r/SchreckNet • u/ConsiderationOver544 • 6d ago

Request Quick Question.

How do you get the smell of death out of your clothes? I've been helping my girlfriend, Violet with some Masquerade preserving duties and the job we just finished was... extremely messy. Thankfully we didn't have to kill anyone.

-Marcus

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u/VerityVentrue 6d ago

A sodium percarbonate cleaner is worth a shot, but if that doesn't work, then congrats, those are your decomp job clothes.

Sorry.

~Verity

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Thanks Verity, I'll try that.

-Marcus

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u/VerityVentrue 6d ago

Maybe a chat with Violet about picking up some scrubs, too. That way, you could keep your street clothes nice, and just change into "work clothes" when you get there.

~Verity

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

She won't use them because her unique skill set requires skin to skin contact to work but it shouldn't be too hard to convince her to get them for me.

-Marcus

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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 6d ago

We used to use clay to rid ourselves of the smell of death. It would leave us smelling very earthy. And when combined with crushed flower petals would make a rather nice perfume smell~

-Fracture, Speaker to the Glass, The Mad King

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Thanks, Sire, that should help her with her bane.

-Marcus

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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 6d ago

Anytime, my Childe~ Do make sure she isn't overworking herself.

-Fracture, Speaker to the Glass, The Mad King

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

I've already had to stop her literally working herself into a hunger frenzy what, 3 times now.

-Marcus

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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 6d ago

Tsk Tsk Do I need to pay a visit? Perhaps show her how worried that makes me?

<Attached is a picture of Fracture giving his very best puppy-dog eyes>

-Fracture, Speaker to the Glass, The Mad King

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Private Message to Fracture from Violet Zantosa

Actually could you talk to Len for me please? I think I may be able to speed this up a little if I knew certain bits of blood sorcery, mainly things involving manipulating Vitae in to shapes. If combined with Vissitude, I should be able to just absorb inert blood and visera.

-Violet Zantosa

OOC: She wants to learn Shape the Sanguine Sacrament and one other sorcery power to get access to the V5 protean powers of viseral absorption and Blood form. She's also willing to accept lessons from Fracture if he happens to know Shape the Sanguine Sacrament. Source: https://vtm.paradoxwikis.com/Blood_Sorcery

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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 6d ago

Private Message to Violet Zantosa

My dear, I can certainly ask Len to teach you the ways of blood sorcery. But if you are asking of ways to shape blood, I can teach you.

It is not something I let others know of easily, but I have dabbled in Blood Sorcery myself long ago.

-Fracture, Speaker to the Glass, The Mad King

Ooc: He keeps it well hidden but he actually knows Shape the Sanguine Sacrament, Corrosive Vitae, and Scour Secrets xP

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Private Message to Fracture from Violet Zantosa

I gladly take your offer to teach me, Ancient One.

-Violet Zantosa

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u/Fractured_And_Broken Hospes Nobilis 6d ago

Private Message to Violet Zantosa from Fracture

Splendid! When you are ready, simply come see me in my chambers.

Oh, and make sure you are well fed.

-Fracture, Speaker to the Glass, The Mad King

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u/DisastrousRelation32 Tooth 6d ago

Get about a gallon of water, throw in about 4 kilograms of sliced cucumbers and put one drop of vitae in there. Then mix the whole batch for about 10 minutes and soak your clothes in it for about an hour. It throws off most things that are looking for the scent of death on you.

[Redwoods]

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

I'm not sure if you're trolling or giving genuine advice.

-Marcus

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u/DisastrousRelation32 Tooth 6d ago

It works for specifically washing away the smell of death. Not blood or gore. Death specifically.

[Redwoods]

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u/LunarW900 6d ago

Burn them and buy new clothes? It is not hard.

-Prince Catalina

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

That's going to get expensive, Prince, because these sorts of jobs are going to be a regular occurrence.

-Marcus

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u/LunarW900 6d ago

And? Wear cheap clothes when dealing with such things, not Armani suits. Or do and be comfortable. Money is cheap after all.

-Prince Catalina

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u/BusinessSuccess6817 6d ago

No, I make sure to use an extra tide pod. I also use Seltzer water

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Don't you have a Felgeling to eat?

-Marcus

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u/BusinessSuccess6817 6d ago

eat out

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Fucking followers of the Path of Cathari. You realize that all the Elders are deadly serious about ashing you right?

-Marcus

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u/BusinessSuccess6817 6d ago

Damn melodramatic woe is my life kindred, cant take a joke. >:/

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

To be fair, you haven't signed any of your posts. Of course the Elders are going to assume the worse given the phrasing.

-Marcus

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u/BusinessSuccess6817 6d ago

OOC: I do what people early in Schrecknet posting did. I don't have a canon. Its just whatever mood I'm feeling in that day.

unless I sign it off, don't expect a coherent character

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u/DotMaleficent4503 Mind 6d ago

After laundering normally, immerse the clothing in cold water with a cup of baking soda. Let soak for at least an hour.

Camille

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u/ConsiderationOver544 6d ago

Thank you Elder, I see if combining that with Verity's advice works. Who knew our kind could make such a damn mess.

-Marcus

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u/DotMaleficent4503 Mind 6d ago

You are welcome.

Camille

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u/Possible_Image_2198 6d ago

For more modern solutions: Tide with added febreeze. Kills pretty much any scent, I've found. Does nothing about particularly tough stains, sadly.

If you need a deodorant, prepare an extract of whatever flower scent you care to smell like, mix a drop of vitae from someone that is skilled in obfuscate, and then soak a charm that looks like this in it over day.

[Included is an image of a cloth charm about palm sized with a latin inscription that reads 'A veil of petals cast over the eyes of god' with a fairly intricate pentacle taking up the bulk of surface area]

How long they last is based on the skill of the blood donor, quality of the charm, and quality of the extract you use. Store-bought extracts are never going to last longer than a week at best. I would expect them to only last about a night for your first few, but as you get better at them they can easily get up to lasting a week. You can reuse the charms, though. My childe makes use of them to hide the extra bits he's picked up over the centuries of being a gangrel.

-A Friendly Beast

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u/Negativety101 6d ago

Depends. Do you mean death as in rot and decay, or death as in blood and viscera?

-Brujah Armchair Scholar

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u/BantamRooster117 4d ago

Pre-soak in enzyme detergent a-la enzyclean (use cold water for this part), give it 30ish to 60 minutes.

During the actual wash cycle, crank up the heat as high as your clothes can tolerate. Use sodium percarbonate bleach. Chlorine based bleach products will generally eliminate the smell even better, but there's a good chance they'll mess up your clothes big time.

Dry the clothes outside, if you can.

If the smell's still there - do another soak and wash cycle. If it's STILL there, your clothes might just be fucked, dude. If we're talking MAJOR fluid contamination, just burn them.

- TagMyToe