school: maya

[shaft]

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[shaft]

What're you saying up for?

[feytality]

My spirit channeling. It's the least I can do.

[shaft]

That would be useful... We could just ask the dead who killed them, couldn't?

[ Claude has never played Ace Attorney and doesn't realize that it is never that simple. ]

[feytality]

[ claude play ace attorney ]

I don't know about that, but at least..... they could come back, even if for a little.

[shaft]

Come back? I thought it would just be... you speaking with the dead?

[feytality]

I'd be channeling them.... so, basically, they'd be using my body. Temporarily, of course.

[shaft]

That's... quite a sacrifice.

[feytality]

[ she shifts a little bit, uncomfortable ]

Sacrifice? I don't know about that....

[shaft]

To let someone control your body? I would say so—I can hardly stand being forced to the dorms on Thursday.

[feytality]

[ hmmm yeah she's looking away evasively now ]

W-Well... it's not really control.... it's just like, borrowing? A well-trained spirit medium is still in control.

[ are they! ]

And there are safety measures in place! Just in case....

[shaft]

There are? Like what?

[feytality]

Well... for example, channelings usually take place in the channeling chamber... and there's a big, thick door, with only one key. So.... if things get dicey, it's just the spirit medium and the client in there... so no one else has to get hurt...

[ her discomfort here is palpable ]

.. And, um, there's a technique, to separate the spirit from the medium too... just in case. But, it doesn't usually happen.

[shaft]

[ Ok, he doesn't want to judge what he doesn't know but, ] Is there someone here who could perform that technique? To help you in case something happens?

[feytality]

Well... no, but.... when I get my powers back, I'll make sure there's someone with me who can knock me out if they need to... so don't worry. Spirit channeling is only temporary, anyway...

[shaft]

Your solution is to be physically knocked out?

[ He looks a little disbelieving. ]

Well, I guess I have to trust that you know what you're doing.

[feytality]

[ stop judging her.... ]

[ quietly: ]

This is just something that I have to do. I can't..... I have to do it....

[shaft]

[ That really doesn't sound great. ]

... All right. Then tell me about it. How does it work?

[feytality]

... Maybe some other time, okay?

[ seems like she doesn't want to talk about it anymore ]

For now, I'm just going to work on my vouchers.

[shaft]

All right. [ Pokes her cheek. ] You're going to have to do plenty of extra credit then.

[feytality]

[ she relaxes very quickly ]

Yeah, I know... it's such a pain... Some of them are sooooo weird!

[shaft]

Oh yeah? Have you gotten into trouble?

[feytality]

Not like you have! [ naughty claude... ]

But some people give me a hard time, I guess.

[shaft]

Ohh. Someone bullying you? Need me to beat them up?

[feytality]

I'm mostly talking about fussy mother hens.... [ looks directly at claude ] sooo, no need to beat anyone up.