The former, I reckon. The man is, literally, a dream-person. I think he was able to drain Alan because Alan was present with his body. Travelers come here and it looks like Al-Wujud is a native who scams them. So I doubt he can "emit" dreams of his own.
Yeah, traditional law as laid down by the Prophet is super-harsh. You might have heard of the 'for robbery, you lose your hand' thing, as it's such a common trope...
Sadly, any discussion of it outside of the story's context might get rule-8'd, so I'll just say, 'when in Rome...'Yeah, I suspect Al-Wujud knows just how deep in the latrines he is: Up to the chin and sinking fast.
Now, whether that party can pay, well... I'm sure some vindictive examples have asked for the impossible...
And Al-Wujud would very much prefer it didn't, of course. Why do you think he's sweating musket balls?
Given how much the merchant's probably been selling these dreams for, I don't doubt it qualifies.
Gee' who'd have thunk?
Assuming he can manage to keep his business, once all his victims take their pound of flesh (And for some of them, they may well make that literal.)
At least, any any large kind of scale... I'm sure there were some who were too valuable to kill.
'Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth', and all that. Like I said, some of his victims won't be feeling nearly so merciful as you, Alan.
Eh, better to see punishment of some kind...
Nice of you to check. After all, Al-Wujud may have nothing of use to you. Except that oh-so-punchable face.
Hush, you. Just sit quietly, and bend over when told to, would you kindly? Just be glad Alan's such a nice guy.
I mean, it's not like there's a shortage of options presenting themselves...
...I mean, that would prevent any re-offending. And being a Dream, it might not even be fatal.
It's certainly not going to leave him on even footing with his competitors, certainly.
Honestly, some nice, back-breaking work probably looks good right now. Given the alternatives.
Now, whether that would work on him? Well, see what he does six months to a year after that finishes...
So, will you be giving him the punch now, or wait until he's gone over his inventory? Probably best not to concuss him beforehand, after all.
...Oh, right.
Sounds like they've met before. Wonder if the good doctor ever visited Baghdad around, say 790 AD or so?
Oh, yeah, he did, didn't he? What was the activation code for that seal, again, Caliph?
Honestly, I'm surprised OL wasn't on guard for shit like that. Guess he believed the Demon really wanted to help them...
Outplayed. Pure perfection from the Enlightened one.
Which he hasn't exactly earned, given his actions thus far. Thin Ice, buddy.
It'll be interesting to see where this is going...
...Ah, I think I get it. There's probably a dream of someone who's navigated their way to the Tower in there, and if they used the ropes to share it...
Don't worry, the fireworks will be minimal. I hope...
Also, don't think we didn't notice that he said nothing about where he's been or what he did after being separated... At least now the party has what they need to get moving (or will soon) so they can get back on track. Tough luck for Uns Al-Wujud, though. Maybe he shouldn't have been such a sleazebag.
This is bad and you should feel bad.It's certainly not going to leave him on even footing with his competitors, certainly.
I don't think he has, but his name may be known around there.
He can really let his belief in people's better natures, or at least smarter natures, get to him.
The Seal of Solomon that allowed for the command of demons was a magical ring that just so happened to be engraved with that sigil, not the sigil itself.
It actually means distinctive as an adjective and difference as a noun. For example, the thing that makes an over inflated balloon pop is pressure differential. The difference in air pressure inside the ballon compared to outside being too high.
Or he's just obviously powerful to whatever wizard eyes that guy has.
Thank you, corrected.
Isn't the Queen in the London Containment Zone?
He's being polite to his host when there's an advantage in doing so and no real reason not to be.
'if'?
Extraneous 'that'
'an Imam'
'thet'
'hev'
'thet'
That might be the original origin. I got it from Hellblazer, where John has it tattooed onto his skin.
Thank you, corrected.
Um...
Not just putting the hinges on the unsecured side, but also the door opening out means it's a lot easier for opponents to block it and trap you inside. You want the hinges in the secure side, but you also want the doors clearance area on the secure side. Both for the same reason, so you're the one in control of it and not your opponents.
You mean Vaermina is a lying liar who lies?
Why not both?
Maybe some of that synchronicity wave BS that Constantine does?
Good show.
I'm guessing it's more like "create a temporary path of peaceful dreams to suppress the storm".
Gods are far away; caliphs are right here. And talk is cheap.
It could also just be that Paul has become less of an asshole over time.
A differential is also a math related term!
Vae... He did his research -- research of Hellblazer canon, not real-world mysticism. One of these things is more relevant to a story in this setting than the other...