This is a stupid question...

[katikat]

... but it's 1 am here so bear with me.

In Supernatural, they salt and burn bones and everything that's left of a body to get rid of a malevolent spirit, right? In Hookman they even had to destroy the silver hook the guy used after he lost his hand. So...

What if the dead man who turned into a malevolent spirit was an organ donor? What if his organs went to different people? Would the salting and burning help then? Or would they have to find another way to get rid of the ghost? *scratches her head*

Comments

[extraonions.livejournal.com]

I've wondered about this myself. Over at FF.Net, someone is actually writing a fic with the concept, though I haven't read it.

[frigginlicia.livejournal.com]

Aww do you remember the link though? Because that sounds pretty interesting

[mremre.livejournal.com]

Wasn't there a movie about a transplanted/possessed hand? LOL. Maybe when the transplanted organ is accepted by the donee's (is that a word?) body it becomes a part of his body and is no longer physio-mystically linked to the original (dead) bad guy.

which makes very little sense in retrospect

[jamesinboots.livejournal.com]

Huh. That's an interesting thought. I think maybe it would only matter if the soul was somehow, er, specifically tied to the organs. :P

[kwycksylver.livejournal.com]

I'd say no because it's less complicated that way.

[lelann137.livejournal.com]

um dunno, but there was totally a simpson's treehouse of terror about that...well, with a hair transplant

[katikat.livejournal.com]

That could be interesting. I mean, how would they get the "parts" out of the people? *scratches head* Or is there another way to get rid of ghosts? I mean, at first, the boys only had the devil's trap and holy water. Now there is holy wood and a demon killing knife... Maybe there is something else.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

:D It is possible though. But it would be really cool if the boys had to face something like that. I bet that they would approach the problem from different sides but I would like to see how :)

[katikat.livejournal.com]

A soul tied to a kidney *rofl* I can so see Dean making snarky comments about it - "That gives a new meaning to ghosts pissing people off" - and Sam all earnest and scowling and reprimanding his brother, all "Dean!"

[katikat.livejournal.com]

XD You are right, it's television after all. Easy solutions in instant form :D

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Hair transplant? Oh man XD I can so see Dean's face. Imagine him exorcising a hair transplant! XD

[dinofly.livejournal.com]

LOL. "Interesting" question. How about the pieces of skin you loose all your life? Or falling hair? Or nails? (actually nail pieces and teeth hold some part of the person and in some dark magical rituals can be used to take control of the person. Same for blood. I am not even going for blood donors).

Anyway, let's say for the sake of our favourite TV show, the "magic" the guys are performing by salt and burn is so old and basic, that it should cancel out most of remaining bounds.

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Yes, TV magic is the best :D

[extraonions.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering also what the effect of immuno-suppressive drugs would have on it all. Maybe the ghost could 'possess' the person by virtue of their own immune response being suppressed to prevent rejection?

[extraonions.livejournal.com]

I found it! Sorry, took me a while: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1061016/happycabbage75

(I assume that's the concept, it certainly sounds like it... it's one I want to read sometime.)

[katikat.livejournal.com]

I hereby demand a fic with this premise! XD