[He says with a little laugh, but doesn't otherwise seem surprised or unhappy about the theory. People are terrible!! He certainly knows the things they're capable of.]
So we've just got to keep trying to poke our noses everywhere that they clearly don't want us to be, hm? Well! Good thing a lot of us seem to specialize in exactly that.
[Another drink is the answer.] More than once. [It's fine, people suck and sometimes things just happen.]
I've been trying to make contact with everyone to up my chances of getting information back to me. If people are going to keep looking around in places I don't get to right away, I want to be informed as soon as possible to complete the bigger puzzle.
Hah, really? Were they making fun of you with that "luck" thing, then?
[BECAUSE TRULY, THAT IS SOME VERY BAD LUCK. Almost inspirationally bad.]
Anyway, since you're making yourself such a good hub of connection, you had better take extra care not to do anything that could get you possessed or killed.
[And he doesn't press, because that's just the kind of dude he is (usually), fortunately for people who don't like Those Nosy Prying Types.]
Still working on that one, unfortunately. Outside of the obvious "don't touch things that look cursed, don't read things aloud in languages you don't understand, don't put anything strange in your mouth or carry it around in your pockets" and the like, I still have no idea what we're actually dealing with outside of an entity that can be evicted from a body with those "prizes" of ours. Usually they have a preference for certain hosts, or for certain actions those hosts perform, but until there's a pattern...
[He's got no clue. "SEX DEMON" IS STILL LIKE. WEIRDLY VAGUE AND ALSO OUT OF HIS WHEELHOUSE.]
[Well he touched the demon book so that's something. But the rest makes sense.]
A gamble then. [Well. That's fine.] I can work with that just fine. I was thinking about trying to lure whatever this is to myself, but...might be a better idea to wait until we learn more about what it is. [...] We didn't think it would be causing this much damage.
[TWO DUMB PEAS IN A DUMB POD. But since he's come to the same conclusion, more or less, he also figures... it's best to err on the side of caution...]
Hopefully we'll have a little more to work with sooner rather than later, though. In the meantime, perhaps there are other entities in the house that we could attempt to contact? Things that are less inclined to tear us into shreds if we don't have enough protection, with luck.
You mean like the people our newly revived mentioning coming into contact with? You heard what Chuuya-Red said about guidance didn't you? If we can contact someone who was here before, we could make some progress.
Something like that. Though maybe not exactly like it, considering what they had to go through to make communications with those particular beings possible.
It would probably be enough to bait something into making contact, depending on how fresh or desirable they find it. But with any sort of blood or flesh sacrifice, you'll almost certainly be drawing in something dangerous rather than benign. Blood alone might be a safer bet, but I couldn't say by how much.
[The most alarming part about this is that Wei Wuxian had temporarily forgotten someone showed up with an arm and was literally just okay with spitballing limb sacrifice.]
Frozen... Frozen. Hm - I can't say I've ever tried anything with a frozen limb before. To be honest, the only time I've personally worked with limbs for any sort of summoning, they were already enchanted. [...] We were using the arm to find the rest of the body.
[Tragically, not helpful in this case.]
Still, it could be a matter of size or a matter of quality. A leg might attract the same level and type of creature that a blood spill would, for example, but an entire torso might attract something weaker than even a thimbleful of blood from a cultivator with a strong golden core.
Well did it work? [That's maybe not the point but now he kind of wants to know? Also, yeah, he'll 100% steal Carlos's item for the sake of this if he thought it might do something. It's fine.]
All I'm hearing is that it's objective and we don't have enough of a gauge of what'll work here. And unfortunately I'm fresh out of torsos and legs. [Haha.] ...think there're any hints in that summoning book Polly used?
It did! Or rather, it has so far. We know who the body belongs to now, but the head is still missing.
[It's a work in progress... But yes who here wouldn't be down for limb theft?? IT'S FINE.]
That's more or less exactly right, though. The main point being, if we're going to try anything at all, I'd rather start small. A little bit of blood rather than entire limb, and maybe work our way up if that isn't good enough for bait. [...] And I'm not sure I'd want to risk using anything at all in that book considering what it summoned, but taking a look might be fine?
Sounds like a headache. [Stop talking. But anyway, okay, ruling out the extreme stuff is probably a good idea because sometimes desperation does stupid things to people. The people being Junpei. He looks at his own index finger like he's contemplating a drop of blood.]
Talisman first. Blood bait second. Limb bait third. The more we look at the more we can rule out. A process of elimination is better than missing something we didn't try.
