Damn, I really wanted some flaming skulls on my back.
[He's kidding, and he can't help laughing a little. It's all ups and downs with him, honestly.
Getting serious again, he cracked the knuckles of one hand and then shook it out. He's glad that he doesn't have to design it since he doesn't know the first thing about that.] There's one thing that I want it to have, but it's to help the spell or whatever. Seal.
Uh. [Sucking in a breath, he holds it a second and then releases.] There's a Japanese spirit of darkness locked in me but it's taken control before and I need to, like, stop that from happening. Ever.
[Oh jeez. Dani's biting his lip again, his brow furrowed even more. No wonder Max has been talking to this guy. He lets his lip go, takes a deep breath, and nods slowly.]
Okay... I um. Okay.
[He's still fairly certain this is a job one of the professors should be handling, or even the headmistress, but if Stiles is really that desperate, Dani's willing to make an attempt. The good thing about his tattoos is that even if they were to go horribly wrong (they haven't yet, but there's always the possibility), the worst that would happen is that they'd be an incredibly ineffective skin decoration. Perks of being very closely attuned to heavenly energies, Dani supposes.
But this... in this case there's the chance that if something goes wrong, whatever's in Stiles will wake up and fight back.
He's going to need backup.
But first he needs a design.]
Okay. So I'm going to need everything you know about it, and since that might not be enough, I'm going to have to do some research of my own, and then I'll get back to you on what's going to have to go into the tattoo, alright?
[He frowns, nervous.]
Are you sure you can't talk to the headmistress about this?
[He knows it's a lot, but a big part of Stiles is worried about being locked up away from people where he'll be left alone with the darkness in his mind that's just begging for an opportunity to eat away at him. Alone he wouldn't have any distractions, lessening his chance to fight this. It's a lot to be dumping on someone he literally just met, but he's going to do what he can to repay Dani.]
Yeah, totally. And I can help you research, if you want. I'm pretty good at that. [Also he has no friends so he doesn't have a lot to keep himself occupied with.
Chewing on his lip, he nods.] She mentioned it like it wasn't something that needed to be handled immediately. I don't want to tell her she was wrong.
[Dani's still doubtful, but he's familiar with students having problems they're too worried to tell others about. Max being the prime example. So he sighs and nods.]
Alright. I might have to bring in a little help to get it done, though, would you be okay with that? Not teachers, other students.
Help? [It makes sense, and Dani soothes half of his concerns with the assurance that it would be from other students. Then again, that poses a different concern.] Yeah, sure. I just don't everyone thinking I'm a homicidal maniac or something, so maybe we can not tell them all the details? [He doesn't want to use the word "secret" but that's essentially what he's getting at.]
Okay... [He draws out the word, hesitant to agree.] Though I promise, Max and Marco would both totally understand. But sure. We don't have to let anyone know.
[It's so tempting to just use the opportunity as a way to tell people because he has to. Sometimes he has the urge to go up to people and yell at them about the spirit inside of him that keeps him up at night with dreams. Max already knows some of it, at least enough to have pointed him in Dani's direction.]
Max seems, uh, tolerant. [Understanding? Maybe possession wasn't as strange as he thought it was.] Who the hell is Marco?
So you're telling me that possession isn't a weird thing.
[It's both a weight off his back, and a scary reality. Even if he was able to get rid of the Nogitsune, he'd still be open to possession from something else.]
In general, no. But the idea is to do it temporarily, and on our terms. On the heavenly side, we want to be able to work with the being who possesses us so that we can both have greater power toward a common goal, but on the demonic side it's more like wrestling a being's will to yours. Though some demons are willing to bargain.
[He tilts his head, noticing Stiles' nervousness.]
It's definitely not everybody. Just the people who are... attuned to it, so to speak. But having something possess you long term? No one wants that. Most of the time we try to get it out. But if your guy is really stuck inside you...
[He frowns, upset at the thought.]
Well. Sealing him in is going to mean you'll be possessed for life, but in control. Best case scenario, we make a killer tattoo and it's sealed but you can still use its power, on your own terms. Worst case scenario, you have a cool looking tattoo that's totally useless. Super worst case scenario, it wakes up and fights back while we're trying to seal it. Which is why I need backup.
[He listens intently, soaking up the information and wondering when he was going to be formally taught all of this. Maybe they focused more on a person's specific magic before bothering to tell them the specifics of any other plane. Or line. Whatever it was. He's still trying to remember all these new ideas and terms.
