Editing Heartless (section)

==Methodology==
Heartless is a immaterial and price oriented school. Every use gradually pushes the practitioner away from humanity and closer to becoming Other. However it is an excellent way to quickly regain power, youth, and other abilities. They tend to focus on the long term. Often preferring to stick to small, subtle effects, and then constantly layering it for reinforcement.<ref name=":0"/>

Basic Heartless techniques revolve around removing essential parts of oneself or others, removing a specific emotion for example, or creating vestiges from targets.<ref name=":0">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v5BXEOV_y1wvIHW5Y4vIzh5onXF-lp1E7difgYhnsOE Heartless Document]</ref> 

Some Heartless will store parts of themselves (e.g. blood, fingernails) which they can later draw on for an infusion of humanity/self, if they feel their identity slipping.<ref>''Schools:'' Halflight (Heartless var., Visceral) [...] we look at the means of storing and restoring humanity.  Those who have been set on this path by another may find the techniques therein a good way to stave off transformations or progression of a condition, such as becoming a ghoul or securing a fading Self.  Beginners of Halflight practices are advised to read that section next, and take steps to prepare and stock up on measures to control or recover from what follows.  When a situation gets out of control, the stock of old fingernail clippings or stored blood may prove invaluable for a quick infusion of one’s prior self. - excerpt from '''[[List of Books#Quasi|Quasi]], quoted''' in [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/09/03 Bonus Material: Bedtime Reading]</ref>