[That sure does make two of them... He offers her a little quirk of a smile before brushing past that topic and moving right along.]
Mm, in theory, I believe it could be done! But in my experience, traveling to a new world nullifies the charms or curses or spells or abilities from the world you were in before... [He taps his chin, leaning in to look the doll over again.]
Did the person who gave it to you explain how to use it? For the ones I know, you'd have to stick something representative of the person you want to curse or protect inside of it. Hair or nail clippings, something like that.
Who knows, then! Maybe it has a chance of working.
[He pokes the doll again, propping his chin up with his free hand.]
Since you don't know the specifics, you can just cover your bases. Hair and blood tend to be the best connections... If I were you, I'd probably save it for when things start to get a bit rough, you know. [As in, when people start dropping like flies... Yay!!] You may be able to protect a potential victim or seek justice on a killer we don't manage to catch and execute.
I would prefer to protect a potential victim, if possible.
[Hmm... how to get hair or blood, though... she'll have to think about that.]
But yes, I think it may be best to save it for when things get... dangerous. Still, having an understanding of how to use it before that time comes would be for the best. Should I manage to get my hands on some blood or a hair, what would come next?
Hah - that's two of us, then. We didn't have many means to protect our potential victims on the boat. --Any, to be honest.
[Their protective roles just got stuck with hot garbage every time THEY TRIED SO HARD AND GOT SO FAR...]
Mm, after that, we'd typically put the physical things inside of the doll itself. Hair, nail clippings, that sort of thing. You can put a bit of the blood inside too, but just having it on the doll in general tends to work. You can say a binding incantation, but if the doll itself is designed for this purpose, you don't always need to. After that, it depends on your intentions. If you were using it as a stand-in for a person's body, you could nail it somewhere or burn the doll and it would inflict pain or a curse on someone else. If you're using it to keep them safe, you could store the doll in a secure location. Theoretically, their soul would be tethered to that doll in the event of their body's death, which could keep them from crossing over into whatever the "other side" is for us, here.
Ah... that is unfortunate. We... [she looks down at her feet] I do not believe that any of us who were targeted were spared, either.
[THEY REALLY DID TRY... RIP COCKBLOCKERS]
I see... I do not suppose you could teach me a binding incantation? I am afraid I have not learned any... and such things are outside the usual scope of my powers.
...well, perhaps we will have a little more luck this time? There were no powers whatsoever on the island, including the ones I have grown up with all my life, but here we seem to have been gifted some. [If there is magic in them, then...] There may be some sort of magic in this doll.
Mm, we didn't have any powers on our boat, either. I'm still a little reluctant to believe that anything outside of what they've "given" us would work here, though. It may be malicious, but even if it's not, their explanation of certain things from outside of this world not working inside of it makes enough sense. ...Still, no harm in being prepared, yes?
[He'll start rummaging around in his fuckin shirt after that i am so sorry]
[He has a lot of shit in his shirt but MOST IMPORTANTLY, HIS SEX FOR DUMMIES BOOK... Which has paper inside that he's been scribbling all over.
He also has a dirty-looking bamboo skewer with dark red stains on it. It's fine.]
Unless you have better writing utensils or paper on you, this is the best I've got. Might as well teach you the talisman in addition to an incantation, yes? Cover all our bases and whatnot.
[He blinks, looks at his skewer, and then back at Flayn.]
—Oh! Haha, no, no need to worry, friend. Trust me, I learned well on the boat that no one likes being surprised with blood! [...] Though I'd suggest you not touch the book. No, this is just jam! I ran out of ink earlier and didn't want to make more so I just used the jam I had in my sleeve.
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Mm, in theory, I believe it could be done! But in my experience, traveling to a new world nullifies the charms or curses or spells or abilities from the world you were in before... [He taps his chin, leaning in to look the doll over again.]
Did the person who gave it to you explain how to use it? For the ones I know, you'd have to stick something representative of the person you want to curse or protect inside of it. Hair or nail clippings, something like that.
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[Honestly, she isn't even sure she can charm it, but what's the harm on trying?]
Ah, yes. She did say something about a hair, but we did not get much into the specifics of how it ought to work.
