Supernatural Studies, Wednesday, Period 1

[bitten_notshy]

Class met in the Danger Shop today, which had been programmed to resemble a large Victorian sitting room lit by kerosene lamps. While there were couches and armchairs around the perimeter of the room, the center of the space was taken up by two large round tables surrounded by chairs. Boxed ouija boards rested on a separate side table, and a library was just visible through an arched doorway beyond that.

"Welcome to my humble abode," Jack said solemnly, and then smiled to show he was joking. "We're still speaking about ghosts and spirits of the undead this week. In some worlds spiritualism -- talking to ghosts -- was a fad in the late 19th century. The belief was that some people were able to call forth the dead through a ceremony called a seance and have conversations, or get advice, or what have you. Sometimes the spirit spoke through this medium. Other times, there'd be an unexplained tapping or rapping sound to show the spirit was responding. Ouija boards, on which a spirit moves a pointer to spell out a message, were popular for amateur use."

He briefly explained how a seance worked -- the hands around the table, the closed eyes, the chanting.

"In many worlds, most of this was a hoax. The medium would make things up, or say something so vague it was almost certainly true. In one famous case, sisters made ghosts 'speak' by cracking the joints in their feet."

"But every once in a while, something unexplainable would happen. And that's what I've programmed into the shop today. Look around: There are two tables set up for seances. The first people to sit at each are our mediums, or you can agree as a group to use the Ouija board if you prefer. There's also the library over there--"

Jack was interrupted at that by the thud of books falling from shelves.

" --Which has a poltergeist programmed in to say hello. Go chat with him, if you want. Extra credit to anyone who gets him to tell you what he wants and carries it out."

Comments

Sign in [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

Ghost-like!

Re: Sign in [2/13]

[failsatspirit]

Korra

Re: Sign in [2/13]

[robinonadderall]

Stiles Stilinski

Lecture [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

Take a seat, listen, watch the lamps, pick unidentifiable hard candies out of covered dishes...

Re: Lecture [2/13]

[dressedinblood]

...oh.

Anna was definitely not sitting at either of those tables. Who knew what might happen?

Re: Lecture [2/13]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

Kenzi was nooooot side-eyeing Anna. 'Cause she was subtle like that. She might have taken a step closer to her though, face very innocent.

Seance Table 1 [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

For talking to ghosties.

Re: Seance Table 1 [2/13]

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

Sholeh gingerly sat down at a table. "I don't know anything about being a medium," she said immediately. "Maybe we could use the board-thing?"

Re: Seance Table 1 [2/13]

[nottheshoes.livejournal.com]

"It isn't at all as difficult as you might think," George assured her, taking a seat opposite.

As a seasoned hand at dealing with the dead (though, not spirits), he felt rather confident of his reassurance. "But the board may be the better option, I agree." For simplicity's sake, if nothing else.

Seance Table 2 [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

For more ghosty chit-chat.

Re: Seance Table 2 [2/13]

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

Percy figured talking to ghosts couldn't be that bad so he decided to give that a try. He'd talked to stranger.

Library [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

Meet our poltergeist!

Re: Library [2/13]

[hawkeye-too.livejournal.com]

The poltergeist was intriguing, and Kate made her way over to the library to investigate.

Real or not real? She wasn't so sure they'd ere real. After all, the dead just came back to life, right?

Re: Library [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

When Kate walked in, the books fell off a shelf one by one, landing on the ground with pages fluttered open.

Hi, Kate!

Re: Library [2/13]

[3girls-1core.livejournal.com]

After escaping the table, Sholeh made for the library. That's where she felt most comfortable anyway.

Re: Library [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

The library would look totally homey to Sholeh at first -- at least, unless she noticed a candlestick was hovering a few inches above, and not sitting on, a side table.

Re: Library [2/13]

[walkswithcoyote]

Since Mercy could actually see and talk to ghosts the idea of meeting a fake poltergeist sounded kind of fun, so she made her way over.

Re: Library [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

When Mercy got into the library, a desk-chair began to rotate in place -- first slowly, then faster and faster.

Re: Library [2/13]

[dressedinblood]

Sure, Anna would deal with one of her lessers a poltergeist. It might be interesting. She stepped into the library and looked around.

Re: Library [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

The library was totally normal. Really. All globes on stands rotated from time to time, right? And sometimes switched direction midspin?

Re: Library [2/13]

[regretiz4suckas.livejournal.com]

"Helllooooo... okay, so, where did you put your bank account book?"

What? The ghost couldn't take it with him!

Talk to the Teacher & TAs [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

Once we tag in.

Re: Talk to the Teacher & TAs [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

Jack looked vaguely amused by the entire thing. In his world, if you wanted to talk to a ghost you got a sorcerer to do it; you didn't fiddle with boards and pointers and hands held in the dark.

Re: Talk to the Teacher & TAs [2/13]

[robinonadderall]

Stiles was there, eating some of those chalky candy hearts. Mmm antacid deliciousness.

OOC [2/13]

[bitten_notshy]

I do have some NPC action planned, but lemme know here if you need more. Seances are totally modabble.