Editing Binding (section)

=== Neutral Bindings ===
Based around trying to symbolically sever outside connections, without anything particularly tied to the entity being bound. Similar to positive bindings, but possibly even less effective. Generally only used to try and hold an Other long enough to talk, but with more elaborate circles or an infusion of power it can be strengthened.<ref name=":5" />
* A circle of [[salt]] is a common go-to.<ref name=":5" />
* Rose Jr bound Pauz with a simple chalk circle, but admitted that it would probably break free after a short while, and binding it with like (guts and gore) would be more effective.
* [[Tortoise Spirit]]s can be bound with a chalk or salt circle.<ref name=":3" />
* Humans are generally difficult to bind using diagrams, but they can serve to sever a Practitioner's powers and connections as long as they're prevented from leaving it.<ref>His attention fell on the chalk circle around him. Three concentric circles, the first about five feet across, the third about nine feet across. Each had been elaborated on with an intricate, almost lace-like border that ran along the perimeter, pointed outward.<br><br>“What’s this?” he finally asked, while pinching the bridge of his nose, his eyes screwed shut.<br><br>“That’s pizza. Pepperoni and onion. The coke might have gotten a little flat since we poured it. You took a few hours to wake up. I was almost ''worried''.”<br><br>“That’s not what I was asking,” he said. “The circle.”<br><br>“It’s a problem if any of your friends, family, or allies find you,” I said. “That circle means they shouldn’t be able to.”<br><br>“And if I ask for help or simply ''walk'' out?” he asked.<br><br>“Fell here has his revolver loaded with shot shells. It’s like a small shotgun, painful, debilitating, but it probably won’t kill-.”<br>[...]<br>“It’s an odd circle. Humans don’t lend themselves to being bound inside diagrams, for the most part. The details… who drew this?”<br>[...]<br>The circle will break up incoming connections, and should serve as a barrier to anything going <em>out</em>. You’ll have trouble practicing,” I said. I indicated Rose. “Rose’s work.”<br><br>“I’ve seen similar,” Laird said. “But there’s a little too much ''detail'' and not quite enough substance, if I may say so myself. The outer circle may be stronger, but ''you'' passed it easily enough.”<br><br>“That’s intentional,” I said. - [https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/05/29 excerpt] from [[Void 7.1]]</ref>