♛ thirty-third hunt - voice;

[ofletters]

Hey, Wonderland. For the new people, my name's Sam, and since you might've not had the "demons 101" talk, that's what I'm getting into today. Veterans can tune me out... or listen in, I guess, if you need a refresher. I'm doing this now also since all the demons from my world aren't around to be dicks about it.

[ Thank God for that. ]

My friend Bobby said once that demons are just "ghosts with an ego," and that's true, but they're also really dangerous. They used to be human and got... messed up in Hell, so with most demons - let's just say all demons to make it simple - there's no appealing to their human nature. They're all about carpe diem when they get up to the surface again and not much stops them from having their sadistic ragers unless they've got another agenda.

[ So stop trying to be friends with demons, people. ]

They don't really have a form of their own, so they appear like black smoke unless they're possessing someone. If you think someone's possessed, you can test it out: holy water, salt, and iron will injure them where it obviously wouldn't hurt a human. You can get them stuck in a devil's trap if you're smart about it and can exercise them after that... though, honestly, I'm not sure it'd work here. Wonderland doesn't seem to have a direct line to Hell. Still, it'd at least get them out of whoever they were possessing, but you have to have the time to go through the whole song and dance. I attached an image of a devil's trap and the text for the exorcism so you've got them. The devil's trap... can just be drawn, so it's usually a good idea to put one under something like a welcome mat, or up on the ceiling above your doorway.

[ Sam pauses, frowning. ]

This is getting long-winded. [ sigh ] How about this: I'll write up a guide and send it out to everyone. In the meantime, I can take questions. [ He nods slowly, still frowning. ] Sounds like a better idea.


[ attached: devil's trap.jpg and exorcism.txt ]

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[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

umm...

i .....


i'm kind of a ghos t....


i don't really think i have an ego but i....

i was human before, for the event, other than that i'm, i'm just a ghost.....?

......is that enough time to turn into a demon?

....am i a demon?

.....what's.... hell?

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[ofletters]

[ Jesus H. Christ. ]

Didn't mean to be ghost racist.
No you aren't a demon.
Don't worry about hell.

Okay?

proceeds directly into worrying about hell

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

ok....

[a minute passes]

sorry, but actually what is hell....

i'm a DJ at Mr. Lucifer Morningstar's club....
and also i like human music....
and a lot of the songs i play and listen to say that word.....

....people say it a lot too like sometimes it means something and sometimes it's, like, an expletive.....?


i think it's a Bad Thing, from context clues, right...?

sorry if i'm bothering you i was just wondering......

so sad......

[ofletters]

[ dear god okay ]

Well... okay, yeah. To start, yes, it's a bad thing.

[ To say the least. Sam sighs, then offers a weary sort of smile (albeit an unseen one). ]

It can be used as an expletive. Its origins are... a really bad place. If you've ever heard of Heaven, it's the opposite of that. If not, it's... sort of like an afterlife, but... evil.

[ Jesus, he doesn't want to get into the torture and stuff. ]

"Mr.," ah... Lucifer can probably tell you about it. He knows a lot about Hell. [ To say the least. ] But I can tell you some of what I know.

[ Just........ give him a second to get it all together. ]

*chinhands*

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

oh....

ok that makes sense,i think.....

oh, thank you, i'll ask him....

i'm sorry if it's a bother... but i would be happy to hear what you know...

[Where are their manners?]

oh, um.... my name is napstablook....by the way......

[ofletters]

[ what is happening though ]

Uh, nice to meet you... Napsta... blook. [ Did he say that right? ] I'm Sam.

[ Okay, so. Hell. ]

It's a bad place, but I don't think you're in any danger of ending up there. A lot of the people who do get there because they made a deal with a demon for their soul.

[ How can he avoid this grisly details with this? ]

Is there anything specific you, ah... wanted to know?

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

[You're just explaining the concept of "hell" to a ghost, that's all]
um, yeah, actually....

[here they go]

so it's like.... human mythology.... or is it real?

no offense I'm just, you know, not sure?

is it.... like, a myth in some worlds but real in some other worlds?

also, um.... why is hell always "down?"....

[ofletters]

It's real in my world. [ He states patiently. ] But that doesn't mean everyone believes in it.

[ Unfortunately, even if you don't believe, you can still end up there. ]

Hey, I get it. I don't mind. [ That last question, though, has him pause, then chuckle lightly. ] I, uh... I don't know. Just colloquialism, I guess. It isn't really "down," or beneath the earth, or anything. It's... another place. Another dimension, maybe.

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

huh....

well, i'm glad it's not actually down....

then my home would have been close to it.....

um so..... if some people don't think it's real, how do you know it is?

[ofletters]

Yeah? Mind if I ask where your home is?

[ Out of curiosity. ... Then, though, comes that question, and Sam hesitates. ]

I, uh... I've been there. Twice.

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

oh, um, i'm from the underground.... we're on earth...but there seem to be... a lot of earths here, so... um.... i think i'm under Mt.Ebott?

o-oh.... uh..... did you... die twice? or?

[ofletters]

I don't think I've ever heard of Mt. Ebott. [ Sam begins, after a pause. ] Might be we just don't have it in our world.

[ Hrghh. He tries to keep it from being too clear that he doesn't want to discuss this. ]

Something like that. [ beat ] The second one was more of a rescue mission, actually.

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

you died to rescue someone?

oh gee, that's.... really brave!

so you can.... bring people back from hell, then?

[ofletters]

[ Somehow, that surprises and briefly flusters him... and earns a faint chuckle. ]

Uh - Thanks. But - Yeah, you can. I actually got helped out the first time, or I would've been stuck there. It's not easy to do, but it's possible.

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

oh gee, i'm glad you weren't stuck.....

who were you rescuing?

[ofletters]

One of our good friends. Name's Bobby. [ Does he explain that the guy had died, been meant for Heaven, and was dragged to Hell instead? ... Nah. ]

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

oh...

does it hurt to die?

[ofletters]

[ er ]

It - I mean, it depends. [ He shifts, clearly uncomfortable. ] Maybe we should talk about something... less depressing?

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

oh uh. sorry....

have you been to heaven too?

[ofletters]

Uh - Yeah, actually.

[ That wasn't much better, though. ]

Once. I think.

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

.....what was that like? did you have to die to go there too?

i thought most humans get to go to only one place only once? are you a human?

[ofletters]

Yeah. [ Sam's died a lot, okay?? ] Yeah, I'm human. Humans should all go to Heaven, but this was... sort of special circumstances. We - my brother and - more just visited both places. We didn't stay there.

[ It isn't either of their time yet, apparently. Or, more accurately, it had been their time(s), but they were too stubborn to stay dead. ]

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

that's....... really cool.

scary, but cool.

[ofletters]

Just scary, not so much cool. ... But, thanks.

[ He can appreciate the sentiment, anyway. ]

... D'you have any other questions I can answer?

[rlynotfeelinup2itrnsorry]

not really, but thank you! i hope you find the demons

or wait

maybe.....not?