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jackietwice t1_iz87nt1 wrote

Reply to comment by Supermarket_Haunting in How to Survive College - the stabbed student by fainting--goat

I find this an intriguing idea. Like what if he does actually see the being on ceiling but also has an in depth knowledge about its behavior in such a way that while he doesn't actually control it, he can interfer with it in a way that might be helpful in small moments. The questions are, what would happen if he had to engage with the entity directly or had to actively protect multiple people?

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Supermarket_Haunting t1_izcj6cr wrote

I feel like it is a broader pattern. At the river he noticed her reaction with the kelpie and became concerned, even though no one else saw it, but he played it cool. He also is the only professor who does not cancel class when it rains, despite it obviously making him look like a jerk and requiring him to slog in from the parking lot in the rain. It may be a delicate thing in which he must act totally as if nothing were happening, or it breaks the spell and butter knife guy or rain guy or whoever is up next gobbles him up when he tries to show up for work.

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jackietwice t1_izck1iu wrote

Hrm. Also very good points. Which also makes one wonder if he, too, might have a deal with the devil 😅

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Nijajjuiy88 t1_izomei4 wrote

Probably the admin has set the rules that staff are not the game. Only the students are. So Prof has immunity.

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spacetstacy t1_iz9wnis wrote

Just like acknowledging something makes it stronger? The prof ignors it so it doesn't gain power?

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