Hey, I had a dream that I was in a Supernatural episode where somehow there was a flashback (ghosts. . maybe?) where we saw Giles' (I don't know why he was there - but wouldn't it ROCK?) - great, great whatever grandfather who was in an early 19th century British military uniform of some sort.
You were very nearly devoured by a giant demon snake. The words 'let that be a lesson' are a tad redundant at this juncture.
Giles ,'Selfless'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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sumi - Aug 27, 2011 9:51:48 am PDT #21119 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 27, 2011 12:04:15 pm PDT #21120 of 30002
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
I don't think iron provides protection unless it's a sealed room, but it would be pretty easy to have all sorts of small iron implements one could use to temporarily dispel a ghost. A good old-fashioned iron wrench in someone's pocket wouldn't raise any eyebrows.
§ ita § - Aug 27, 2011 12:13:00 pm PDT #21121 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's buckshot made of?
sumi - Aug 27, 2011 12:39:41 pm PDT #21122 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Apparently, buckshot is a size not a material - so it could totally be made of iron -- if needed.
sumi - Aug 27, 2011 12:40:35 pm PDT #21123 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Although, traditionally pellets (which are in shot) were lead.
sumi - Aug 27, 2011 12:42:23 pm PDT #21124 of 30002
Art Crawl!!!
Here is some iron shot.
Ginger - Aug 27, 2011 1:00:49 pm PDT #21125 of 30002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
They're phasing out the use of lead in buckshot for hunting, because of its long-term persistence in the environment, so steel and various alloys that include iron are widely available.
My wild-ass guess is that cold iron originally was seen as antithetical to the supernatural because it represents a creation of man rather than nature. One could propose a modern fae that could be killed with plastic or disco.
Beverly - Aug 27, 2011 1:04:08 pm PDT #21126 of 30002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
"Death by Disco!"--Sam, The Lost Boys.
Oh come on, I can't have been the only one thinking it.
Typo Boy - Aug 27, 2011 4:44:55 pm PDT #21127 of 30002
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
You can also be invisible to the Fae by turning your clothes inside out: socks, stocking, underwear, shirts, tops, jackets, blouses whatever. I wonder if someone could do really hilarious crack fic with that.
Juliebird - Aug 27, 2011 6:29:25 pm PDT #21128 of 30002
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Looks like Divine will be going live Sunday at 7pm. Hope it doesn't suck. Hope I still have power then.