Good points!



I imagine they’re used as further test specimens to investigate the effects of XX6 on human hosts. This is actually related to the second point: based on BSB’s ideas (and my own interpretations thereof) the Goop initially acts as a second skin. It’s influencing its host physically and mentally, but there’s still a human under there. So I think there’d be some issues around killing Goop hosts, since in theory they could still be ‘decontaminated’.



Over time, the Goop does indeed absorb its host, replacing individual human cells with its own as they die. Once complete, this is the ‘sentient fluid’ stage (see the ceiling creature). Goop needs moisture to survive and hosts to spread the infection, so after this point the fluid’s main goal is to find further human hosts. It’s able to mimic solid forms for a short time in the fluid stage, but this is fairly energy-intensive so it’s done sparingly.



It’s fun to think about this stuff; Goop definitely occupies an interesting space between fetish art and body horror sci-fi.