By own his admission, what happened was a complete accident here. But yes, possession. I don't know if you encountered the little tea party in the garden that opened a couple of months ago, but it affected me.

...Then Vergilius was an idiot and tried to confront him. [Daan's voice is, of course, fond. Despite the weary explanation of Pocketcat.] It didn't go over that great, but... it was sweet of him to try.

[And really, the moment that cinched any doubts about how Daan was feeling about the man.]