[HE SAYS WITH A GRIN don't fuckin encourage bad humor god but HERE HE IS. Anyway yes, he's here to make sure things don't immediately fly off the rails, god.]
That'd be the progression I'd suggest. [A nod!] It would be a good opportunity to test out some of the protective items I've been spending time working on, too.
Okay. [There's another drink from the bottle they've been sharing.] I might send someone to you soon to help with the testing if you're open to that. [Junpei has no idea Tamamo and WWX already have an agreement but I do bc Marie told me.] How soon do you think we'd see results of some kind?
I generally try to avoid testing things out on the living, but desperate times and measures and all of that nonsense, I suppose. [WAVES A HAND.] I already have one for now, though. In any case, I'm hoping to see something within the week. If we aim to attract a lower-level spirit or demon, we might even be able to test some of them out on the spot. If I'm able to create something that can deflect a low-level entity, we should be able to detect or summon it without it actually being able to physically reach us. Like a line they can't cross, you know?
Yeah, that makes sense. [...he kind of wants to be there for that but he also kinda doesn't want to die, so he things on that.]
If you can, try to see if you can take the video camera out of the recording studio and set it up when you start the summoning. Record anything you get and then we can have a record to review and playback to try other methods. Plus if there's a barrier they can't wreck the footage.
Ah, that's a good idea. ...Ideally though, I'd like to have at least one other person with me. Backup in case something goes horrifically wrong, for one - and I'd also like to try out as many of the things I've been working on as I can at once.
[And he's sure giving Junpei a look, haha.]
--Only if anyone else would be willing to take the risks associated, of course!
Have you talked to Zero about this? She was thinking the same thing, so it might not be a bad idea to take her. [HE DOESN'T WANT TO DIE EVEN IF HE'S CURIOUS. Is he above using other people for his own gain? Eh. Sometimes.] What kind of backup could we provide, exactly?
Mostly just to carry equipment and also my remains back if my body is torn to shreds by an ill-summoned demon. [...] Haha, just kidding! --Well, I mean, I would appreciate that being taken care of if it did happen, but I'm not anticipating it. Mostly it would just be good to have at least two different sets of eyes to report findings. I've never worked a camera before, either, though I'm sure I could figure it out.
[He's also pretty sure Zero may still want to kick his ass but IT'S FINE.]
I'll talk to her about it after she's had a little more time to calm down.
If she's still giving you issues, tell her it's a favor for me. That might work. [...but.] But if neither of you really knows how to use a camera then that's a different problem.
[He rubs the back of his neck tiredly.] Alright, fine. I'll come along. Maybe it'll work differently since I found it in the first place.
It should be fine! Though I have to say, I didn't expect her dislike of the undead to be quite that strong, haha.
[He laughs, as if Zero couldn't just snap him in two like a twig for looking at her the wrong way.
THAT SAID--] Are you sure about it? It would be good to have you come too, but... [VAGUE HAND GESTURE he did just throw Zero to the wolves first.] --If you are, though, then I'll look forward to working with you!
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[He says with a little laugh, but doesn't otherwise seem surprised or unhappy about the theory. People are terrible!! He certainly knows the things they're capable of.]
So we've just got to keep trying to poke our noses everywhere that they clearly don't want us to be, hm? Well! Good thing a lot of us seem to specialize in exactly that.
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I've been trying to make contact with everyone to up my chances of getting information back to me. If people are going to keep looking around in places I don't get to right away, I want to be informed as soon as possible to complete the bigger puzzle.
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[BECAUSE TRULY, THAT IS SOME VERY BAD LUCK. Almost inspirationally bad.]
Anyway, since you're making yourself such a good hub of connection, you had better take extra care not to do anything that could get you possessed or killed.
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I'm pretty good at not dying, but possession's new to me. I'm open to suggestions if you have them besides "don't."
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Still working on that one, unfortunately. Outside of the obvious "don't touch things that look cursed, don't read things aloud in languages you don't understand, don't put anything strange in your mouth or carry it around in your pockets" and the like, I still have no idea what we're actually dealing with outside of an entity that can be evicted from a body with those "prizes" of ours. Usually they have a preference for certain hosts, or for certain actions those hosts perform, but until there's a pattern...
[He's got no clue. "SEX DEMON" IS STILL LIKE. WEIRDLY VAGUE AND ALSO OUT OF HIS WHEELHOUSE.]
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A gamble then. [Well. That's fine.] I can work with that just fine. I was thinking about trying to lure whatever this is to myself, but...might be a better idea to wait until we learn more about what it is. [...] We didn't think it would be causing this much damage.
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[TWO DUMB PEAS IN A DUMB POD. But since he's come to the same conclusion, more or less, he also figures... it's best to err on the side of caution...]
