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Magical Theory (Wednesday, 2/22/2006, 4th Period)

"Today we're all about some history," said Jenny. "Check over this handout on the Salem witch trials and tell me what you think."

OOC: Class is up, but responses won't be coming 'til later this afternoon. However? This is one of the player's favorite historical events to read about, so very much looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with!

Wait for the OCD threads!

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Logan signed in.

Do you want Jenny or Janet to be the character of yours affected by the wacky side effects?

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Kiki read the handout with an increasing amount of discomfort. She had heard of these trials, and knew that witches were sometimes persecuted throughout history, but she had never read a full account of them.

"The sad thing is," she said, "Every one of those jailed or executed were most likely not witches, just victims of spite, jealousy, or hysteria."

Bel signed in.

Xander signed in.

Piper signs in.

"Or a really bad trip," Xander added, looking down at the part about ergot poisoning. "This is the same stuff from that Z-Cases episode that makes tattoos talk to you."

Piper frowned and shook her head sadly after reading the handout. "I don't understand why anyone was accused of being a witch for basically no reason at all. Also, it's disturbing that people thought of witchcraft as evil."

(speaking of wacky side-effects, hi :D )

"Lots of people assume anything they're not used to is out to hurt them," Xander said thoughtfully. "Which is true sometimes, but jeez, people, context is nice. Like some evidence that anybody was actually being hurt."

*waves* Will tag you during this class. Gonna be a few before I can play it out, though. :) *glares at work*

No worries!

"That, too," agreed Kiki. "Every witch I know of would easily be able to protect themselves from the sort of punishments meted out against them through a variety of ways."

"But they thought they had that evidence," Kiki pointed out. "The girls who were afflicted either by an environmental toxin or who were faking their symptoms would have been considered evidence. They must have been very convincing for their allegations to be believed so thoroughly, and that their behavior was the result of, say, a demonic possession rather than malicious witchcraft."

Xander nodded. "It does seem like anybody who had enough mojo to hurt people in the first place would have enough to defend themselves, so... the logic, she is lacking."

"Pretty crappy evidence, though. People get sick, start acting nuts, start accusing other people of making them act nuts, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Four year old kid and everybody's favorite granny are communing with Satan, or you can't trust the accusations to be true because yo, the folks they're coming from are see above re: nuts?"

"And even witches who hadn't done the things these girls were accusing would be able to save themselves through a few protective charms or illusions," added Kiki. "You're right, there's no logic at all, just paranoia."

"It's funny how the town celebrates the witch trials now," Bel mused.

"How would you provide evidence that a witch caused something, though?" Logan asked.

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