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Testing the limits of my new senses
Ever since my last contract, my senses have been heightened to supernatural levels, but it's important I understand the extent of these changes. I took a night time walk out to the edge of my property on a night with no moon, and was able to see as though it was broad daylight, I didn't trip or stumble on any brush or rocks. Yet somehow, during the day, I am not blinded by the sun. On top of that, as I was walking, I could hear the scurry of every little mouse and insect in the bushes and pinpoint exactly where they were. Between the two senses, I get the feeling it would be extremely hard for anyone to hide from me in any environment. If this is the trajectory I'm on with my gaining of these gifts, I can only imagine what I'll eventually be capable of through Gaea
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.