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Kisara ([personal profile] ahew_kha) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2019-08-05 09:21 am

Spirits, Ghosts, and You

Who: Kisara, various ghosts, and open
What: Beginning of the ghost/seance plot
When: Night of August 4th into the morning of August 5th and up to a week after
Where: Various parts of the school
Warnings: Potentially some triggering things due to ghosts, trauma, that sort of thing. Think of this as a catch-all unless you want to make your own post with your own ghost nonsense.

Backstory

There was no way this could possibly go wrong, it was simple enough from her research of how to get in contact with the dead and as far as she could see, the school had certain measures in place to keep any particularly nasty spirits or those masquerading as them, from coming onto the grounds. Which meant that even if she failed, it wouldn't really matter in the long run, right?

At least she could find a place she found suitable, an area of the courtyard with just enough moonlight for her purposes. She'd spent a good couple of hours setting things up in the middle of the night, primarily setting out trays of different food and drink and two pieces of paper with hieratic script littering the pages properly.

Once it had been set up was when she quietly set the borrowed stone down in front of her, taking a deep breath before proceeding. This wasn't going to formal, she knew that, but perhaps it was only intent that had mattered. "I only seek two spirits here on this night, I present offerings and letters, if that would serve well. I only wish to speak, to find the answers to what I have since remembered. I hadn't meant to insult by not recognizing them before, I simply had the knowledge locked away..."

For a couple of minutes it seems like absolutely nothing is happening and she's rubbing at her face, maybe another few minutes? She hadn't the foggiest how this was supposed to work, but maybe it had been enough? It's once she's done with that train of thought that things really begin to start, what seems to simply be the materialization of a foggy form of a person suddenly becomes two, then three, and only multiplying from there. Clearly not going the way she had meant.

The problems with not knowing what you're doing is you also have no idea how to stop this, other than to absolutely book it from there and hope that by hiding in your room this will all go away the moment the sun rises.

Too bad that's not how it works, nor is it confined to only her.

[This is the beginning for the Ghost/Seance plot which info on can be found over here, this is a purely optional event. As for the items in the post, feel free to have your characters find them. The bonus part below has a spirit that is available during the week, just let me know if you want him somewhere specific.]

Bonus

[Throughout this whole mess there's various spirits wandering around, but there's one in particular that probably seems more out of place than anything else. A very oddly dressed man who seems to be looking for something or someone in particular instead of paying mind to anyone else around the area. There seems to be no malice to be picked up from him, more a determination and confusion. Anyone that tries to stop him may find some answers to this mess, but unless directly spoken to, seems lost in his own thoughts and plans than anything else.]
fireindreams: (♪ From the edge of the island)

Grimm | OTA

[personal profile] fireindreams 2019-08-05 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
A

[Over his long life Grimm has encountered ghosts before. Some of them are linked to nightmares, regrets without voice and thus go unheard. Such things are difficult to put into words even for the vessel of the God of Nightmares but he did his best during those times when faced with the silence of the past.

But his own regrets, his own silence was another matter entirely. And it seems to have come to the Troupe Master whether or not he wished for it.

Grimm has tucked himself in a quiet corner much like he had done during prom and those who wander across him may catch snatches of conversation he is having with apparently nothing. But Grimm is a little faster on picking up someone listening in this time.]


Ah...please, do not mind me.

[The Troupe Master's smile is noticeably strained.]


B

[As the week goes on, it becomes obvious that Grimm is not the only one seeing these things. The Troupe Master's family is still surrounding him but they simply follow along as Grimm wanders the school, looking for those who seem to be in trouble.

It is not something others should deal with alone, he feels.]


Are you alright, my friend?

[He knows that this is not something he can fix. But even simply listening helps.]


Wildcard

[If you have another prompt you would like to do, feel free to PM this journal or my discord at zeetee#7812.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-05 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
a; Aube 405, Closed to Jolyne (8/4~8/5)

[This particular Sunday night, Toki has convinced Jolyne to once again watch a movie from a nest of blankets on the floor. It's a romantic comedy and Toki is very invested in the ridiculously cliched plot and one-note characters. He's cried three times already, and just when it looks like they're going to finally get together, another tragedy strikes-

Only Toki's stopped paying attention. There's noise that's not coming from the laptop. A disjointed mix of voices, getting louder and more coherent until they sound so close they could be in the dorm room. Toki slams the laptop closed just to make sure. No, it wasn't in the movie. So many speaking at once, they're hard to distinguish from each other. Why... help me... who disturbs me... (a child laughing)... have my revenge...


