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bakerstreet2019-10-14 10:22 am
madreen_rua) wrote in bakerstreet2019-10-14 10:22 am
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You can't say you weren't warned
just couldn't leave well enough alone, could you?
this meme is for serious or light-hearted forays into the unknown. were you at a planned seance trying to hear your long-dead aunt barbara speak to you? are you at a sleepover and some smartass decided to chant bloody mary in the bathroom mirror? maybe you thought the abandoned house in town looked like a cool place to take photos at midnight. no matter how serious or sarcastic your attempt, you've actually managed to trigger the supernatural.
rng for prompts, or choose based on your favorites! try to put which scenarios you're most interested in in your top levels.
the scene
1. a sleepover. your house or theirs, this is a decidedly normal and un-spooky place most of the time.
2. an abandoned house. this one's at least up-front about it, even if you don't believe in ghosts. doesn't have to be a house - maybe it's overgrown train tracks or an old asylum. whatever it is, it's crumbling and quite frankly a little depressing.
3. a cemetery. the most obvious place of all, and yet the ghosts probably didn't spend much time there while they were alive. were you here to grieve? to prove you're not afraid to wander around at midnight? taking a shortcut home?
4. a carnival. is their psychic pulling up real ghosts from your past? are you seeing a terrible future in their crystal ball? maybe that tarot reading is starting to come true in horrifying ways. or maybe you just found a ghost eating popcorn behind the water pistol game.
5. at work. they say it's a killer job, but you'd really thought it was just a phrase.
6. any and all others.
the trigger
1. ouija board. specifically made for contacting spirits, you were probably at least aware that this was happening. but did you expect it to start spelling out threats? or is it just asking you to change the pandora station because it's sick of your weird acid punk music?
2. bloody mary. did a friend go into the bathroom and then come out screaming that it actually worked this time? did you try it out and end up face-to-face with a very drunk ghost? why does that drink even have clam juice in it? maybe now you can ask.
3. recordings. is there a vampire in the background of your latest snap? or maybe your serious attempt at recording an EVP was successful.
4. ghosts, man. you turned a corner at that abandoned subway station and now you're staring at a worker from the 1800s. your closet houses a long-dead Baltic immigrant who won't stop trying to sing you lullabies at night. whether friendly or aggressive, it's a little creepy to talk to a ghost.
5. mystical artifact. those surprisingly cheap boots you got from a garage sale were apparently not vegan leather, because now you've activated a mummy's curse. a book you got from the library turns out to be a witch's favorite grimoire. whatever the situation, you've managed to find the exact wrong thing to get your hands on.
6. surely there's more. bring in your favorite spooky trope or old haunting legend. there's room for it all
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As amusing as this all is, Sanzang would really be bereft in her duties to allow him to actually stumble across it and get injured. She brings her thumb and pointer to her mouth and whistles shrilly, before quickly leaping down to the ground.]
Hey, hey, not so fast! You're going to get into trouble if you keep going along like that!
[She gives a playful little wave of her long sleeves, grinning widely. Nevermind that she just came out of seemingly nowhere and was...definitely not dressed like she was from any particular sect or anything. It's fine, probably. Maybe.</small.]
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Most of what registers and sticks in Wei Wuxian's tipsy, adolescent, and hormone ridden mind is that she's gorgeous.
With his typical brazen confidence, he strides toward her, still weaving a little with each step, beaming at her with booze in hand.
What brings you here? I didn't expect to find any beautiful maidens here.
[He doesn't seem the least bit fazed at being yelled at.]
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[But it's a common enough compliment that she doesn't refute it exactly, just waves one of her long sleeves with a big grin. She lowers her voice though and leans in some, the jewels on her headdress clinking together]
But shh, shh! You should keep your voice down, unless you start disturbing some things here that we'd rather keep resting!
Can you feel it? There's something dark here, don't you think?
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Is there? There's spirits around but they're not bad company.
[Many of the living humans can be far worse. Wei Wuxian shrugs and holds out his booze.]
Want a drink? I promise it's really good. It's my favorite. I bet if you'll try it, it'll be your favorite, too.
[Smooth, real smooth. As for the spirits, it's entirely possible Wei Wuxian's as bad at reading the mood of ghosts as he is people who hate him or find him annoying.]
wheezes as i finally get back to this
[The offer of booze amuses her too. Sheesh, he really does remind her of Hakkai...]
Little brother, little brother, if I promise to drink with you, will you get somewhere safe? I have to find a special artifact here. It's really not the place for people!
poor Sanzang dealing with this kid lol
[And now he's positively beaming as he approaches, uncapping the jar, as he hands it over. Oh, the confidence of youth and the need of teenage boys to try to impress pretty girls. The idea that maybe the pretty lady doesn't actually want his help doesn't occur to him at all.]
I'm one of the four best cultivators of my generation, you know! And the first disciple of the Yunmeng Jiang Sect!
[He puffs his chest out a little in boyish pride, patting the hilt of his sword hanging at his waist.]
They can't be any worse than water ghouls or fierce corpses. I can handle it.
she feels like she's 16 again herself....
Is that so...? Hmm. [She didn't really want to get people involved in this who didn't need to know, but he seems oblivious to the kind of danger he was getting into. Likewise, he seemed oblivious to the idea he could get into any kind of serious danger to begin with.
Ah to be a brash teenage boy who thinks themselves immortal.]
And what if they are worse than water ghouls or fierce corpses? [She takes the jar and sniff it lightly, avoiding making a face by sheer force of will, and takes a drink anyhow.
She's always preferred tea to liquor, but it's not terrible. But she's also keen on keeping a clear head about this mission, so she's not about to try and get drunk]
let him charm you, Sanzang~`
[His confidence and faith in himself doesn't waver in the slightest. Why would it? At this point, Wei Wuxian's never failed at anything aside from gaining Madam Yu's approval of anything he says or does. And at this point, he's gotten so acclimated to negativity and harshness from her that it's ceased to have a significant impact.
Well, there's his failure to overcome his phobia of dogs but the only time he ever thinks about that is when the beasts are already snapping at his heels.]
You don't have to worry about me, Maiden. I'll be fine. I'll keep you safe from harm.
[As the mere son of a servant, he's also expendable compared to Jiang Cheng or most of the youths he's met from other sects. If he dies here, it doesn't really matter so much.]