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[cursorily]

[ Maya ]

[ Maya ]

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I understand that you mean

[ Broderick ]

[ Sharona ]

[ Broderick ]

Do we need to talk? Did she say anything to you?

I need a new playlist. Or several. What do you listen to to concentrate, to cheer up, to work out, etc?





Added later, after some soul searching from this
[ Maya ]

Hey.

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Brasher

[abracadavers]

What?

Brasher

[cursorily]

It's easier to say 'condition,' it turns out. I should remember that.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

Asher. Why didn't you -- right. This is obviously deeply personal, sorry. Will you tell me what the curse is exactly?

Brasher

[cursorily]

I know everybody gives me shit about looking tired all the time, but it's not really my fault. [...] Well, maybe in the grand, karmic sense, it's my fault, but it's not my doing.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

It's some sort of...energy curse? Insomnia curse?

Brasher

[cursorily]

It's messier than that. It's sort of [...] not sort of, it is written. On my skin. That's why I always wear long sleeves and layers. It spreads if I do the wrong thing, but it can recede, too. And it lets me get enough sleep to function, but not more than that. Usually. [...] Honestly, I think Maya may understand more than I do. She's got a book.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

Jesus What do you mean it spreads if you do the wrong thing? Is it related to moral action?

I'm glad Maya has been able to do research, but why didn't you come to me or even Byron? I'm sure you've been doing what you can to break this, but we could have been helping you.

Brasher

[cursorily]

The best I've been able to tell is it's related to selfish action. If something benefits me but hurts someone else, it gets worse.

Why didn't your brother tell anyone he was a werewolf for six months?

Brasher

[abracadavers]

That's an incredibly specific and pointed curse - how did this happen?

Fair point. A little below the belt, but fair.

Brasher

[cursorily]

The shortest version of the story is that we—I—underestimated a mark. Who was not particularly willing to forgive and forget. But, like I told you. I'm reformed now.

[...]

There's another thing I should have told you, after [...] what happened. I should have, but I didn't know how to start. But the thing I should have told you is that it can be fatal. In a way that can make somebody awfully vengeful. Apparently.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

What kind of magic user are we talking about here?

Dorr was cursed to and it killed her. How?

Brasher

[cursorily]

Druid. Ancient, nasty stuff.

From what I've been able to put together, she found something she thought would cure her. Except in trying to steal it, she got a security guard or somebody killed. Accidentally, probably, but that doesn't seem to have mattered. [...] Collateral damage.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

What was the thing she thought would help?

So if she had gotten you to kill me, you would have likely died too. Clever. She's really angry at you then, Christ.

Brasher

[cursorily]

I don't know. It doesn't matter. She was getting desperate, it probably wouldn't have done anything anyway.

If I had known [...] I really didn't think it was ever going to affect anyone else. I thought it would only ever be my problem. [...] I'm sorry.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

Is the Druid still alive?

You don't have to apologize Asher. That you've been dealing with this alone is...well, you aren't anymore and that's what matters. This is a problem with a solution. We can talk to Sandy about his own experience in cursebreaking perhaps, and Maya can be helpful in terms of the physical impact, but I'm going to do my own research. Will you let me see the writing?

In the meantime, we need to discuss Dorr. Do you think there's any possibility at all that if she's acknowledged properly, she might talk?

Brasher

[cursorily]

As far as I know. But I didn't tell you this because I need you to fix it, okay?

Dorr, we should fix, though. If we can. I really don't know, though. She was always ... chaotic.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

You can't live like this, Asher.

My concern is that she's too strong to simply be a ghost that hasn't moved on. She's becoming a malevolent spirit at this rate, and I'm sure the curse has something to do with that, but she's connected to you. Like she's anchored herself.

These are our options: 1) we commune with her and try to have an actual conversation. Either we somehow help her pass on, or at least get information that may be helpful to you 2)I banish her. Regardless, we need to talk to her to do any of that.

Brasher

[cursorily]

You'd be surprised.

[...] Okay. Okay. If we can be absolutely sure she won't be able to take you over again, we can do that. I can talk to her.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

Good. I'll start making preparations then.

Brasher

[cursorily]

What do you need from me?

Brasher

[abracadavers]

Nothing. But it might be good to have a few other people there, in case anything should happen. Just a normal precaution, I'm not saying anything will. I don't want to take risks with you, though.

Brasher

[cursorily]

There must be something. [...] What other people are you thinking of?

Brasher

[abracadavers]

You can prepare your questions for her. It can be unpredictable so it's best to be as prepared as possible. There are supplies, rituals I'll need to do to amplify things, but I'll do that myself.

We'll need a location that has as little negative energy as possible. Who would you be comfortable with participating?

Brasher

[cursorily]

I don't have a lot of experience with all this. [...] Not real mediums, anyway. I knew a few hacks.

Maybe there's a good vibes pocket room somewhere. [...] If I'm being honest, I don't want anyone there. But I understand that's not an option. So if we need to ask people like your brother, we can do that.

Brasher

[abracadavers]

Most people are only familiar with the hacks so you're in good company. It's usually best not to do it with less than three people - more is better - but it's fine, Byron is a good choice. Having someone physically stronger than me (as a wolf) and someone magical should be sufficient.

This will be a full conduit situation. No ouija boards, she'll speak through me again. It's true there are...rules to ensure things go as safely as possible, but I'll go over them all with you.