AUDIENCE FOR: Estelle

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this is what you get until you give me a shitpost

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If you have a person in mind, the ghost would take on that form. It's almost like a dream, actually. It's a clear vision to them but it's still not real. You can control what the form is, and you can control what it says. It won't last too long though.

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So it could be used as a way to send a message, using the ghost as a messenger...?

Though I would think a note under the door would be simpler... Is there some advantage to using this power instead?

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Right. [they pick at their sandwich a bit.]

...the only advantage really is making it seem more realistic. A piece of paper is just that. Paper. But a dream, or a ghost, or something that seems more tangible is more likely to be believed especially if it comes from a familiar face, right?

[mustbepurged]

Is that really persuasive?

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Have you ever met a ghost, Estelle?

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Not in any direct sense, I think...

-- Oh, does Hua Cheng count?

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[they. pause.]

...actually, I'm not sure. Did he tell you he was a ghost?

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Well... He's a "Ghost King," and he said he doesn't mind being called a ghost, and he talks a lot about how to show respect to the dead...

... He doesn't look very ghostly, though... He has feet and everything.

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Maybe some ghosts are more evolved than others. [shrug!] Some people claim to see full apparitions right down to having the same smell as people they once knew. It's a possibility.

What are you more likely to believe? A trusted friend, or a piece of paper somebody randomly sent you?

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Oh. Maybe the information in my books was incomplete...

And... the friend, I suppose...

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I don't think it's a bad thing to get information from books, but there's a lot to learn about the supernatural outside of them, too.

[but they nod.]

And that would be the advantage of a power.

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Do you think it'd still be persuasive if the target is really skeptical? Or... what if they're really scared of ghosts?

[giving aikawa a dream-ghost sure would have. an effect.]

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Well then you freak someone out and change their disposition. [that apparently doesn't bother them. also please be nice to aikawa everyone god.]

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[she nods... no bullying aikawa.]

I see. Thank you for helping to satisfy my curiosity.

[She seems satisfied with the explanation, at least.]

Oh, by the way... I got sandwiches on a whim, but is there any particular kind of food you like?

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Anytime. I never mind answering questions as long as I can actually answer them. [haha.]

...the sandwiches were a good pick. I'm not really picky. I'm usually okay with whatever I can find when I remember.