"Although Spirit Vision barely consumes any spirituality, it can easily let its user see things they shouldn't. At best, they go mad; at worst, they draw attention." "And for low-rank Supernatural people, almost any such attention is fatal."
"Although madness can be cured, it permanently weakens your mental stability. Every time you go mad, it becomes easier to go mad again. Sooner or later, you'll be trapped in it forever."
Vanessa's face flushed red. "Don't say that! My Path is... anyway, it's a very good one!"
Victoria scoffed. "You should see what a truly powerful Path looks like. Take the Sterling Family, for example."
"[Indomitability] is a very good example. An iron mind, biological modification, machine language-they can replace every one of their senses with machinery. Even looking straight at something unspeakable only burns out a few optical components. All they have to do is replace them."
"Their Path almost never leads to madness. As for their tendency to lose their emotions, that's another matter."
After finishing, Victoria raised her chin slightly. "So your current condition is extremely dangerous and fragile. You must find somewhere absolutely safe to recuperate... this is the Library. I have nowhere for you to stay."
"Ah..." Vanessa froze for a moment, then shakily got to her feet. "Then I'd better hurry back..."
"You're in terrible shape right now. The journey back wouldn't be safe. If you go mad twice in a row, you're done for." Victoria frowned in thought for a while, then sighed softly.
"Oh, never mind. I'll just send over a few more bills later... lie down and relax. I'll give you some psychoanalysis."
"Oh, all right..." Vanessa lay down as instructed. "You know psychoanalysis too?"
She had heard Dorothea mention it before. It was a way of treating madness that usually only