( closed-ish ) ad astera per aspera

[crystallomancy]

Who: Natsume Sakasaki & various
What: July catch-all
When: 07/01 onwards
Where: looks off into the distance...
Warnings: you know what....... i bet we're gonna need some. will edit later.

ana-bolism:

Paramore was right. Hard times.

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a little catch-all for natsume, for outside-of-event-logs-and-etc threads. you can toss your own starters for him in here too, but i appreciate being given a heads up first! we can talk at coordination or on my plotting comment here!

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[sunstead]

[It'll be fine, they can do all the prep work in advance... so Natsume will probably arrive to the meeting place with a large chalk circle already drawn on the floor, maybe some candles set out, idk what the fuck does exorcism entail when you're dealing with an unknown spirit and the exorcists are a non-catholic wizard and a literal demon??

but despite the circumstances, Clamor will at least put on a friendly smile when Natsume arrives. He closes his spellbook, putting it aside for now.]

Ah, there you are... we'll walk you through all the steps before we begin. Did you have any questions you wanted to ask first?

[carpevinum]

[Lucifer has never done an exorcism because he's not Catholic and if the name of his Father is invoked in this house he might actually go on a rampage. As an angel it was Not His Job to do things like this either, but Lucifer knows how to get rid of malevolent spirits (usually through raw force or making Solomon do it; bereft of the latter sorcerer as he is, raw force will be used).

Anyway Lucifer's in demon mode for the aesthetic.]

It shouldn't be too difficult. [Lights a candle.] I recently found out I have my ability to break hexes back, and my presence is typically enough to scare off most violent spirits.

[Lucifer stop boasting for two seconds challenge.]

[crystallomancy]

( The two of you... he at least feels relieved that they seem like they know what they're doing; Clamor's friendly smile is disarming, too, but maybe that's just because he's been a little lonely and any hint of someone being happy to see him makes him happy.

Pathetic. )

I'm happy to hear THAT, Lucifer-san... and not realLY, as far as questions GO. ( None that he's willing to look weak for, though he pauses as he steps to the edge of the circle. ) Will it take LONG?

[sunstead]

[cheer up, Natsume... that is why he's smiling. kid's gotta be having a rough enough time already without people giving him sour looks all the time.]

Well, we won't know until we begin... if there's still something in there, it might take longer to get rid of it completely. But if it's only traces of it left behind, or if it's already left on its own, it shouldn't take long.

[so either this is just a quick spiritual check-up, or they gotta fistfight a ghost for an hour]

[carpevinum]

It shouldn't take longer than an hour at most. I've found that most possessions don't exactly look like what happens in movies, that is, you won't be crawling on the ceiling and shrieking in Latin at us. Theoretically, anyway.

[A wry chuckle, and the last candle is lit. Natsume is a knowledgeable young man, so he'll skip over explaining what all of this is for.]

I'm assuming the circle is ready, Clamor? [And then turning back to Natsume,] Just follow Clamor's instructions and try to make yourself comfortable. I believe once you're within the circle you won't be able to leave until Clamor's magic is deactivated, if our previous forays into magic were anything to go by.

[crystallomancy]

( THEORECTICALLY... Natsume has categorically been to more séances than he has exorcisms, so he'll have to trust their judgments on it.

And if the circle's good to go, and Clamor gives the go-ahead — he'll step into it, careful not to mess up the lines. Should he sit, should he stand... he's going to really carefully sit, knees tucked to his chest and arms looped around his legs. )

I'm ready whenever you two ARE.