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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You can hear me well enough and it's not as if you have more than a few meters to walk if you wish to speak face to face. I do have a ship to steer, you know.

[What are you talking about, this will totally end well.]

Yeah? You seem to have more than enough time for idle chit-chat.

I can talk and steer at the same time!

[Come on, he's gotten past the point where he feels like he has to shove his face in the journal to talk to it.]

You do? Amazing. Didn't think you'd be capable of that.

[You never cease to surprise him, captain.]

Aye, and I'm quite capable of dropping you on the next sandspit and leaving you to your own devices as well.

...

[That would be unfortunate, to say the least, and even Ragna is aware of that.]

Tch. One of these days, Sea Devil. One of these days...

[Such maturity.]

[One of these days...what exactly? Motochika doesn't exactly feel threatened.]

Right, right. Have you fed that cat of yours today? Sounds like you could use something to keep you busy.

[Which is probably for the better, seeing as about 80% of what Ragna says are empty threats anyway.

There's a resigned sigh in response to Motochika's question, though.]

... Feeding Tao never ends.

[Believe him, he tried.]

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

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