[. . . july showers bring august ghosts]

[sevenhorrorsmods]

Who: EVERYONE
When: August 3, wobbly hands
Where: Around the school!
What: some things happened. the school is suddenly a lot more crowded
Warnings: references to blood and bite injuries, but otherwise, non! unless you bring something to the party yourself

[August 3 stars off. . . weird.]

[The morning bell chimes at 6 a.m., as it usually does! But there appears to be a very thin layer of fog settled against the ground outside. Some of it seeps into the school's hallways, before dissipating in a few wisps of haze. Weird??]

[As the day goes on, you feel like you can hear strange whispers echoing in the air-- a voice, hissing the word miiiiiiiine over and over again. Also weird!]

[And by the time the afternoon hits, you may find yourself running into some very unwanted guests. You've been here two weeks, and this is the first time you're seeing these guys?? Where have they been??]

[By the way, the nurse's office is unlocked!]

Comments

[mogger]

[ running alongside her, maybe collecting any books she drops ]

Geez, that is one pissed ghost! What did you do?

[velluminous]

[ her arm HURTS. so she's dropping a few. ]

I only walk by! There are ghosts now again?!

[mogger]

[ collecting them as she drops them ]

Maybe you took out too many books.

[ why does she have so many.... ]

[velluminous]

If there is limit, it should be written!

[mogger]

[ now she's looking through the books severine got... while easily and infuriatingly keeping up ]

What do you need all of these for anyway?

[velluminous]

[ girl. some of us are nerds. but, actually, Severine's gait is quick and fast, too. athletic, though probably not to White Rose's level.

she'll find many of the books are titled things like: A Glimpse Into the Abyss
Bestiary of Creatures Strange and Wonderful
A Hunter's Guide to Hags
The Lords of Madness
Realms Beyond Those We Know ]

To read! [ duh??? ] It is how I spend my time!

[mogger]

[ they are the same height.... she flips through the books idly, apparently not having to pay much attention to where she's going. that's probably a great idea ]

You need to read twenty books at a time? Don't you want to like... explore? Get out of here?

[ be less of a nerd? ]

[velluminous]

[ never.

the further they get from the library, the slower she moves. partially because she doesn't want to run headfirst into another spirit trying to evade the first one. ]

I am—haa—trying. But if we are in demiplane, which I am believing to be so, we cannot leave only by walking.

[mogger]

[ yuffie's got an eye out, it seems they aren't being followed.... for the moment. ]

In a what now?

[velluminous]

[ academic mode: engage. ] Imagine house. Now imagine dollhouse inside of it.

[mogger]

So we're... in a tiny pocket of something huge?

[ tilting her head, trying to make sense of this ]

[velluminous]

Not unheard of where I am from! Yet, not necessarily true now.

[ which way are they even running? she's beginning to lose the sense of immediacy, especially now that she's not alone. ]

[mogger]

And what makes you so sure we're in one?

[ she's still keeping pace, while also keeping an eye out for ghosts, but she doesn't seem too worried about it ]

[velluminous]

I am not sure! It is only theory. Demiplanes are finite, unfinished; caught between existing realms. It is possible to banish those unwilling into one, and trap them there.

[mogger]

Soo.... because we're trapped, then.

It's not a bad theory, I guess.

[ she guesses. ]

[velluminous]

And because there is limit to how far beyond perimeter of school grounds we may traverse. Also, looping rooftop, and shifting rooms.

[mogger]

So those things are common in demiplanes, huh? Good to know.

[velluminous]

Often it is so. Being finite in size, "edge" exists to such worlds unlike in any other. You may not travel without precise knowledge of how. Of course, this is not always true, and some demiplanes stretch on so large it is not known their true size.

[ can they stop running? she's stopping running, to catch her breath and adjust her books. hand them back, please! the throbbing pain in her arm... will come back to her in a moment. ]

[mogger]

[ yuffie flips through them a little more, but decides she's done with them and hands them back. there you go ]

Cool.

[ she's mimicking cloud a little, there, but it's genuine. this type of magic's not one she's heard of before ]

How do ya usually get out of a demiplane?

[velluminous]

[ she does enjoy having a "rapt" audience. ]

Hmm-m-m-m... My first thinking is: magics tailored to travel amongst planes, or else banish target to their originating plane. That is, same method by which one leaves any plane for another. But Shadowfell, for instance—even this would not be enough. I need to find out more.

[mogger]

[ she's paying attention.... ]

So basically, the magic that got you there, you also need the same type of it to get out?

[velluminous]

Yes! Precisely! You do understand.

[ this could come out sounding a bit condescending, and frankly it probably does, even though it's couched in her clear enthusiasm and approval. ]

[mogger]

[ narrows her eyes a little, like she's a bloodhound trained to sniff out condescension, but ultimately lets it go ]

Well, if that's the case... we might be screwed, huh?

[velluminous]

[ at least it isn't meant to be condescending? girl just has a negative charisma stat. ]

Just now? Yes, undoubtedly. But I am learned in magics; I may yet find us some way.

[mogger]

[ yuffie is just a kid who hates being talked down to like a kid ]

Like what kinda magic can you do?