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Anonymous writes...
That was a good story explaining off City of Stone. However you forgot
to consider one point. What if you were out of New York proper, say in
suburban New Jersey or Conneticut. You could see the spell casted by
Demona on television, but not the 'fire in the sky' to counteract it. Or if
a cable system miles away from New York carried a station to show a New York
sporting team. A good example would be that until recently, here near
Washington DC, the cable company carried WWOR of New York City. If someone
watched that station, they would be subject to the same spell. It would be
a little more noticeable since less people would watch NY television. And
they wouldn't be released from the spell by the combustion of the gas.
Greg responds...
NO ONE GOT TO SEE THE "FIRE IN THE SKY". Nobody. They were all frozen in stone. The terminal condition of the spell doesn't require a visual trigger. It just has to happen. So...
You live in Washington D.C. You turn on your cable box and channel surf around the dial. Once, twice. Man, there is NOTHING on. Wait a minute.
What the hell is that? Is that make-up on that woman? Or is that CGI? It looks so real, you really cannot tell. What language is that? Great looking monster, but nothings happening. So you shut off the t.v. You've got a date tonight, so you get in the shower as the sun sets. Suddenly the water is freezing. You leap out of the shower, with shampoo still in your hair.
Great. Just great. You glance at the clock to see if you've got time to run to the gym and shower there. 5:41 AM? WHAT???? You run out of the bathroom. Your answering machine light is flashing. You press the button.
That's your date on the line, pissed off about being stood up. You're freaked to say the least. Eleven hours of your life, just gone.
And so on... Basically, once Xanatos met the terminal condition, the spell is broken. Anyone effected by it is cured, no matter how far away they are.