Black Water

[rambles_on]

[There's a moment of muttering and fiddling as Dean tries to figure out how to broadcast himself.]

So, uh, those Night-things were more hurt by holy crap than anything else, right?

We got water, and there're containers all around the cavern. Anyone got a rosary or some kinda holy relic? Because we could all start stocking up on holy water in case those things come back. I don't know how, uh, everyones... conditions... would react to that--

[Dean has spent the majority of his time so far deliberately ignoring any mention of being a shifter or a bloodsucker and he ain't about to stop now.]

--But I figure it's better than nothing, right?

Just head towards the pond with some kind fo sealed container. I'm gonna be camped out there for a while trying to make this work. I can teach people how to do it themselves, too, if you want. 'S probably a useful thing to know.

[There's an awkward pause, as if he doesn't know how to end the message.]

Uh, yeah. Let me know if you have stuff, or want stuff, or whatever.

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[a_shadow]

Are you kidding?

[rambles_on]

You got a better idea, sweetheart?

[a_shadow]

Excuse the fuck out of you? I am not your sweetheart.

[wisdomreceiver]

I think I have a holy thing?

[Henry looks shows off, rather dubious, the Sword of Obedience.]

Where I'm from it works on evil spirits, pins them into place. It may not work here, but it's worth trying.

[rambles_on]

Bring it on over, man. We can try it out.

[wisdomreceiver]

Sure...Uh, how do you plan on testing it exactly?

[wheyoftheadept]

[the young woman in the mirror is compact and heavily muscled, with ragged dark hair and delicately pointed ears]

Don't got anything holy, but if you got a list of useful things I can keep an eye out while I scavenge.

[rambles_on]

Mostly sealable containers, for now, but we could just start grabbing whatever scrap we can find and start pooling it together. We don't know how long we're gonna be stuck here, so getting as many supplies as possible sooner than later might be a good idea.

Pieces of fabric, trinkets, anything that looks like it could be repurposed or made into a tool. And ways to carry shit, that's probably smart.

[Dean has clearly either been trained for this kind of emergency, or he's been left on his own to scrounge around for useful things by necessity. Or both.]

[wheyoftheadept]

[she waves her hand]

Yeah, that much I figured. I meant like do you need any particular kind of herbs, or metals, or things in a certain shape. Like those stones with holes you can use to see faeries with if you got the knowin'. Things like that. Didn't you say something about salt somewhere else?

[cspd]

You...know how to consecrate things? Are you a priest?

[ Look, where he's from, you want something holy, you need an actual priest. And while Dean is not giving off major priest vibes, that doesn't say a lot, given some of the clergy he's met. ]

[rambles_on]

[Dean laughs as if Lloyd just said something hilarious.]

Uh, no. Not a priest. Just a guy with a lot of experience with this kinda thing.

[cspd]

Ah, okay. I always understood it as, you had to be a certain degree of holy to do that kind of thing, but I suppose there's no reason it'd be that way everywhere.

[ Really, a couple of the weirdo priests Lloyd knows would probably love Dean. ]

[likeits1999]

No worries dude, I think I am immune to holy water.

[ Kevin's tone is perfectly relaxed and cheerful as he runs roughshod over Dean's attempt to ignore him. ]

[rambles_on]

Uh- cool. Happy for you, I guess.

[Dean is clearly uncomfortable, but he's trying really hard not to show it.]

[likeits1999]

...Is this weird for you?

[ And here's Kevin, just going for it. ]

You're not the first hunter I've met, dude, it's alright. You haven't even tried to light me on fire one time yet.

[ragefeathers]

Gross. A Hunter.

[ Mackenzie no. ]

[rambles_on]

We got a problem, here?

[credit_not_blame]

Ooh, ooh, I wanna learn how to make holy water!

[What? Stacia likes to learn things! Besides, Dean is going to have to deal with Being Allied With Supernatural Creatures at some point or another, and Stacia appears reasonably unthreatening as far as those go.]

What makes something a holy relic?

[rambles_on]

I can teach you, no problem.

[Dean smiles at the girl's enthusiasm.]

Uh- could be a couple of things. Old shit with religious significance, stuff that belonged to a saint. For the purposed of blessing, you just need a prayer object of some kind. Something with religious significance, usually as a focus for prayer. Rosary's work best, as far as I know. I ain't never tried it with anything else, but I don't see why it wouldn't work in a pinch.

[bringinghopewithme]

[talking it it our with Dan prepared Bunny to more civilly deal with Dean, he thinks, but he still sighs a little before sending his message.]

I can make some containers. Mind if I bring em by?

[rambles_on]

[It takes Dean a moment to reply. He wasn't expecting Bunny to chime in, but he knows better than to turn down help when it's offered.]

Uh, sure. Go ahead.

[If his voice is a little gruffer than usual, no one has to know why.]

[hallelujahjunction]

This is a good idea. I can't bless anything - innate capacity issue - but I know all the necessary scripture in case anyone needs a refresher.

[The Bible is one of the many books Dan can recite cover to cover, finish to end, although in that book's case it's because his parents made him memorize it as a child. The issue with capacity is that Dan's issues with magic - or rather, magic's issues with him, as if magic is allergic to the Sartoris bloodline - means he can't perform a blessing.]

In my world, when we hunt monsters and spirits we typically use herbs and materials to ward them off. Rose, verbena, salt, iron, copper, cherry blossom, hell, even gasoline has its uses as a protective material. We should exchange notes, make sure all our bases are covered.

[rambles_on]

[This is the first time he's seen or heard from Dan since he talked to Bunny, which doesn't mean anything because Dean has no particular feelings about anything he may or may not have learned in that conversation.]

Having people who know the incantation is great, man.

[Dean's always struggled with memorization, but he's managed to get some important shit to stick in his thick skull over the years.]

Never heard of using gasoline. You'll have to tell me about that one, sometime.

[See, a perfectly appropriate interaction. Dean's killing this pro-gay ally shit, if you ask him.]

[slowmotionbuscrash]

That one chick has an exorcism camera. Dunno if she’s told you about it yet.

[rambles_on]

That sounds pretty useful, thanks for letting me know.