He gives Jack a wry grimace that's probably meant to be a smile.
"Figured you knew that part already. But yeah, holy water too. Hurts 'em, can repel them, that sort of thing."
There's a selection of condiments in a basket at one side of the table. Sam reaches for the saltshaker as he says,
"Dunno how well it'll work in your world, but it's pretty basic stuff, so -- look here." He picks up the saltshaker and unscrews the top, then takes the holy water vial and sets it upright in the middle of the table. Sam pours out a line of salt in a ring around the vial, then looks at Jack.
"It acts like a barrier. Keeps things out."
A beat.
"Keeps them in too, or it can, but it's a lot harder to get something to stand still while you put the ring around it." A small grin. "You have to be sneaky about it. Not to mention fast."
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Date: 2009-08-02 07:45 pm (UTC)"Figured you knew that part already. But yeah, holy water too. Hurts 'em, can repel them, that sort of thing."
There's a selection of condiments in a basket at one side of the table. Sam reaches for the saltshaker as he says,
"Dunno how well it'll work in your world, but it's pretty basic stuff, so -- look here." He picks up the saltshaker and unscrews the top, then takes the holy water vial and sets it upright in the middle of the table. Sam pours out a line of salt in a ring around the vial, then looks at Jack.
"It acts like a barrier. Keeps things out."
A beat.
"Keeps them in too, or it can, but it's a lot harder to get something to stand still while you put the ring around it." A small grin. "You have to be sneaky about it. Not to mention fast."