What's happening?

[He's trying to stay calm, but holy shit.]


b; Parking Garage (ghost!sister), Closed to Avery (8/7)

[She comes to existence slowly, the pieces of her soul thought scattered and lost knitting themselves together. Enough for her to emerge, to enter this plane, lying dormant no longer. Her memory is sharp, clear. Here is where she died for the second time. The boy with the strange pet had trapped her and, she had thought, destroyed her.

The presence that had accompanied her to this spot was no longer felt. Looking down at her form, she is whole and unbroken. The hollow mask only a fleeting thought. She is... herself once again. And yet, something is missing. Something she's drawn to. A piece of her essence, stolen. The trace of it lingers nearby. Ginshu spares but a glance over the Quad, and turns to descend the stairway to the parking garage, compelled to seek to something inside- something that has touched her soul.]



c; Bonus/The Oddly Dressed Man (8/9)

[After the initial horrors of the ghost arrivals, Toki has gotten used to their presence. Not many have stayed around too long, fading sometimes. He sees them in various states of transparency; their voices mostly whispers now. This man, standing by a tree near the Lumiere dorm, is clear except for a slight aura around him.

Even if that weren't a giveaway, his clothing certainly is. A robe-like garment and a cape? Gold armor and accents, and a ridiculous helmet. He holds a small staff of some sort, or a weapon; it looks like an ice pick. But on top of it is an symbol. An eye. He's one of the ghosts, Toki's sure, but he's more present than any of them had been before. Maybe he was involved with what triggered this whole mess. If he gets what he wants, maybe the ghosts will finally leave.]


Who are you?

[He immediately regrets asking.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-05 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[Summoned. Toki considers that for a moment. Everyone should really know by now that summoning is a very bad idea, and he can't help but wonder...]

Can you like time-delay summonings!? I think he's in Canada, the guy you're looking for!

[Because it had to be Kano.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-05 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Toki's very confused now.]

I never said you were a daemon! I thought you were a ghost, which you are and ghosts can be summoned, like Kokkuri-san!

[He's sort of arguing with a ghost, and that's weird.]

Who are you looking for? Imelda?

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-05 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Kisara? I don't know her!

[He shrugs. It takes him a minute to gather this thoughts, but he's pretty sure he's getting the idea now.]

So... This Kisara person was trying to bring you back from the dead, but like the other ones were accidents!?

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-05 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Uhh...]

Okay, I'm confused here! Did uhh... [He forgot her name already] the girl try to summon you or this other guy, or both of you, or no one and everything just went wrong because that happens here!?

[The ghost may be saved from further questioning, as Marcel has finally shown up.]

"Who are you talking to?"

It's a ghost! They're real and you they're real!

[The guard looks past Seto, having no gift for discerning the ghosts himself. He's 60% sure there's not even a ghost there, but in case there is:]

"Excuse us."

[Marcel attaches the leash the Toki's backpack and starts heading for the dorm. Toki waves at Seto as he's ushered away.]

I'll call Kano for you!
subconmodo: (just woke up to bullshit)

B

[personal profile] subconmodo 2019-08-05 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[It seemed like it was going to be a good day when Avery woke up this morning. The sun was shining, things were calm (for once), his new minion was performing a spectacular job of cleaning up his apartment whenever he was out and about... It was almost peaceful.

And then Avery opened the door and saw the veritable infestation of souls.

It has to be on purpose, right? It seems like whenever something goes right for him for a moment whatever cosmic force controls the universe deems to be too long, it all comes crashing down. There's so many of the pests he can't even tell which ones he's allowed to eat!

A day out seems his best bet--either to get himself some brand new stationery or to sup on the souls that weren't on campus (plausible deniability), but just as he's about to head to his car he catches sight of her, and there's something just familiar enough about the young woman to give him pause.]


Have we met?

[He hadn't killed any relatives of hers, had he? That would just be awkward.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-06 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
You.

[Her eyes narrow. Yes, she remembers this one. In a flash, she's standing right beside him.]

Did I taste good?
subconmodo: (H - lol no)

[personal profile] subconmodo 2019-08-06 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh! ...Oh.

