[early morning cat posting]

[sevenhorrorsmods]

Who: everyone
When: July 25
Where: class 3-C
What: a few visitors!
Warnings: none!

[On Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. on the dot, the student body is awoken not by the bell, but by the sound of meowing echoing over the intercom.

[It's not just the PA system, either. Soft, gentle, and very cute mewls fill the classroom hallways; distant on floors one and two, but much louder on floor three. Intrepid explorers who follow the noise will find that one of the third floor classrooms has been overtaken by a pack of ghostly cats!]

[Each creature is the size of a normal housecat, and has the mannerisms of one. That is, they will attempt to hop into your lap for some prime cuddling time, ears and tails flicking adorably all the while. Their bodies are a pale, ghostly white, and their eyes glow a soft, gentle blue. Although they are translucent, they are still solid to the touch, and they feel just like a normal cat does. Soft fur and everything! Aren't they precious? Aren't they just so stinkin' cute??? DON'T YOU JUST WANT TO SMOOSH THEIR ROUND LI'L KITTEN FACES??]

[So long as characters are kind to the cat spirits, the Nekomata are completely harmless. They just want to play and snuggle!! Although. . .]

[Anyone who touches a cat spirit will find themselves hit with a sudden need for physical contact. This can range from something small (desiring a high five) to something bigger (needing to CUDDLE THE SHIT outta someone). Being surrounded by more than one Nekomata means the compulsion becomes stronger, too! One cat means it can probably be safely ignored, but five?? If you don't HOLD SOMEONE'S HAND RIGHT THIS SECOND you JUST MAY DIE!!]

[Oh, so you don't like cats? No problem! The Nekomata are mischievous creatures, and they WILL leap onto people's backs and shoulders without warning. Being cat spirits, they can also teleport from one place to another, so. . . you can be minding your own business one second, blink, and then be staring into the eyes of a cute cat spirit perched on your lap the next.]

[The Nekomata will be drawn towards members of Anzen more than anyone else per their target lock curse, but they are excited to shower literally anyone in a bit of cute kitty affection, regardless of their homeroom]

[Please let me know if your character is being violent and/or aggressive towards the Nekomata. Otherwise, enjoy some compulsive physical bonding with a cute ghostly flair!]

Comments

[praiseful]

[ What was it like? Well, they were clearly being... watched, perhaps even hunted, but just as with their time in those classrooms... ]

We were played with again, this time by whatever ghosts are haunting the forest. But as you can judge by the fact that we're all still here - we couldn't get very far.

[isdf]

I heard everyone lost consciousness.

[ . . . among other details, which aren't worth mentioning again. He got what he wanted to know out of his classmates, unless Nei has more to add.]

Did you happen to see any sign of the creature from the classrooms?

[praiseful]

[ Nei's features tighten as she frowns; she's clearly eager to talk about what happened leading up to them losing consciousness. But as for finding that creature... ]

...There was something out there. Something big, too, but I'm not sure it was the same creature from the classrooms.

[ The footprint they found suggested an unspider-like body, but at the same time... it's not as if Nei got a good enough look at either creature to know for certain. And that's frustrating, too, though she seems undeterred. ]

I'll have to keep searching.

[isdf]

Knowing what you do now, what will you do differently?

[Curiosity softens what might otherwise sound like condescending words. She has experience he doesn't, so he would like her insight. It also gives her the opening to share whatever she wants.]

[praiseful]

[ She draws in a deep breath, casting her gaze off to the middle distance. ]

...Mental preparation is the key. And being able to steel your emotions.

[ Which is unfortunately probably going to be impossible for a Yakuyoke - not that they're really aware of it. ]

[isdf]

[The curse notwithstanding, Yuma knows how difficult it can be to control one's emotions, especially when smothering them entirely is just as detrimental.]

Was it that execrable?

[praiseful]

[ i forgor what i learned last night so i had to look up this word AGAIN ]

It's... unsettling, okay? I think the ghosts of this place know way too much about us. So don't let you guard down.

[isdf]

I won't.

[This is a given. Even before this place, he had to steel himself for sensory attacks. To let his guard down when there are so many unknowns around them would be foolish.]

But exactly how much did they know?

[praiseful]

[ She looks off into the middle distance. ]

Enough to get under your skin and into your head. About things you wouldn't have told anyone else.