piratejournal | Third Curse - (Drawings + Voice, backdated to the 18th) Possession And You

...hi. This is Zozo again. I know there's a lot of crap going on, but...there's something I'd like to explain. I've heard some people don't much about possession, my captain included, so I'm hoping to clear some of this stuff up since I'm a necromancer.

[She pauses for a few moments as once blank page slowly beginning to be filled with what appears to be a picture in...is that crayon?]

This is me.

This is a ghost. Ghosts aren't the only things capable of possession, buuut they do tend to do it a lot so I'll use them. Ghosts can take possession of someone and get inside their head...

And make them do stuff they wouldn't normally do. A guy I know got possessed once. He hated dancing, but once he got possessed he couldn't stop. Turns out he was just drunk, though.

[Another pause.]

...where was I?

[...]

Oh, right. Possession. Living things can possess people too, but you don't actually have to eject your soul from your body to do it. Magic makes it a lot easier. It's in some ways less effective than the soul thing, but the stronger the magic the harder it is to break free. Plus you don't even need to be near the person to do it. That's why the witch has been able to possess so many people and make them go crazy.

It's also why the grip is so strong now. Since she's got some really strong magic, most people can't just force her out like they could with a ghost.

...which is why our best bet is to kill the witch. If she's dead her spell will be broken and everyone will go back to normal.

And that's it. If you have any questions I can answer them.

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It's a crab that's all white and hairy like a yeti! They live in the southern oceans where I'm from, so someday we're gonna sail south here and see if we can catch some! I wanna know if they taste good.

They sound kinda cute. Like a panda.

I don't think I'd wanna eat one.

Edited 2014-01-25 08:50 (UTC)

Why not? Cute things can taste good, too. I don't think I could eat a panda, though.

[She thinks that one over for a few seconds, humming absently to herself.]

Well, maybe if PaiPai never found out about it.

I don't really need to eat anyway. It's been a few years since I have.

What, really?! That doesn't sound like fun at all! I'd be so hungry if I didn't get to eat all sorts of new things.

[It sounds like an obvious sort of statement, but no one's ever really managed to figure out what Hajime actually means when she complains about being hungry.]

It's not too bad. Not getting hungry probably helps a lot, though.

I can't imagine not getting hungry, either! I mean, sometimes it's the bad sort of hungry, but without the good sort of hungry, life would be so dull and unhappy. I hope you find lots of other things to do!

What, like a hobby?

Edited 2014-01-31 16:20 (UTC)

Right! I still need to teach you some origami, don't I? I was so excited by everything on the Santa Boat that I totally forgot!

It's okay. You can always do it next time we're both at Isle Empieza. Or you can skip it if you want.

I won't skip it! We'll definitely do an art day sometime! Our crews need to hang out again. I'm sure Onichika would be really excited.

[Excited might not be the right word, but he'll definitely be something.]

[Incredibly pissy is probably what she was thinking of.]

You sure? He gets kinda grumpy when you talk about the other Motochika.

Aww, does he? He does seem awful jealous of the captain, but I don't think the captain notices it much at all. Kind of like Rin and Harukitty when he was here.

[Except Onichika is much nicer than Rin.]

[Everyone is much nicer than Rin.]

I don't think jealous is the right word. More like he's got something to prove?

Hmmmm, maybe you're right. But who's he proving it to?

[That's the real question, isn't it?]

No clue.

[Himself? Others? Who knows.]

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