I mean fuck I'm not going to just whack him in the face with a bible and walk off I'm trying to be sensitive That's why I'm asking you But a possession needs a bit more than a cuppa and a listening ear
It is no fault of your own. There is no way that you, or anyone else could understand such a trial. Not without experiencing such a thing for yourself.
There is a reason for his possession. His demon is his own. How best he can cope, and keep a mind of himself, is something that cannot be imparted by an exorcist. In his own way, he is sacred.
So, what is it that you would then suggest?
Edited (I mean we already know he's scared) 2024-03-24 17:20 (UTC)
It is something that you will never touch. Not truly. Of course, you wouldn't wish to. It has become the part of him where most would not bear to look. In his blood, in his soul.
The demon is with him, even here, where we are without our physical forms. Without a connection to life, nor death. Without the whispers of Hell.
I have known my own demons. One in particular. We must all be grateful that I would never claim him as mine own, and so he did not follow.
Whether or not you think to act kindly, an exorcism would do little when there is nowhere for a demon to go. Torture would be the only outcome. To then hope to instead suffocate the creature's voice, to bury its urges, would be no better. His pain would only be prolonged.
[ There's a long pause after that last text, as Vanessa might expect. There's a lot to process there, even after Johanna gets past her annoyance at Vanessa assuming what she may or may not wish to do. ]
Are you saying he's not possessed, he *is* the demon?
[ Let's all be grateful she self-censored her first try at that sentence. ]
So the people who were after him, they succeeded?
But they didn't If they were trying to expel Peter, they didn't, he's obviously still there
Did they put something else in there or did they just wake it up?
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I mean fuck I'm not going to just whack him in the face with a bible and walk off
I'm trying to be sensitive
That's why I'm asking you
But a possession needs a bit more than a cuppa and a listening ear
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There is a reason for his possession. His demon is his own. How best he can cope, and keep a mind of himself, is something that cannot be imparted by an exorcist. In his own way, he is sacred.
So, what is it that you would then suggest?
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How do you mean "his own"?
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The demon is with him, even here, where we are without our physical forms. Without a connection to life, nor death. Without the whispers of Hell.
I have known my own demons. One in particular. We must all be grateful that I would never claim him as mine own, and so he did not follow.
Whether or not you think to act kindly, an exorcism would do little when there is nowhere for a demon to go. Torture would be the only outcome. To then hope to instead suffocate the creature's voice, to bury its urges, would be no better. His pain would only be prolonged.
He is safe with me.
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Are you saying he's not possessed, he *is* the demon?
[ Let's all be grateful she self-censored her first try at that sentence. ]
So the people who were after him, they succeeded?
But they didn't
If they were trying to expel Peter, they didn't, he's obviously still there
Did they put something else in there or did they just wake it up?