Sometimes holy trinkets and saints' medallions repel ghosts, and sometimes, obviously, they don't. I find it helps to have an inside so unpleasant no bugger wants to share it.

[eyes dean's chest covetously, but not like most people eye dean's chest covetously.]

That really works? It's that simple? No wonder you don't bother with containment anymore.

[but what if i need to give something a lift? hm, maybe i could put one half on each forearm so it's only a complete symbol when i want it to be.]

[oh no wait that'd make me look like an arse.]