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[solarpurpura]

[Today her portal's camera is pointed at this. Since she strung it together, she has hung a few more necklaces and charms from it, they turn and glitter faintly in the sunlight coming in from the window. Nails stick crookedly from the wooden mount, but more noticeable are the sigils scratched into the surface

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[outandproudboy]

What is it, Eden? What are you trying to do?

[solarpurpura]

[She taps a finger on the skull.]

I had hoped it would catch the nightmares.

[outandproudboy]

Can object really catch those?

What are the nightmares about? Maybe talking about them help.

[solarpurpura]

[She offers him a somewhat confused and pained expression, dark eyes large.]

...no. I... to... speak of them by name... makes them stronger.

[She murmurs this very softly before he lowers her eyes.]

[outandproudboy]

[Blaine worries about her, specially when she's like that.] I understand. What if you write about them, and then burn the paper? Would that help?

[Witchcraft, he knows nothing about it :|]

[solarpurpura]

[Her lips part slightly, as if she is about to say something, but she remains quietly a moment longer.]

Maybe it would...

[She agrees, it is not so far beyond the realm of rituals she understands. Maybe she will do that and put the few remaining ashes inside the skull as a warning to the nightmares to follow...]

[outandproudboy]

It worth a try. There's always something we can do if we look hard enough for a solution. I've read that is possible to keep evil spirits away with some songs and charms. Do you know if that's true?

[solarpurpura]

[She nods thoughtfully.]

It is true, though I do not know the songs, it is not what Mother teaches us. Perhaps one of the others will know.

[outandproudboy]

Perhaps some of the gods here might know. Or I can ask Shirley, she is a banshee. She knows about songs.

[solarpurpura]

Miss Shirley has been very kind...

[She agrees with this. Of the gods, she has only spoken with Amaterasu, and she is fearful to ask too much of the sun goddess, lest she be judged as the heathen night creature she truly is.]

[outandproudboy]

She's nice and smart, yes.

[And Blaine just remembered something!] I met Hecate, as the goddess of the night she will know more about this, I can ask her for you if you want.

[solarpurpura]

[Eden looks extremely discomfited by this suggestion.]

...lady Hecate is here?

[outandproudboy]

[Blaine nods.] I wouldn't lie about that.

[solarpurpura]

[She starts to fiddle with her hair uncertainly. It was not so strange for Hecate to be in this city, it was a crossroad of dreams and she was the goddess of such places, and yet...]

No... I would not put my pleas before a goddess...

[outandproudboy]

That's why I said I would do it. She doesn't need to know that I'm asking that for you. And she seemed really approachable the first time we talked.

[solarpurpura]

No, no... much too small a thing.