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.
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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[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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( Maybe not Sam. )
Explain to me the silver and holy water?
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[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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( 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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[But given that he's Ben's friend ...]
Winchesters tend to attract more demons than most though.
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( He winces. )
What about Winchesters not interested in the life? Half-chesters?
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[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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What's one of those do?
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[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.