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[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

[Sam is sitting in a chair in the library, surrounded by all of the books, and he looks somewhat tired, but in good spirits. For the most part. Save for that whole 'he definitely hasn't slept' thing.]

Hey -- I think this thing's on... anyway, I'm Sam Winchester.

[Ordinarily he'd never give out his full name, seeing as they're on the run from the Leviathan and all that, but he's ascertained the big bads aren't around -- so a little honesty couldn't hurt, especially with what he's about to ask.]

Nice to meet everyone. I was wondering if anyone could give me a couple of answers to some questions -- you don't have to, and it's obviously not obligatory, but I'd appreciate it.

First, how many of you have any kind of supernatural ability that was taken away when you got here? It doesn't matter what it is -- telekinesis, the ability to fly -- if anything changed, I'd like to know. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, but knowing what changed is important in knowing how we all got here in the first place.

[And, more importantly, how to get out.]

Second, I was wondering if anyone could tell me where to find some chalk and some spices. Specifically, rosemary, allspice, or nutmeg. Salt would be good, too. I know there's probably a grocery store or something like that around, but any pointers would be great. And, uh --

[Sam pauses before clearing his throat, thumping his pen against the table for a few seconds before continuing.]

Hypothetically speaking, if you had a coat with a lot of blood on it, what would you do to get it out? And I need to know where to find non-blood-stained clothes that'd fit a normal-sized human being. ... hypothetically.

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[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

It isn't chemically the same as salt, but it is similar. That may also be a factor.

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

Salt has zero effect. Neither does silver.

[Automatically. They weren't screwing around.]

But for some reason the borax does. It literally... melts them down until there's nothing left but bones.

[Sam pauses.]

It's kind of gross, actually.

[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

Sodium borohydrate reacts with water, but borax is sodium borate. They are not the same but there may be a connection there as well.

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

[ ... Sam considers that for a moment.]

... that could be it.

[It's said slowly, as he thinks to himself.]

Or, at least, partially -- the Leviathan travel through water and seem to be mostly compromised out of it. Something inside the borax could have a chemical reaction with the water they go through, which is why it only weakens them, not completely kills them. It's not like the water completely vanishes, which is what they are at a cellular level -- so I guess it could be almost like an allergic reaction.

[Sam doesn't seem particularly satisfied with the answer, pursing his lips into a thin line, but it's something more than what he had ten minutes ago.]

[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

Some other chemical that is water soluble or water reactive might also be of use against them.

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

So what, we inject them with pure sodium and watch them explode?

[Sam shouldn't sound so satisfied at the mental image, but they're fucking assholes, okay.]

[wingsandwill.livejournal.com]

That would likely result in the creation of sodium hydroxide, or lye, rather than an explosion. But that may be extremely effective.

[smartwinchester.livejournal.com]

Homemade lye would be a hell of a lot more useful than a couple of Leviathan running around, that's for sure. I think I'll take the risk.