It's like a dementor or a poltergeist [ muggles have those right? ] but created from fear instead of despair or chaos. It takes the form of something you're afraid of. For me it's a full moon. Etc. They're not violent or anything. Unless that's what you're afraid of, I suppose.
I found it in my locker a while ago. I think it was one of my dad's. He's sort of an expert. They are corporeal. I've never heard of one killing anyone, though. If you're dead you're not afraid.
They can't be killed or anything, but we can contain it. [ ha. ] Finding it is trickier. We're looking. Sirius & I & the massive cock who set it loose.
If we don't find it before the jump, maybe. It shouldn't hurt anyone. It might even be gone, if it was here for 6,500 hours without anything to eat. & telling everyone anything frightening they see might not be real could backfire.
If you could keep an eye out, though, I'd appreciate it.
I met a guy here a jump or two ago who said his job was tracking down ghosts and demons. As I'm typing this I am realizing how this could turn into a really terrible idea, but maybe setting him on the trail of a boggart could be useful x2?
You can beat one back that way. You can't kill it.
Amortal probably made that obvious.
They're weakened by laughter. They're not very good at frightening more than one person at once. Nonmagical people can't always see them clearly, but this one was on the strong end.
If you message me or Sirius, we can handle it. They're easy. Finding them is the trick.
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That you're comfortable telling to strange men you met in space.
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What happened?
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I shot a man in the eyes once.
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I haven't killed anyone or anything.
Here.
I've been keeping a boggart [ wait ]
an amortal shapeshifter that feeds on fear
in my bureau.
Not entirely sure where it is anymore.
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Okay, that sounds bad. How does it work exactly?
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It's like a dementor or a poltergeist [ muggles have those right? ] but created from fear instead of despair or chaos.
It takes the form of something you're afraid of.
For me it's a full moon. Etc.
They're not violent or anything.
Unless that's what you're afraid of, I suppose.
[ Shiiit. ]
I told Tyke I had it under control.
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Why was this in your bureau?
Can/will it hurt people? Like is it corporeal?
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Might as well be honest.
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[ nts: don't cross kate bishop. ]
How many arrows?
I found it in my locker a while ago.
I think it was one of my dad's. He's sort of an expert.
They are corporeal. I've never heard of one killing anyone, though.
If you're dead you're not afraid.
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Do you know how to track/trap/stop it?
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They can't be killed or anything, but we can contain it. [ ha. ]
Finding it is trickier. We're looking.
Sirius & I & the massive cock who set it loose.
Sirius' words, there.
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[ 10 seconds later ]
And what was a massive cock doing in your bureau?
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[ He does not backspace all of that when message #2 arrives, but he does stop and send it unfinished. ]
Merlin.
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So what can I do to help?
And how serious is this? Should you be making an announcement?
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It might even be gone, if it was here for 6,500 hours without anything to eat.
& telling everyone anything frightening they see might not be real could backfire.
If you could keep an eye out, though, I'd appreciate it.
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I met a guy here a jump or two ago who said his job was tracking down ghosts and demons. As I'm typing this I am realizing how this could turn into a really terrible idea, but maybe setting him on the trail of a boggart could be useful x2?
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Name/number?
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Sam. 037-006.
I really need to work on this surname thing.
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Fellow who bit me never bathes. Maybe I should go that route.
Thanks very much. I'll seriously consider the implications of possibly sending him a message.
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You can't kill it.
Amortal probably made that obvious.
They're weakened by laughter.
They're not very good at frightening more than one person at once.
Nonmagical people can't always see them clearly, but this one was on the strong end.
If you message me or Sirius, we can handle it. They're easy.
Finding them is the trick.