[quote=@whizzball1]
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Shrewd plan.
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Can only say I know from experience that it's possible. The first thing to go when that thing tries eating you is connections. After that, you start losing memories. If you manage to fight it off, it stops trying to eat you and instead waits, lingering around to feed off of any emotional stress until it's too big to handle.