Hopefully we'll have a little more to work with sooner rather than later, though. In the meantime, perhaps there are other entities in the house that we could attempt to contact? Things that are less inclined to tear us into shreds if we don't have enough protection, with luck.
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[No one else die in botched rituals.]
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...think a limb would be enough to bait them into making contact?
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It would probably be enough to bait something into making contact, depending on how fresh or desirable they find it. But with any sort of blood or flesh sacrifice, you'll almost certainly be drawing in something dangerous rather than benign. Blood alone might be a safer bet, but I couldn't say by how much.
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It's frozen, so it should be okay? But it was a thought I had. If it's not advised then we'll leave it alone.
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Frozen... Frozen. Hm - I can't say I've ever tried anything with a frozen limb before. To be honest, the only time I've personally worked with limbs for any sort of summoning, they were already enchanted. [...] We were using the arm to find the rest of the body.
[Tragically, not helpful in this case.]
Still, it could be a matter of size or a matter of quality. A leg might attract the same level and type of creature that a blood spill would, for example, but an entire torso might attract something weaker than even a thimbleful of blood from a cultivator with a strong golden core.
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All I'm hearing is that it's objective and we don't have enough of a gauge of what'll work here. And unfortunately I'm fresh out of torsos and legs. [Haha.] ...think there're any hints in that summoning book Polly used?
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[It's a work in progress... But yes who here wouldn't be down for limb theft?? IT'S FINE.]
That's more or less exactly right, though. The main point being, if we're going to try anything at all, I'd rather start small. A little bit of blood rather than entire limb, and maybe work our way up if that isn't good enough for bait. [...] And I'm not sure I'd want to risk using anything at all in that book considering what it summoned, but taking a look might be fine?
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Talisman first. Blood bait second. Limb bait third. The more we look at the more we can rule out. A process of elimination is better than missing something we didn't try.
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[HE SAYS WITH A GRIN don't fuckin encourage bad humor god but HERE HE IS. Anyway yes, he's here to make sure things don't immediately fly off the rails, god.]
That'd be the progression I'd suggest. [A nod!] It would be a good opportunity to test out some of the protective items I've been spending time working on, too.
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Anyway, with a huffy and mildly agitated sound:]
I generally try to avoid testing things out on the living, but desperate times and measures and all of that nonsense, I suppose. [WAVES A HAND.] I already have one for now, though. In any case, I'm hoping to see something within the week. If we aim to attract a lower-level spirit or demon, we might even be able to test some of them out on the spot. If I'm able to create something that can deflect a low-level entity, we should be able to detect or summon it without it actually being able to physically reach us. Like a line they can't cross, you know?
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If you can, try to see if you can take the video camera out of the recording studio and set it up when you start the summoning. Record anything you get and then we can have a record to review and playback to try other methods. Plus if there's a barrier they can't wreck the footage.
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Ah, that's a good idea. ...Ideally though, I'd like to have at least one other person with me. Backup in case something goes horrifically wrong, for one - and I'd also like to try out as many of the things I've been working on as I can at once.
[And he's sure giving Junpei a look, haha.]
--Only if anyone else would be willing to take the risks associated, of course!
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Have you talked to Zero about this? She was thinking the same thing, so it might not be a bad idea to take her. [HE DOESN'T WANT TO DIE EVEN IF HE'S CURIOUS. Is he above using other people for his own gain? Eh. Sometimes.] What kind of backup could we provide, exactly?
[It's also not really a protest, but a question.]
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Mostly just to carry equipment and also my remains back if my body is torn to shreds by an ill-summoned demon. [...] Haha, just kidding! --Well, I mean, I would appreciate that being taken care of if it did happen, but I'm not anticipating it. Mostly it would just be good to have at least two different sets of eyes to report findings. I've never worked a camera before, either, though I'm sure I could figure it out.
[He's also pretty sure Zero may still want to kick his ass but IT'S FINE.]
I'll talk to her about it after she's had a little more time to calm down.
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If she's still giving you issues, tell her it's a favor for me. That might work. [...but.] But if neither of you really knows how to use a camera then that's a different problem.
[He rubs the back of his neck tiredly.] Alright, fine. I'll come along. Maybe it'll work differently since I found it in the first place.
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[He laughs, as if Zero couldn't just snap him in two like a twig for looking at her the wrong way.
THAT SAID--] Are you sure about it? It would be good to have you come too, but... [VAGUE HAND GESTURE he did just throw Zero to the wolves first.] --If you are, though, then I'll look forward to working with you!
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