Editing Matthew Moss (section)

=== Weaknesses ===
Edith noted that he was "fragile" and using his powers on Louise was risky.<ref name=":1" /> Any power he channels through him is a potential escape route for the Doom.<ref>“If you wanted to, could you have hurt it?” Lucy asked.<br><br>

“I don’t think so,” Matthew said. “Not in a way that would take it out like that. Disappeared or dead. I- <em>maybe</em>
 with the right tools, the right practices, but I’d run the risk of the 
Doom inside me slipping free of its confines. Anything I channel 
through my body or spirit is a possible escape route.”<br><br>

“Could the Doom have hurt it?” Verona asked. She was talking the least and making the most progress through her burger.<br><br>

Avery looked down. She hadn’t touched her burger, and thinking about it made her tense. She ate more vegetables.<br><br>

“Possibly, but not killed it. It’s not that strong, and I’m not strong enough to keep something capable of killing the Carmine Beast inside me.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/out-on-a-limb-3-5/ Excerpt] from [[Out on a Limb 3.5]]
</ref> Everything magical he does either draws directly on the Doom or is twisted by it, limiting him to doom-adjacent magics.<ref>I carved out a hole in myself to take it in using the practices I was taught as a youth, but Edith’s darkness is too large and unwieldy for me. I have power if I need it, I can draw on its strength, but I have to be very careful. I can’t really practice and haven’t practiced for seven years, and the practices I ''can'' do are all touched by the force I hold inside myself, or directly related to it. Darkness, pain, doom. At this point I would better be considered a human turned Other than a practitioner. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/05/16/lost-for-words-1-3/ Excerpt] from [[Lost for Words 1.3]]</ref>

The [[Hallow]] within him, which he has created to better Host things, is in his stomach.<ref name=":4" /> If a Host is struck in the body part anchoring their hallow it will affect them and the thing inside them.<ref name=":3" /> When the bindings are weak, even something as minor as thumping his chest can make the Doom strain within them.<ref name=":5" /> If he were injured or the hallow was occupied by something else, it could allow/force the Doom out.<ref>I harbor constant worries that Matthew will get in a car accident, and 
the Doom will be loosed, and I’ll only know he’s dead or hurting when it
 comes for me. Or that something else might happen, weakening his 
resolve or protections, or filling that hallow with the Doom inside and 
displacing it so it can roam free. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/out-on-a-limb-3-5/ Excerpt] from [[Out on a Limb 3.5]]</ref>

Exposure to a [[Skeptic]] like [[List of Bristow's Tenants#Sharon Griggs|Sharon Griggs]] could weaken his bindings more than it does the Doom, risking it escaping.<ref>“If it was Matthew and-or Edith, then being near Sharon would be 
dangerous. Losing the spirit or losing the bindings that keep the Doom 
contained,” Verona noted. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/10/20/back-away-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Back Away 5.5]]</ref><ref>“The skeptic. She’s watching,” Verona said. She looked around, scanning the darkness.<br><br>She didn’t see any faces. She didn’t see any camera.<br><br>“Get somewhere safe,” Edith said. “Matthew-”<br><br>She stopped.<br><br>Matthew was stock still. One fist clenched, the other wrapped around it, held at waist level.<br><br>“I’ll go,” Edith said.<br><br>“But-” Verona said. She looked back at the fire, and the smiling ghoul, lit by the ring of flame.<br><br>“I have to go. It’s too dangerous if I don’t. If something happens to Matthew, you may have to deal with the skeptic, before the Doom hits its full strength.”<br>[...]<br>“Come,” Matthew said. He started striding the other way. “I think the best thing to do would be to get ''very'' close to her, or get ''very'' far from her. The middle ground is the most dangerous.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/10/06/back-away-5-2/ Excerpt] from [[Back Away 5.2]]</ref>

Avery speculated that he wouldn't be able to physically exert himself much in a fight without drawing on the Doom, because he couldn't afford to exhaust himself and risk freeing it.<ref>“Draw a quick barrier for Edith. Matthew… I don’t even know.”<br><br>

“If it’s Matthew,” Avery whispered, “I don’t think he can do a lot without letting the Doom out. I think even Verona could outrun him. They’d both get exhausted, but he can’t afford to get so exhausted he lets his guard down.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/out-on-a-limb-3-8/ Excerpt] from [[Out on a Limb 3.8]]
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