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[He pokes the doll again, propping his chin up with his free hand.]
Since you don't know the specifics, you can just cover your bases. Hair and blood tend to be the best connections... If I were you, I'd probably save it for when things start to get a bit rough, you know. [As in, when people start dropping like flies... Yay!!] You may be able to protect a potential victim or seek justice on a killer we don't manage to catch and execute.
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[Hmm... how to get hair or blood, though... she'll have to think about that.]
But yes, I think it may be best to save it for when things get... dangerous. Still, having an understanding of how to use it before that time comes would be for the best. Should I manage to get my hands on some blood or a hair, what would come next?
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[Their protective roles just got stuck with hot garbage every time THEY TRIED SO HARD AND GOT SO FAR...]
Mm, after that, we'd typically put the physical things inside of the doll itself. Hair, nail clippings, that sort of thing. You can put a bit of the blood inside too, but just having it on the doll in general tends to work. You can say a binding incantation, but if the doll itself is designed for this purpose, you don't always need to. After that, it depends on your intentions. If you were using it as a stand-in for a person's body, you could nail it somewhere or burn the doll and it would inflict pain or a curse on someone else. If you're using it to keep them safe, you could store the doll in a secure location. Theoretically, their soul would be tethered to that doll in the event of their body's death, which could keep them from crossing over into whatever the "other side" is for us, here.
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[THEY REALLY DID TRY... RIP COCKBLOCKERS]
I see... I do not suppose you could teach me a binding incantation? I am afraid I have not learned any... and such things are outside the usual scope of my powers.
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It'd be nice if we could change it this time. Hah, maybe there's someone among us who can.
[HE HOPES. Rip if their roles are as limiting and inherently cursed as the cockblockers.]
—I could teach you, certainly! Just don't put too much stock in it. Nothing I made on the boat actually worked.
[His smile is perhaps a little strained.]
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[PLEASE, LET THE NPCs BE RIGHT. LET THERE BE NO MURDER.]
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...well, perhaps we will have a little more luck this time? There were no powers whatsoever on the island, including the ones I have grown up with all my life, but here we seem to have been gifted some. [If there is magic in them, then...] There may be some sort of magic in this doll.
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[A little quirking grin... IF ONLY.]
Mm, we didn't have any powers on our boat, either. I'm still a little reluctant to believe that anything outside of what they've "given" us would work here, though. It may be malicious, but even if it's not, their explanation of certain things from outside of this world not working inside of it makes enough sense. ...Still, no harm in being prepared, yes?
[He'll start rummaging around in his fuckin shirt after that i am so sorry]
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[So, spellwork.
...
Uhhh. What does he have in his shirt.]
What are you..?
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He also has a dirty-looking bamboo skewer with dark red stains on it. It's fine.]
Unless you have better writing utensils or paper on you, this is the best I've got. Might as well teach you the talisman in addition to an incantation, yes? Cover all our bases and whatnot.
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[okay, the book is one thing, but the stains on the skewer]
Is that— blood?
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—Oh! Haha, no, no need to worry, friend. Trust me, I learned well on the boat that no one likes being surprised with blood! [...] Though I'd suggest you not touch the book. No, this is just jam! I ran out of ink earlier and didn't want to make more so I just used the jam I had in my sleeve.
[Y...es.]
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You keep jam in your sleeve?
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[Or used it to write shit apparently... Anyway, he shakes his arms a bit as if to show off how roomy his sleeves are!]
They're good for storing things in, see?
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[He pulls at the uppermost part of the sleeve, which is like, part of his shirt??]
Hold on-- [Give him a second and he'll reach up his sleeve to pull out an orange from the little pouch his upper sleeveshirt creates.]
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How useful! So is all of your clothing made like that?
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[SOME PEOPLE are just BORING and carry like, a money pouch and that's it.]
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[He'd wear a potato sack and be like "hell yea" about it.]
Anyway! Incantation first, or talisman? Whichever you'd like!
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[i don't know ancient fantasy chinese but that's what he's speaking as he recites a short, two-line incantation.]
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[she tries to repeat it back to him but let's be real she probably bungles the tones]
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