diff --git a/src/components/ContainerView.vue b/src/components/ContainerView.vue
index 82b5a11..4636fab 100644
--- a/src/components/ContainerView.vue
+++ b/src/components/ContainerView.vue
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
     <div class="container-prey" v-for="(prey, index) in container.contents" :key="'live-prey-' + index">{{prey.name}}</div>
     <p v-if="container.digested.length > 0">Digested:</p>
     <div class="container-prey" v-for="(prey, index) in container.digested" :key="'dead-prey-' + index">{{prey.name}}</div>
+    <p v-if="container.absorbed.length > 0">Absorbed:</p>
+    <div class="container-prey" v-for="(prey, index) in container.absorbed" :key="'absorbed-prey-' + index">{{prey.name}}</div>
     <canvas class="container-waves"></canvas>
   </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/src/game/vore.ts b/src/game/vore.ts
index b7ee244..447c41b 100644
--- a/src/game/vore.ts
+++ b/src/game/vore.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Mortal } from './entity'
-import { Damage, DamageType, Stats, Actionable, Action, Vigor, VoreStats, VisibleStatus, VoreStat } from './combat'
+import { Damage, DamageType, Stats, Actionable, Action, Vigor, VoreStats, VisibleStatus, VoreStat, DamageInstance } from './combat'
 import { LogLines, LogEntry, LogLine } from './interface'
 import { Noun, Pronoun, ImproperNoun, TextLike, Verb, SecondPersonPronouns, PronounAsNoun, FirstPersonPronouns, PairLineArgs, SoloLine, POV } from './language'
 import { DigestAction, DevourAction, ReleaseAction, StruggleAction } from './combat/actions'
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ export abstract class Vore extends Mortal {
 
   voreStats: VoreStats
 
-  constructor (name: Noun, kind: Noun, pronouns: Pronoun, baseStats: Stats, public preyPrefs: Set<VoreType>, public predPrefs: Set<VoreType>, public mass: number) {
+  constructor (name: Noun, kind: Noun, pronouns: Pronoun, baseStats: Stats, public preyPrefs: Set<VoreType>, public predPrefs: Set<VoreType>, private baseMass: number) {
     super(name, kind, pronouns, baseStats)
 
     const containers = this.containers
 
+    // we can't use arrow notation for getters, so we gotta do this
+    // eslint-disable-next-line
+    const self = this
+
     this.voreStats = {
       get [VoreStat.Bulk] () {
         return containers.reduce(
@@ -45,7 +49,12 @@ export abstract class Vore extends Mortal {
           this.Mass
         )
       },
-      [VoreStat.Mass]: mass,
+      get [VoreStat.Mass] () {
+        return self.baseMass
+      },
+      set [VoreStat.Mass] (mass: number) {
+        self.baseMass = mass
+      },
       get [VoreStat.PreyCount] () {
         return containers.reduce(
           (total: number, container: VoreContainer) => {
@@ -224,6 +233,7 @@ export abstract class NormalVoreContainer extends NormalContainer implements Vor
   fluidColor = "#00ff0088"
 
   digested: Array<Vore> = []
+  absorbed: Array<Vore> = []
 
   constructor (name: Noun, owner: Vore, voreTypes: Set<VoreType>, capacity: number, private damage: Damage) {
     super(name, owner, voreTypes, capacity)
@@ -234,7 +244,7 @@ export abstract class NormalVoreContainer extends NormalContainer implements Vor
   }
 
   get fullness (): number {
-    return Array.from(this.contents.concat(this.digested).values()).reduce((total: number, prey: Vore) => total + prey.voreStats.Bulk, 0)
+    return Array.from(this.contents.concat(this.digested, this.absorbed).values()).reduce((total: number, prey: Vore) => total + prey.voreStats.Bulk, 0)
   }
 
   consumeLine: PairLineArgs<Vore, { container: Container }> = (user, target, args) => {
@@ -249,8 +259,13 @@ export abstract class NormalVoreContainer extends NormalContainer implements Vor
     return new LogLine(`${user.name.capital.possessive} ${args.container.name} ${args.container.name.conjugate(new Verb('finish', 'finishes'))} ${Words.Digests.present} ${target.name.objective} down, ${target.pronouns.possessive} ${Words.Struggles.singular} fading away.`)
   }
 
+  absorbLine: PairLineArgs<Vore, { container: VoreContainer }> = (user, target, args) => {
+    return new LogLine(`${user.name.capital.possessive} ${args.container.name} ${args.container.name.conjugate(new Verb('finish', 'finishes'))} ${Words.Absorbs.present} ${target.name.objective}, fully claiming ${target.pronouns.objective}.`)
+  }
+
   tick (dt: number): LogEntry {
     const justDigested: Array<Vore> = []
+    const justAbsorbed: Array<Vore> = []
 
     const scaled = this.damage.scale(dt / 60)
 
@@ -268,13 +283,43 @@ export abstract class NormalVoreContainer extends NormalContainer implements Vor
       }
     })
 
+    this.digested.forEach(prey => {
+      const damageTotal: number = prey.effectiveDamage(scaled).damages.filter(instance => instance.target === Vigor.Health).reduce(
+        (total: number, instance: DamageInstance) => total + instance.amount,
+        0
+      )
+
+      console.log(damageTotal)
+
+      const massStolen = Math.min(damageTotal / 100, prey.voreStats.Mass)
+
+      console.log(massStolen)
+      prey.voreStats.Mass -= massStolen
+      this.owner.voreStats.Mass += massStolen
+
+      if (prey.voreStats.Mass === 0) {
+        this.absorbed.push(prey)
+        justAbsorbed.push(prey)
+      }
+    })
+
     const digestedEntries = this.digest(justDigested)
+    const absorbedEntries = this.absorb(justAbsorbed)
 
+    console.log(this.digested, this.absorbed)
     this.contents = this.contents.filter(prey => {
       return prey.vigors[Vigor.Health] > 0
     })
 
-    return new LogLines(tickedEntries, new LogLines(...damageResults), digestedEntries)
+    this.digested = this.digested.filter(prey => {
+      return prey.voreStats.Mass > 0
+    })
+
+    return new LogLines(tickedEntries, new LogLines(...damageResults), digestedEntries, absorbedEntries)
+  }
+
+  absorb (preys: Vore[]): LogEntry {
+    return new LogLines(...preys.map(prey => this.absorbLine(this.owner, prey, { container: this })))
   }
 
   digest (preys: Vore[]): LogEntry {
diff --git a/src/game/words.ts b/src/game/words.ts
index 0e2d7ef..70bf32b 100644
--- a/src/game/words.ts
+++ b/src/game/words.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export const Digests = new RandomWord([
   new Verb("dissolve", "dissolves", "dissolving", "dissolved")
 ])
 
+export const Absorbs = new RandomWord([
+  new Verb("absorb"),
+  new Verb("soak up", "soaks up", "soaking up", "soaked up"),
+  new Verb("melt")
+])
+
 export const Struggles = new RandomWord([
   new Verb("squirm"),
   new Verb("struggle", "struggles", "struggling", "struggled"),