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[debtor]

[If Allen Walker's going to be honest with himself, he needs help. Pretty badly. And the truth is that he's come no closer to finding it in this place than he has in his world, and the clock is still ticking.

But what he's also come to realize is that what he has here is access to something unlike anything he has at home, which he's been stupidly neglecting. That is, a network of hundreds of people from a multitude of backgrounds and specialties and worlds, right at his fingertips. One of them might even know something that could, indeed, help him. He can't justify squandering this resource.

Especially not when he doesn't even need to come out publicly about his... problem. He has nothing to lose by trying, and perhaps a great deal to gain.

So, after making triple-sure this is going to post anonymously, he writes,]

hello,

i would like to speak with anyone here who has knowledge of demons, or similar beings from their world.

[For lack of a better descriptor.]

especially those familiar with methods of exorcism, or the containment of them.

[He considers adding more, but perhaps the vaguer, the better in this case. It'll have to do.

He resists the powerful urge to close with a 'thank you.']

Comments

video;

[fujibayashi]

[Screw text, it's just easier to use video when she's cooking.]

The only thing I know about demons are the ones we fought inside an old book...

But if it's seals you're talking about, I might be able to help. It's part of my ninja training.

text forever;

[debtor]

[...Demons inside a book?

'Ninja training'?]

how do your seals work?

[fujibayashi]

[Welcome to her life.]

When I arrange my seals in a certain way and use my own mana, I can limit the movements and powers of an enemy. Most of the time it's only temporary, but I chose them for my weapon... so they're a lot more powerful now.

[She sets down the pot and picks up the tablet.]

I don't know if that will help, though.

[debtor]

[This mana, again. Seems awfully versatile.

But he's trying to recall if he knows a Sheena now. She looks vaguely familiar, he may have seen her around a while back, but he's not too sure. (He's been away for a long time...)

Is she from the same place as Kaneis, he wonders.]

are you from the same world as emil?

[fujibayashi]

[Bingo. She looks a little surprised.]

Uh, yeah. Are you his friend?

[debtor]

no, he just mentioned [ and this word, for the record, is not easy to even type, ] mana as well.

[One thread below, conveniently. And he's pretty sure Emil is from Kaneis's world, so! That answers that.]

you said most of the time. can your seals be made to be permanent, then?

[fujibayashi]

[POOR ALLEN FDJKSKDSALKDF]

Oh. Whoops, I didn't see that... it's right there. That's what I get for trying to multitask.

[She stirs something on the stove with one hand, thinking.]

I haven't tried. I'm honestly not sure sealing something is a good idea, at least if it's alive. It was different with the demons and Niflheim, 'cause they have their own realm to run around in. But if you're trying to seal something in a small space, it puts a lot of stress on the seal and it could backfire really badly.

[debtor]

[He hates your world and your terminology!!!!]

i understand.

in that case, it doesn't sound safe to attempt. if there is a way to contain the demon [ he wishes there were a better term he could use, but Noah would mean nothing to her- ] it might help. but it would probably put too much stress on a seal.

[fujibayashi]

[... Yeah she has no fucking idea. And then there's the fact that Tyki is a unicorn.]

Where would you want the demon sealed, exactly? Inside an item?