sevenhorrors | [early morning cat posting]

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!]

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[. . . ah]

So that's a fake.

[not even bothering to hide the relief in his voice]

[ Yep! Well. Kinda. ]

A fake?

[ He's genuinely confused for a moment before realizing -- oh. Mushroom-san must have mistaken the Evoker for a gun. ]

It's not fake.

[ But also not a gun. ]

[. . . he is so confused right now]

Okay. . . . .

. . . so what is it?

An Evoker.

[ Clearly this explains everything -- ]

[. . .]

[yes]

[yes it does]

Cool. [dryly] What is it supposed to "evoke?"

A --

[ ........ ]

The shape of your heart.

[ Reason number 738451 why Mitsuru was in charge and reason number 8452624 why he should have asked more questions during his time with S.E.E.S. ]

[. . . ?????]

Are. . . you being vague on purpose?

[he can't get a read on this guy to tell either way!!]

[ ........... ]

It's called a Persona.

[ Guy who didn't live to see The Answer and never got the explanation of What Is A Persona -- ]

[help it's the blind leading the blind]

Like. . . the Jungian persona?

[but at least he is an academic s he knows-- theoretically-- what is being talked about!]

[ Good thing Edamura is a NERD or they'd never get anywhere. ]

Yes.

The physical version of it. So they're... different, from person to person.

[YEAH, THANK GOD]

[but it does take him some time to process this, before. . .]

Show me.

[he needs to see to understand!!]

[ About that... ]

Can't.

[ A frown. ]

Something's blocking it...

[nooooooo. . . slumps a little in. . . relief? or disappointment? hard to say!]

. . . I think something was blocking Styx's ability to summon his weapon, too.

Styx?

[ ...wait. ]

Is that Mr. Reaper?

[ ...right, of course a grim reaper would have a scythe. ]

[a soft snort]

Yep, that's him. He picked the name himself, by the way.

[and yes, it is very apt]

[ Wow. A little on the nose, much? ]

Others in our group mentioned they were cut off from things too.

[ Take Mark, for instance. ]

. . . yeah? Like their. . . magical powers?

[one day. . . he will get used to talking about people's supernatural abilities]

Whatever brought us here must be strong if it can suppress things like that.

[ nod nod ]

Maybe it's not whatever brought us here.

[ He's thinking now... ]

Maybe it's this school.

. . . the school?

[?!?]

Are you insinuating the school is a living entity in and of itself?

Why not?

[ They shouldn't rule anything out at this point, right?

For example: ]

Maybe the ghosts here live off of the school.

[ Like... some kind of fucked-up barnacles on a whale. ]

[. . . he has a point there!!]

Like a symbiotic relationship. . .?

Yes.

[ Like if you think about it, doesn't this place just feel like the spooks' natural habitat? ]

Which makes us the odd ones out.

[. . .]

So . . we're invaders in a foreign ecosystem?

Something like that.

[ Don't think too hard about anything he's saying when he's just spitballing. ]

[. . .]

[okay. but. but what if. stick with him for this one. but what if]

What if that thing was like. . . the school's immune system?? And it's trying to get rid of us because we're like. . . bacteria, or something!

[Bean]

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