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[schrodingersghost]

So... I guess I've been doing a lot of thinking since the last mission.

[Danny shifts nervously as he tries to figure out how to say this. This was a lot harder than he had thought it would be. Sure, he'd gotten used to the idea that it was okay to be open about his powers here. But there was a difference between that and admitting to some of the things this last mission had made him realize about himself.]

And I kind of have some things that I was hoping that someone could help me out with.

I guess the first thing is.... I haven't been really hiding that I have ghost powers? But the thing is, I guess I kind of realized that I've been avoiding trying to get stronger with them? [Because the mission had made him realize that he was still afraid of his future. Afraid of how powerful he could be in just a few years. It had been easier to just focus on learning how to fight and how to better use the powers he already had. But if the last mission was any guide, that wasn't always going to be enough. He needed to get stronger with his powers, and prepare for the new powers that he knew were still waiting for him.] So I guess what I'm asking is.... Does anyone here have any ideas on how you train ghost powers?

And kind of to go with that.... It kind of got pointed out to me that I have a lot of abilities that could be a Problem if I got brainwashed again like that.  So, I guess what I'm asking is whether there are any ghost hunters here? Or people with experience with stopping supernatural stuff? And does anyone have any ideas on how to block mind control and illusion stuff? More than we already trained for, I mean. Because that obviously wasn't enough.

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[Later, Danny picks up his most recent purchases from the train shop and goes in search of his friends. He had some tools to hand out.]

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[jan_ken_hacking]

[Hahaaaaa-]

...To summarize it, Takechirou can copy something that is defined by 'always defeating ghosts'. That sort of thing would restrain you as a guarantee. It's like how, on the reverse end, one could stop someone like Achilles by attacking their ankle; in the legend of Achilles, that was his weakness.

[schrodingersghost]

Uh, how are we defining always defeating ghosts here?

[Because that left a lot of room for interpretation. ]

[jan_ken_hacking]

[She just smiles.] Always.

The more tightly defined a legend is, the weaker and stronger it is. Another example- a dragon slayer will always be strong against a dragon, but Sigurd, the slayer of Fafnir, will always be able to 'slay a dragon named Fafnir' at the cost of dying later- as it went in his legend.

[Ah, to be clear though-] The one I'm thinking of is not someone known for 'Slaying Spirits' so don't worry about that.

[schrodingersghost]

Most of this went completely over Danny's head. He had slept through mythology section at school, due to Skulker being especially persistent that week, and do did not even know who Fafnir was.

But he did get that she thought she knew something that could stop him.

"That's a relief? I was kind of worried for a moment. So... if this legends defeats me, what happens to me?"

[jan_ken_hacking]

"Fortunately, the method of defeat is vague," she hums. With regard to who she has in mind after all, the primary component of things is simply 'coming out on top'. There's no way to say how.

"So, I can simply ask that it be with restraint. From there, it would be a matter of talking you down, or solving the issue of mind control."

Perhaps she should have used an astronomy-based myth to get the point across though.

[schrodingersghost]

It didn't really make sense to Danny, but...

"I guess I'll just have to take your word for it."

He was still going to be preparing all his other plans as back up. Just in case. It wasn't that he didn't trust her. But... he'd seen what kind of monster he could be. No one else here had. And if what she had in mind didn't work, then he needed a Plan B.

[jan_ken_hacking]

"I could try to test it later if you like, but we should do it at least a week before a mission is likely to start," she warns.

[schrodingersghost]

"Why is that?"

Was it going to take him that long to recover? How much was this going to hurt?

[jan_ken_hacking]

"Takechirou will be stuck in that shape for a week. If there's one he would do better with for the mission, he wouldn't be able to take it until a week had passed."

Ah. "So...since it probably won't take long to test, I'd rather it be at a good time..."