Well. This is even more awkward than he thought it would be.]


Uh. Well, technically you gave me food poisoning, so I guess you got your revenge in the end. Good for you.

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-06 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[She covers her mouth and chortles. Food poisoning.]

I suppose it's only a fair trade you replace that missing piece with an equivalent soul portion, don't you~?
subconmodo: (H - dat ass tho)

[personal profile] subconmodo 2019-08-06 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
[He lets out a little snort of amusement]

Hardly. You attacked one of my students. You're lucky you only lost a portion of your soul, young lady.

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-06 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
Please, that girl was the aggressor. I was merely trying to access the campus.

[She pouts sullenly.]

She was very rude and trapped me with a tree. And you, no manners, taking advantage of that to dine on my most precious of possessions.
subconmodo: (H - dat ass tho)

[personal profile] subconmodo 2019-08-06 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh really? And what exactly did you tend to do once you made it to campus?

Because from what I've seen, most spirits afflicted with that nasty little curse wanted nothing more than to rip their loved ones into tiny little pieces.

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-06 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[That was true, the urge from the shadowy presence that had been with her, only...]

A fate that would not have befallen those who submitted. It would have been a swift death for him, to join me.

[She claps her hands, disregarding the lingering hold of the hollow.]

Minor details~! I do not wish for that now!
subconmodo: (H - I smell bullshit)

[personal profile] subconmodo 2019-08-06 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
[He meets her answer with an arched eyebrow.

Not helping your case much there, Ginshu.]


Right. And I shouldn't drag you over to the nearest exorcist because...?

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-08-06 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She averts her eyes for a moment, a sadness flickering in them as she repeats herself.]

I do not wish for that now. He was close, you know.

[Ginshu meets his eyes again, with an expression mixed of anger and sorrow.]

I felt him, so close, and then gone again. Back here. Where he belongs. It's not his time and he needs to know this. I can't leave yet.

[She's being vague; it's a delicate subject after all.]
fireindreams: (♪ Your front door)

[personal profile] fireindreams 2019-08-06 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes, it is. Grimm is becoming used to seeing the ghosts by now so the question asked in return to his is not that much of a surprise.

He is curious because this man seems to have a goal in mind rather then wandering.]


I can indeed. The ghosts that wander this school are visible to all, I believe.

[For now. He does not know the source of this event so Grimm cannot rightly say what is truly going on.]

Are you seeking someone or something?
stavros: Kokoro facing the castle. ([a] destiny)

A

[personal profile] stavros 2019-08-06 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Kokoro shivers. She pauses and looks him over.]

You hear them as well?
infestedcouncilpresident: (Hiding under blanket)

Kohaku Yuhara

[personal profile] infestedcouncilpresident 2019-08-06 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
Kohaku turned a corner, not realizing that anything about today was odd, listening to music through a pair of nice headphones. She actually almost walked into the crowd of relatively short ghosts before noticing them.

She didn't, though. Kohaku had excellent reflexes. She was a little unnerved that she hadn't smelled them or heard their heartbeats or anything, but when she got a good look at them she relaxed. They were just ghosts. You get used to weirder than ghosts at Daybreak academy. T

They all looked like kids. None of them looked much older than thirteen. They had school uniforms that looked vaguely familiar to her, though she couldn't immediately place where she'd seen them. And they were all staring at her.

She HAD seen those uniforms before. It had just taken her a minute because she'd only gone to that school for a few days. After that...

They hadn't died peacefully. One of them had spectral blood dripping down his face from a wound that split the top half of his head in half, another was balancing on one leg because the other was gone. None of them wasn't horribly mangled in some way or another. Kohaku's face turned white as she took a step back. "I'm..."

She choked, then turned and ran.

The ghosts slowly vanished, one at a time. They were ghosts; they weren't constrained by simple geometry. They didn't haunt places. They haunted people, and there was no where she could go that they couldn't simply reappear at.
Edited 2019-08-06 03:17 (UTC)
stavros: Kokoro ready to fight. ([a] beside you)

[personal profile] stavros 2019-08-06 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[The ear-like frills on Kokoro's headband almost stand up from static. She spots Kohaku running, and before she can say anything, she sees the cause.

She flings a bottle into the hallway. It cracks and scatters glass and holy water on the floor, catching fire that won't burn anything but the spirits, and even then only if their intent is poor.]


Back, apparitions!

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