But then Dani starts talking about best and worst case scenarios, and he goes even plaer than he was before. There's no choice, he can't just let the Nogitsune out of himself, but the thought of it fighting back more than it has been is terrifying.]
I'm stuck with it. Even if I let it out, it wouldn't be worth it. [Better to suffer with it inside himself than let it loose to cause suffering on a wider scale. He'd been weak enough to let it in, he needs to be strong enough to keep it there.] Okay, yeah, we need backup. It's already awake. Keeps me awake most nights, too. [Hence the dark circles under his eyes.]
[He can tell that Dani isn't really sold on this whole arrangement, and Stiles just hopes that he doesn't change his mind after the research is done. It's also impossible to tell how much work goes into designing a tattoo like this, not to mention actually inking it.]
You're awesome. Consider me your research slave. Or slave in general. [He winces at that term, though.] Okay, not slave, but someone who's really grateful and wants to help you out with anything I can.
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[He's kidding, and he can't help laughing a little. It's all ups and downs with him, honestly.
Getting serious again, he cracked the knuckles of one hand and then shook it out. He's glad that he doesn't have to design it since he doesn't know the first thing about that.] There's one thing that I want it to have, but it's to help the spell or whatever. Seal.
Uh. [Sucking in a breath, he holds it a second and then releases.] There's a Japanese spirit of darkness locked in me but it's taken control before and I need to, like, stop that from happening. Ever.
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Okay... I um. Okay.
[He's still fairly certain this is a job one of the professors should be handling, or even the headmistress, but if Stiles is really that desperate, Dani's willing to make an attempt. The good thing about his tattoos is that even if they were to go horribly wrong (they haven't yet, but there's always the possibility), the worst that would happen is that they'd be an incredibly ineffective skin decoration. Perks of being very closely attuned to heavenly energies, Dani supposes.
But this... in this case there's the chance that if something goes wrong, whatever's in Stiles will wake up and fight back.
He's going to need backup.
But first he needs a design.]
Okay. So I'm going to need everything you know about it, and since that might not be enough, I'm going to have to do some research of my own, and then I'll get back to you on what's going to have to go into the tattoo, alright?
[He frowns, nervous.]
Are you sure you can't talk to the headmistress about this?
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Yeah, totally. And I can help you research, if you want. I'm pretty good at that. [Also he has no friends so he doesn't have a lot to keep himself occupied with.
Chewing on his lip, he nods.] She mentioned it like it wasn't something that needed to be handled immediately. I don't want to tell her she was wrong.
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Alright. I might have to bring in a little help to get it done, though, would you be okay with that? Not teachers, other students.
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Max seems, uh, tolerant. [Understanding? Maybe possession wasn't as strange as he thought it was.] Who the hell is Marco?
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[To put it simply.]
Demons being different from spirits, yeah, but still. Same general principle.
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[It's both a weight off his back, and a scary reality. Even if he was able to get rid of the Nogitsune, he'd still be open to possession from something else.]
Some people have all the luck.
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[He tilts his head, noticing Stiles' nervousness.]
It's definitely not everybody. Just the people who are... attuned to it, so to speak. But having something possess you long term? No one wants that. Most of the time we try to get it out. But if your guy is really stuck inside you...
[He frowns, upset at the thought.]
Well. Sealing him in is going to mean you'll be possessed for life, but in control. Best case scenario, we make a killer tattoo and it's sealed but you can still use its power, on your own terms. Worst case scenario, you have a cool looking tattoo that's totally useless. Super worst case scenario, it wakes up and fights back while we're trying to seal it. Which is why I need backup.
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But then Dani starts talking about best and worst case scenarios, and he goes even plaer than he was before. There's no choice, he can't just let the Nogitsune out of himself, but the thought of it fighting back more than it has been is terrifying.]
I'm stuck with it. Even if I let it out, it wouldn't be worth it. [Better to suffer with it inside himself than let it loose to cause suffering on a wider scale. He'd been weak enough to let it in, he needs to be strong enough to keep it there.] Okay, yeah, we need backup. It's already awake. Keeps me awake most nights, too. [Hence the dark circles under his eyes.]
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Okay. Research first, then I'll design something, test it out a bit, and then we can go for it.
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You're awesome. Consider me your research slave. Or slave in general. [He winces at that term, though.] Okay, not slave, but someone who's really grateful and wants to help you out with anything I can.