felinguistic | (no subject)

I believe we can get through this.

But I don't think we should expect this week to be the biggest struggle, by any means.

Oh, more people will die. That's a given. Especially with no way to track that demon running around out there.

And the demon can get crueler still.

I wonder if it holds grudges.

It seems capable of that level of thinking. In which case, everyone who pressed it is at an increased risk.

It definitely seemed petty enough. How much of that was wholly the demon, or exacerbating that girl's worst traits I couldn't say, but I'd assume a combination of both.

Probably both. Possessions probably go smoother if it can mesh with the host's original self.

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All this information comes from experience, I take it. Something to do with your Veil?

Not about the Veil, strictly, but possessions are something I have experience with, yes.

Sounds like one is a consequence of the other. We have no Veil where I'm from, and as such we have no possessions.

[ a shrug. ]

Everything criminal that happens is a product of human depravity and warped justice, I suppose.

To be honest, Daemons possessing people and compelling them to kill is a very rare case, even for us. I've only dealt with one in my lifetime.

Most murders are purely human.

That's one more case of demon murder than I've experienced. Although I suppoe that's three to my two now, overall.

"Humans are the real monsters"? Or words to that effect.

Humans do tend to be their own worst enemy. Anything external just helps push them along.

Or internal. Circumstance, emotional state, even personality can all play a role in causing someone to take a life.

The demons are new. But that's just an outlying factor I'll have to get used to.

That was a given.

Not much of a choice here.

I don't want to fall prey to one, after all.