bravenewworld | ☆ 001

[Amidst the snow and cold of Union, a strange woman walks the streets in minimal, what looked to be handmade winter gear, not nearly as affected by it as she has any right to be. She is tall, striking green eyes and even more unusual green hair thrown partially over on shoulder, looking more wild than anything else. Gliding above her is a Pidgey, a band of brightly-colored beads wrapped around its right ankle; and rested on her shoulder is a Goomy, likewise adorned with a necklace of differently-colored beads, part of which seem to have been enveloped within its gooey body. She walks without purpose, simply watching, seemingly mystified by what she saw.

Scouting the outer wall did not prepare her for what was inside. These people lived piled atop one another, and there were so many of them! They dressed strangely, too (what were these things called petticoats, and why did some women insist upon wearing them?), almost completely covered from head to toe, and in such drab colors. This Union, it was a strange place, so very different from what she was used to.]

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No, thanks.

[She doesn't have any money. Also what is she going to do with squiggles?]

What is it?

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It's a protection charm.

Protection against what?

These ones are for possession.

Possession? Possession of what?

By ghosts.

The ghosts possess you?

[She's imagining a Duskull or a Ghastly trying to lift up a human and float away. That probably won't work very well, but it does make for an amusing mental image.]

Not as long as I'm wearing this.

[She points to the one on her forehead.]

But it's a piece of paper with squiggles on it.

[HUMANS ARE WEIRD.]

It's supposed to bring luck and protection to whoever wears it. That's why it's called a charm.

But how does it keep a ghost from picking you up and carrying you away? I don't understand.

That's not what possession means in this case.

Then what did you mean?

Possession is when a Ghost type enters your body and takes control of you from the inside.

[Confidently.]

They don't do that.

S-some of them can!

Most of the ghosts I know just like to play pranks. Not... "possess" people.

...Dokuro is like that too.

[A ghostly little snicker comes out from behind her Duskull's mask.]

Maybe you should sell charms against pranks!

...I should!

[If that was a joke, it sailed straight over her head.]

[She is being 100% serious right now.]

I think they'd be really popular!

Much more popular than the lactose intolerance ones, probably.

Lactose intolerance charms?

For people who can't digest milk. I use them a lot.

...Do they work?

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