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[personal profile] decoys 2026-02-28 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
For him and Dean it was. Their lives didn't have room for anything else. Heaven and Hell was moving them around like pawns on a chessboard.

[But at the same time, she knows he's not wrong in a smaller way.]

But once you learn, it's hard to unsee. You're putting salt lines and mountain ash across your doors to keep things out. You stop inviting people in verbally just in case they might be a vampire. Someone starts acting weird, you slip holy water in their drink or break out the silverware plated with actual silver. It completely changes how you interact with the world.
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[personal profile] camber 2026-02-28 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Hence the angel.

( Maybe not Sam. )

Explain to me the silver and holy water?
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[personal profile] decoys 2026-03-01 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
Silver is for shapeshifters and zombies, holy water is for demons. They react to it - they smoke. And then they tend to react poorly after that so you better be ready for a fight.

[She pauses then makes a face.]

Demons are trickier, you gotta have a Devil's trap ready and then perform an exorcism but if it's a shapeshifter, you can just stab them with the silverware.
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[personal profile] camber 2026-03-02 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
Literal silverware.

( He makes mental notes and then more notes about what he'll have to research. )

How common are shapeshifters, zombies, or demons?
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[personal profile] decoys 2026-03-03 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure. As I mentioned, I've been dead a while. Things might have changed while I was gone.

[But given that he's Ben's friend ...]

Winchesters tend to attract more demons than most though.
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[personal profile] camber 2026-03-03 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
Right, right, sorry.

( He winces. )

What about Winchesters not interested in the life? Half-chesters?
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[personal profile] decoys 2026-03-04 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
According to them, their life isn't really what it used to be. So as long as they've got one of these -

[She rolls up her sleeve to show her anti-possession tattoo.]

And take the right precautions and don't draw attention to themselves, they should be fine.
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[personal profile] camber 2026-03-06 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
( He recognizes it instantly. He knows his friend's body. )

What's one of those do?
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[personal profile] decoys 2026-03-07 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
Keeps demons from possessing you.

[She rolls her sleeve down and reaches for her beer again.]

If you're going to be hunting, Winchester or not, it's good to have.