WEEK 5

[bathymetric]

That's three murders now - and this last trial got more than slightly out of hand. It looks like you might be in for another tough week... or at least, maybe that's just the refusal of this place to change too much. You lose Saturday again, but maybe six-day weeks are starting to feel normal by now. Who knows? The cycle of day and night continues apace, changing so little.

Speaking of change, though, there's a new area to look through, the biggest and most complex yet. And the end of one wing of the facility, from the looks of it - though you can probably guess where more areas might start to open up.

And speaking of opening up (segues!), this week if you're out particularly late, you might sometimes see Angel out and about! So hey, maybe change is on the horizon.

Just gotta hope it's a change for the better, don't you?



SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[ ooc: Welcome to Week 5! Remember to turn in AC here, threads for regain coins here, and if you feel so inclined you can visit Angel's office hours over here! Or, if you want Angel to come to you, that's now an option! Simply put a prompt after lights-out into your toplevel and indicate you want Angel in the subject line, same as investigations! ]

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[philoxenia]

[ It's a fun bonding activity! ]

Okay, um... You place this smaller bit of wood on the board-- [ which she does! ] --and you ask a question, like, "Is anyone here?" and if there's a-- ghost here, it'll move the smaller piece to certain letters to spell out an answer.

[snackooed]

S-scientifically speaking!

[ Ema is all too quick to chime in, here! Ignore the fact that her voice might have jumped up an octave, in her rush to get her piece out there. ]

Scientifically speaking, it's just your body moving unconsciously! It's got nothing to do with ghosts, or spirits, or anything like that...

[ But even she doesn't sound too...sure....... ]

[emberserker]

It's worth trying. If we do have ghosts or spirits about, we should see how much they can affect. After all, if the seal on our abilities is on us and not a side effect of this world having no magic, it's useful to confirm that, isn't it? So what are you waiting for?

[philoxenia]

R-right, well! If it is just my body moving, y-you'll be able to tell because I'm a horrible liar!

[ this is fine! everything is okay! ]

[snackooed]

I-I'm telling you, it's not something you can help...

[ Or, at least, that's what she's going to insist upon. ]

[bogwife]

The good news is if there's no magic here none of us can get possessed, even if there are spirits around. [She says casually, shoving three tater tots into her mouth.]

[snackooed]

I've heard of spirit channeling before, but I always thought it was unscientific, so I never...

[ Well, it doesn't quite fly. ]

[bogwife]

I've heard about Avvar mages taking in spirits when they're young to learn how to control their magic but usually anything like that just ends in horrible abominations. [munch munch] But that's only if you have magic. Possessed rocks don't typically become abominations.

[nothingcanstop]

Oh, no, there's definitely ghosts.

[ Della, snacking on a cookie. ]

Ouija boards are real business.

[bathymetric]

[Since you asked.

The wood under Mira's hands starts to move.]

[philoxenia]

[ Have you ever seen someone's face go so white so instantly?

You have now! ]

Wh--

[ Hey, where's it moving to? ]

[emberserker]

Did you see that?

[Anna stares at the board.]

[nothingcanstop]

I mean, yeah, that's what happens.

[ She told you!! ]

[emberserker]

Yes, but you know what having ghosts in here means. This isn't a world completely without the supernatural, which means Rin was right. Our powers are sealed on our end.

[bathymetric]

[If Mira so happened to put a "Yes" option on the board, it's sliding to that!]

[bogwife]

Oh, that...that should probably not be happening.

[heck]

[philoxenia]

[ She did! Gotta be... prepared.......

Okay this is fine. This is fine!!! ]

Can you-- um. Who is this?

[bathymetric]

[Once again, it moves.]

F R I E N D

[philoxenia]

"Friend".... Are you-- one of the people who died here, then? From our group?

[bathymetric]

NO

[archboxer]

[She's watching and:]

Then how could we trust you?

[Not friend? Die. Again.]

[nothingcanstop]

[ Della pops up: ]

Duckworth? That you, Duckworth? Huh? Huh???

[ like it's theoretically impossible but ]

[lovelikeyou]

[gasp! Rose is not at all bothered by this - honestly it may as well happen. Ghosts are real, she guesses?]

Oh, hello! My name's Rose.

[bathymetric]

[APPARENTLY!!!]

N I C E T O M E E T Y O U

The End...?

[bathymetric]

[ It happens in the middle of... a response? Maybe a lull in everything. After anyone who wants to be in here has gotten in here and had a chance to catch up on things. ]

S O

[ Suddenly there's a... change in the movements of the planchette. Rather than the slow tug you've been feeling so far, it just starts to, for lack of a better term, fucking book it. ]

L E A V E L E A V E L E A V E L E A V E L E A V E

[ And so on, very rapidly, for like. A good thirty seconds. And then it returns to normal Ghostworth speed. ]

U H
I L L C A L L B A C K
I G U E S S

[ Good... good ouija-ing, everyone? If you want to use the ouija again, it's now open, just make sure to let the mods know! You'll probably get Ghostworth? You might get Ghostworth. ]