new chngeling power

[Sundance]

Idea!

This has been somewhat suggested before in: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1844
And in all honesty although it'd make changlings VERY powerful and very difficult to track/kill this would be so so SO much better as it would add to the paranoia, the whole reason why lings work in ss13 so much is that whole distrust thing going on, and it would be a much better homage to the original "the thing"
If this was going to be the replaced with headspider, then I'd recommend a cap on lings per round, 2 maximum.

Suggestion:
Replace headspider with a dormant virus, as suggested in your post. This virus can ONLY be used once, and is stung discreetly. The virus appears and acts as a random lesser virus, like food poisoning or a cold some time after the ling dies. The target then starts twitching violently, sweating profusely, and before long starts vomiting blood. The medical scanner at this point would then read "ABNORMAL TUMOR DETECTED" for which at this point the user could have a chance to be dragged to the test chamber to be secluded. During this point if doctor/security/random assistant knows the target is infected and trys to murder the target, if he hits the person while knocked down the targets body will flay the assailant open. This will encourage people not to murder the ling, but contain it. During that point all hope is lost and the target is doomed to turn.