[ yeah, this is the full circus, here. he just shakes his head again when anders first addresses him, as if he can't believe it... woe is this poor man... truly, he must be suffering...
and at that, he turns his head and looks absolutely pitch perfectly startled, whipping his head and everything. ] Good sir, no, you couldn't suggest -- !!
[ the man with the book asks - what, what? gu yun clearly has a penchant for drama, as he gives it a moment or two, rubbing his hand against his chin like he's anxious and nervous for this poor sap. he squints into the distance like he's recalling, before he continues...]
... There is an old wives tale, that perhaps you could ward off demonic entities by making yourself simply so undesirable that they might fade from your consciousness. I've heard rumors of those who lay in the stalls with donkeys, then arise braying and moving on all fours, as if they have become one with the beasts. Supposedly, if you act as such even among friends and family for the demons to see, long enough for them to be disinterested... two days and two nights, perhaps three...
[ do not force this poor sap to do pet play
he looks up at anders, clearly Beseechingly Worried. look at this big old sparkly eyes. ] ...but, ah, I don't know. If it's not convincing enough, then you'll be dead. It would have to be pulled off by an expert, or else - how long do you think he has to live, my friend?
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and at that, he turns his head and looks absolutely pitch perfectly startled, whipping his head and everything. ] Good sir, no, you couldn't suggest -- !!
[ the man with the book asks - what, what? gu yun clearly has a penchant for drama, as he gives it a moment or two, rubbing his hand against his chin like he's anxious and nervous for this poor sap. he squints into the distance like he's recalling, before he continues...]
... There is an old wives tale, that perhaps you could ward off demonic entities by making yourself simply so undesirable that they might fade from your consciousness. I've heard rumors of those who lay in the stalls with donkeys, then arise braying and moving on all fours, as if they have become one with the beasts. Supposedly, if you act as such even among friends and family for the demons to see, long enough for them to be disinterested... two days and two nights, perhaps three...
[ do not force this poor sap to do pet play
he looks up at anders, clearly Beseechingly Worried. look at this big old sparkly eyes. ] ...but, ah, I don't know. If it's not convincing enough, then you'll be dead. It would have to be pulled off by an expert, or else - how long do you think he has to live, my friend?