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Anthony P.A. Williams's Journal
The Demon Cabinet of Mr Long
Downtime
I See
I have been looking around a lot more. When something happens that startles other people I do not get startled, even if I should have. I do not like it. It makes me uncomfortable to be so aware, because I usually do not understand what I am perceiving. I feel really jumpy. I almost dropped a light but then I reacted in time to catch it. I was startled by being startled. Barring the irony, it is annoying. I tried talking to Nicholas but he thought I meant a game. This is not a game. That old guy said I had a good fortune but I did not think this is what he meant. I do not like it. I am really tired because I am constantly alert but I cannot sleep restfully because the slightest noise wakes me up. It is really annoying. I hope I get used to it.
The Hospital
Downtime
Guns Are Cool
I was at the shooting range today and something weird happened. There was another guy there that looked kinda like the guy I stopped from shooting up that high school and he was saying weird stuff so I didn't really like him and then he was shooting and he was actually pretty good at it. When he had some people watch him to do a trick shot I had the idea to try and intercept his bullet with mine like in movies and it actually worked and he was really embarrassed. I also realized that I was faster than normal at reloading my guns so that was weird too. I don't really know what it means but it's less jarring than seeing everything all the time and is actually kinda cool. I hope I get more powers like this one so that I'm not in constant discomfort all the time like I was with the other one.
Charlatans
“Unsettling are the days in which everyone is an expert.”
― Criss Jami
Nowadays you can't go a day without some phony prophet trying to peddle their wares to you.
Driven by the increased interest in the supernatural, charlatans from palm readers to televangelists are everywhere. And while the vast majority of witches, psychics, magicians, hypnotists, cures, potions, faith healers, and clairvoyants are complete fakes, they do make a living.
As the saying goes, "it's easier for an actor to make it in alternative medicine than Hollywood."
Most people scoff at these clearly-phony supernatural services, yet those same people often buy into at least one scam.
The most dangerous charlatans are the self-styled monster hunters who carry a mall-ninja arsenal and guns with silver bullets. Most have never encountered anything supernatural and do absolutely nothing besides burn some sage and patrol the area for a night or two. Even so, those who are superstitious, fearful, or desperate enough will hire them to solve the problems they simply don't understand. In some cases with disastrous results.
For Contractors, charlatans are red herrings and obstacles. Clumsy fakes that conjure a smokescreen of misinformation and escalate the situations they're in.