every life is a pile of good things & bad things

[thedreamer]

WHO: The Doctor & Ghostbusters Friends!
WHEN: December
WHERE: The Inn & surrounding areas
WHAT: Shenanigans, trouble, bringing joy & confusion, more trouble, culinary delights!
WARNINGS: Will edit as needed.


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[scrapgege]

Oh, I'm making do as always. I did a bit of actual exorcism back in Serthica. It had been a while, but it was sorely needed.

[Ghosts, at least, are familiar and people he enjoys speaking to. Which is good, because there's many of them here.]

The people here are also used to having spirit around. No wonder they do all these things with the salts to keep them outside, or it would be difficult.

[thedreamer]

An exorcism! Oh, I'll need to hear all about that.

[ His delight over something like an exorcism might be a tad bit strange, but he can't help himself. It's something new, something he's unfamiliar with, even if he's aware of the terminology. ]

[scrapgege]

Oh, it's not really much. Really, most of the time, you can leave ghosts alone if they're not bothering people. Most of them stay back because of unresolved things and most of them end up resolving these on their own after a while. But sometimes, things start festering and either ghosts start making trouble, or they turn into something else more dangerous, and you might need to... give them a nudge to move on, or actually eliminate them.

There was a lot of festering in Serthica.

[There was, after all a lot of unacknowledged death there.]

The ones here aren't so bad. A bit mischievous, but not annoying. The salt should keep most of them outside anyway.

[thedreamer]

Being here, I've learned far more about ghosts than I've ever known previously. Always thought of them as just a story in fact! Bit incredible when you consider how much I've traveled and how much I've seen, but there's generally always been a more scientific explanation for ghosts where I've traveled. Delighted to meet some of the ones here.

[ He says that with genuine and pure delight in his voice. ]

So, I'd wager you're far more the expert than me. Have you done that sort of thing often where you're from? Exorcisms?

[scrapgege]

Oh, yes. There was a time where the Heavens kept sending me left and right to do just that, actually, since I didn't really have an area of my own to take care of and I needed to earn some merits anyway.

Not for ghosts like these though. Those ones, any human cultivator with a bit of skill would be fine dealing with those, you don't need someone like me for that

[Honestly, it's actually refreshing to just see some ghosts after their last foray into that weird no-soul-land.]

I guess we'll be keeping them company tonight.

[thedreamer]

[ All of it fascinates him, and the casual way that it's explained. Of course, there's no other way to explain it, really. That's the only life that Xie Lian has ever known. For the Doctor, it's just sensational. ]

Suppose they get lonely like anyone else. Perhaps they'll be glad for the company! If not, well, things could get interesting.

The cold doesn't bother you?

[scrapgege]

I've had worse.

[It's barely a concern, really. It's not going to kill him.]

Things usually get a bit rowdier at night. They might try to touch you, if you can't see them. Make stuff move next to you, these sort of things.

[thedreamer]

[ With what he knows of Xie Lian, he supposes that makes perfect sense of course. What do either of them have to fear of the cold? ]

Well, I wouldn't blame them entirely. If I was a ghost, I'd constantly be looking for things to do, to pass the time. They've had a hard go of it, it feels like the least they deserve.