ogg'
+	var/statuschance = 25
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/slime/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
@@ -276,6 +296,8 @@
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
 		if(H.stat == DEAD || H.health <= HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD)
 			return SlimeConvert(H)
+		if(prob(statuschance))
+			H.apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_SLIMED)
 	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/slime/proc/SlimeConvert(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
@@ -301,3 +323,126 @@
 	melee_damage_lower = 35
 	melee_damage_upper = 40
 	spawn_sound = 'sound/abnormalities/meltinglove/pawn_big_convert.ogg'
+	statuschance = 75
+
+//Slime trails
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime
+	name = "Slime"
+	desc = "It looks corrosive."
+	icon = 'ModularTegustation/Teguicons/tegu_effects.dmi'
+	icon_state = "melty_slime3"
+	random_icon_states = list("melty_slime3")
+	mergeable_decal = TRUE
+	var/duration = 30 SECONDS
+	var/state = 3
+	var/timer1
+	var/timer2
+	var/list/slime_types = list(
+		/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/abnormality/melting_love,
+		/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/slime/big,
+		/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/slime
+	)
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/Initialize(mapload, list/datum/disease/diseases)
+	. = ..()
+	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
+	duration += world.time
+	timer1 = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(Reduce)), 10 SECONDS, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+	timer2 = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(Reduce)), 20 SECONDS, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/proc/Refresh()
+	icon_state = "melty_slime3"
+	duration = 30 SECONDS
+	if(timer1)
+		deltimer(timer1)
+		timer1 = null
+	if(timer2)
+		deltimer(timer2)
+		timer2 = null
+	timer1 = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(Reduce)), 10 SECONDS, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+	timer2 = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, PROC_REF(Reduce)), 20 SECONDS, TIMER_STOPPABLE)
+
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/proc/Reduce()
+	state -= 1
+	icon_state = "melty_slime[state]"
+	update_icon()
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/process(delta_time)
+	if(world.time > duration)
+		Remove()
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/proc/Remove()
+	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
+	animate(src, time = (5 SECONDS), alpha = 0)
+	QDEL_IN(src, 5 SECONDS)
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/proc/streak(list/directions, mapload=FALSE)
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	var/direction = pick(directions)
+	for(var/i in 0 to pick(0, 200; 1, 150; 2, 50; 3, 17; 50)) //the 3% chance of 50 steps is intentional and played for laughs.
+		if (!mapload)
+			sleep(2)
+		if(!step_to(src, get_step(src, direction), 0))
+			break
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime/Crossed(atom/movable/AM)
+	. = ..()
+	if(!isliving(AM))
+		return FALSE
+	if(is_type_in_list(AM, slime_types, FALSE))
+		return
+	var/mob/living/L = AM
+	L.apply_status_effect(STATUS_EFFECT_SLIMED)
+
+/obj/effect/gibspawner/generic/silent/melty_slime
+	gibtypes = list(/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/melty_slime)
+	gibamounts = list(3)
+
+/obj/effect/gibspawner/generic/silent/melty_slime/Initialize()
+	if(!gibdirections.len)
+		gibdirections = list(list(WEST, NORTHWEST, SOUTHWEST, NORTH))
+	. = ..()
+	return
+
+/datum/status_effect/melty_slimed
+	id = "melty_slimed"
+	status_type = STATUS_EFFECT_REFRESH
+	alert_type = /atom/movable/screen/alert/status_effect/melty_slimed
+	duration = 10 SECONDS // Hits 5 times
+	tick_interval = 2 SECONDS
+
+/atom/movable/screen/alert/status_effect/melty_slimed
+	name = "Acidic Goo"
+	desc = "Slime is stuck to your skin, slowing you down and dealing BLACK damage!"
+	icon = 'ModularTegustation/Teguicons/status_sprites.dmi'
+	icon_state = "slimed"
+
+/datum/status_effect/melty_slimed/tick()
+	. = ..()
+	if(!isliving(owner))
+		return
+	var/mob/living/L = owner
+	L.apply_damage(10, BLACK_DAMAGE, null, L.run_armor_check(null, BLACK_DAMAGE), spread_damage = TRUE)
+	owner.playsound_local(owner, 'sound/effects/wounds/sizzle2.ogg', 25, TRUE)
+	if(!ishuman(L))
+		return
+	if((L.sanityhealth <= 0) || (L.health <= 0))
+		var/turf/T = get_turf(L)
+		new /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/slime(T)
+		L.gib(TRUE, TRUE, TRUE)
+
+/datum/status_effect/melty_slimed/on_apply()
+	owner.add_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/slimed)
+	owner.playsound_local(owner, 'sound/abnormalities/meltinglove/ranged_hit.ogg', 50, TRUE)
+	return ..()
+
+/datum/status_effect/melty_slimed/on_remove()
+	owner.remove_movespeed_modifier(/datum/movespeed_modifier/slimed)
+	return ..()
+
+/datum/movespeed_modifier/slimed
+	multiplicative_slowdown = 1
+	variable = FALSE
+
+#undef STATUS_EFFECT_SLIMED
diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/records/info/aleph.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/records/info/aleph.dm
index 265cdc32c3d9..2b5a1c353101 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/records/info/aleph.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/records/info/aleph.dm
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
 		"When the work result was Normal, the Qliphoth Counter lowered with a normal probability.",
 		"Melting Love gave a lump of slime to the first employee (D-03-109-1) who performed any work other \than Repression with it. The lump healed D-03-109-1’s SP and improved their Temperance. However, further observation is needed to determine how the lump’s effects change according to the state of Melting Love.",
 		"When D-03-109-1 completed Repression Work, the Qliphoth Counter lowered.",
+		"When D-03-109-1 completed work on Melting Love, and the work result was Good, the Qliphoth Counter increased by 1 with a low probability.",
 		"The Qliphoth Counter dropped to 0 when D-03-109-1 died.",
 		"NOTICE: D-03-109-1 <strong>does not</strong> appear to carry any infectious agents.")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic/abnormality.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic/abnormality.dm
index 518a52638006..d41c9652cf71 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic/abnormality.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/magic/abnormality.dm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 
 /obj/projectile/melting_blob/on_hit(target)
 	if(isliving(target))
+		new /obj/effect/gibspawner/generic/silent/melty_slime(get_turf(target))
 		var/mob/living/L = target
 		if(L.stat == DEAD && ishuman(L))
 			var/turf/T = get_turf(L)
@@ -74,8 +75,7 @@
 			return BULLET_ACT_HIT
 		if(!isbot(L))
 			L.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[L] is hit by [src], they seem to wither away!</span>")
-			for(var/i = 1 to 10)
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(L, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living, apply_damage), rand(4,6), BLACK_DAMAGE, null, L.run_armor_check(null, BLACK_DAMAGE)), 2 SECONDS * i)
+			L.apply_status_effect(/datum/status_effect/melty_slimed)
 			return BULLET_ACT_HIT
 	return ..()