Possession: Part I

Possession: Part I is the first issue of the third serial of Nathaniel J. Nelson's Seventh Circle, as well as the ninth issue of season one and the ninth issue overall. It was released to Patreon subscribers on July 26, 2024.https://www.patreon.com/natejnelson/shop/seventh-circle-ep109-possession-part-i-281932?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=productshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Possession: Part I was followed by Possession: Part II on August 2, 2024.
==Intro==
Success has found our heroes! After their encounter with a Martha Robbins benevolent poltergeist in Vermont, Vinny Howell and Sasha Belanger eagerly await their next mission; meanwhile, they hope to expand into a media-friendly team whose name will one day be known throughout the world. With a steady stream of leads and a little luck, they might just be able to create their ideal version
of SEVENTH CIRCLE...''
==Plot==
At Vinny's apartment, Vinny shows Sasha some custom Seventh Circle merchandise he ordered, as well as a private Facebook page and the Howell Manifest: a documentation of their cases and findings. Sasha objects to the title.
Before work, Greg is intruded upon by John and Abigail Belanger, Sasha's parents, in town to visit without her knowledge.
Sasha returns home from Vinny's and finds her parents there. She reacts harshly, knowing that they don't know about Seventh Circle or that she's working at CVS. She calls Greg at work, and he tells her he couldn't stop them from coming in.
Vinny goes on a date with Hannah, a girl he met on Tinder. They see Rings in theaters and run into Jack Harrison, also on a date. Jack asks Vinny why Sasha ghosted him after proposing he join their group, and Vinny lies, saying Greg has become their third member. Jack asks Vinny to give him a chance.
Sasha and Greg talk while the former's parents are out touring. Sasha explains that she didn't tell them about working at CVS because she didn't want them to worry about her finances. Greg offers to cover Sasha's rent, as he already pays more than half, but she refuses. At the Inferno Club, Cassie Barnes comes in for a drink and Vinny talks to her, before they're interrupted by a police officer who reveals himself to be Dave Christian, Cassie's boyfriend. Cassie and Dave leave to go ballroom dancing, and Cecile tells Vinny that it's never going to work out between he and Cassie.
In Saugatuck, Michigan, Susan Wells brings food to her son, Mike, who is apparently in the thralls of a demonic possession.
==Characters==
*Sasha's father's name is revealed to be John. He and Sasha's mother, Abigail, appear for the first time, aside from Abigail's phone conversation with Sasha in The Yellow Door: Part II. 
==Continuity==
*Taul believes that Vinny only wanted to investigate The Yellow Door to research the original Seventh Circle, specifically Mark Tenant and Mikey Swanson.
*Taul ponders the 2006 Seventh Circle case involving Mark Tenant and a "monster": Mark's backstory, as seen in Erogrendel, and the events that led to him joining up with Kurt Bachman. 
==Pop culture references==
*Vinny quotes Niles Crane vis-à-vis his custom capuccino.
*Vinny uses the Friday the 13th font for the Howell Manifest title.
*Mentioned
**It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
**Pokémon Go
**Rings
**Supernatural
==References==