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who you gonna call? not these guys [closed]
WHO: Two people actually working a quest (Ragna and Lapis) and some fuckin slacker just here to nap on a featherbed for free (Noctis)
WHERE: Richard Richard’s mansion
WHEN: Mid-January
WHAT: Paranormal Slacktivity II: Poltergeist Edition.
WARNINGS: spooky spooky ghosts. references to possession. will update with more warnings.
[The door opens.
Noctis, more or less using the broom in his hand as support for his full weight, blinks blearily at the sprawling hall before him and his two teammates. He yawns, then coughs—oh god that’s dusty.]
Right. Twenty-four hours should be enough to clean this whole place, I guess. [Right? Except Noctis honestly isn’t sure he can last that long. Maybe in three hours he’ll call it for himself and go sleep on the bed upstairs.] Where to first?
WHERE: Richard Richard’s mansion
WHEN: Mid-January
WHAT: Paranormal Slacktivity II: Poltergeist Edition.
WARNINGS: spooky spooky ghosts. references to possession. will update with more warnings.
[The door opens.
Noctis, more or less using the broom in his hand as support for his full weight, blinks blearily at the sprawling hall before him and his two teammates. He yawns, then coughs—oh god that’s dusty.]
Right. Twenty-four hours should be enough to clean this whole place, I guess. [Right? Except Noctis honestly isn’t sure he can last that long. Maybe in three hours he’ll call it for himself and go sleep on the bed upstairs.] Where to first?
FIRST THREE HOURS
Noctis has a broom, has the Engine Blade in a crappy little scabbard strapped to his back, and sleepiness aside is actually trying to do some real work here! With a scarf around his mouth and nose to keep the dust from irritating him too much, he’s working on cleaning up the floors of this grand entrance hall.
And also yawning every so often.]
So how long till we get to see a ghost, do you think?
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Some kind of bullshit that he'd pick up a cleaning job but when you grow up in a cabin by a church you're forced by muscle memory to dust off every nook and cranny lest you face parental and church official's wrath.
And also you know God.
Being a pretty Tall guy, Ragna was focusing on this rich asshole's dusty ass shelves when Noct said the ghost word and he flinched.
High pitched:]
Don't-- [Normal:] ... go talking it into existence, idiot! The longer it takes the better.
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[ Lapis points out, as helpful as always. She's focusing on the lower corners for dusting, while Ragna uses his height to his advantage. Really though, she's mostly here to help with the haunted aspect of this little issue.
While she can't sense anything strong, she's very much acting like a cat who has spotted something the humans haven't - stopping and tilting her head towards a random spot, when she gets a faint ping. ]
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[Another yawn.]
Anyone know where my thermos went? Had a lot of iced coffee in it.
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[Dammit, he this close to jumping out of a window but he really goddamn needs this. It sucks. As for the thermos, Ragna just reacted the same way as always.]
I don't goddamn know, don't leaving shit unattended in this place. [Said looking around for it anyway, praying he doesn't see a ghost besides the one in his brain.]
And quit yawning all the time! You're spreading it around.
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Hmm, maybe the ghost took. [ She's joking. Maybe. But she does take a look around for it as she dusts.
Though she does spare a moment to cast a concerned glance to Noctis, frowning faintly. ]
You seem awfully tired, Noctis... Did you not sleep last night?
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No, I broke a level by accident trying to add something so I spent the whole night debugging it. [He pauses.] And then I spent the day hashing out some things with lawyers.
Been awake around...27, 28 hours, by now? I'm still good to stay awake, but once we're done I'm gonna nap on the guy's bed.
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27 hours, you're goddamn insane! If you knock out while we're doing this I'm not carrying you to bed. You're gonna get in the way if you stay up like this, go to the fuck sleep already and stay out of it! [Pointing at the guy's room where the nice feather bed lies like a scolding parent while also being a real dick. Only Ragnothy.]
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[ Now Noctis has two people on his ass - Lapis whirls on him now, hands on her hips as she frowns. ]
Staying up that long is dangerous, what if you nod off while moving up the stairs? You could get hurt! [ And she nods her head towards the guys room as well. Nap time for Noctis. ] We can take care of the cleaning, so you go rest.
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He rubs at his eyes, counts on his fingers.]
I think it’s 29, now that I’m doing the math.
[Holy fucking shit, Noctis.]
You sure, though? I’m definitely taking that nap soon, [the bed might be the entire reason why he’s here, actually,] but I’d feel bad just leaving you guys in the lurch. I can go another hour even without coffee…
[And then he yawns again.]
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Bruv.]
Go to fucking bed, idiot!!! Get out of the way, all you're doing is slowing us down!
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It's fine, seriously. And honestly, you're yawning so much I doubt you could even focus on cleaning.
[ Go The Fuck To Sleep. ]
If you feel a bit rested later, then you can help us if there's still cleaning to be done.
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Fine, fine. I know when I'm beat. [At least he's being a graceful loser about it.] Wake me up if the ghost gets uppity.
[And he will trudge off to go pass out on the nice, soft featherbed with the pillows and the high thread-count sheets and everything.]
THE HAUNTING
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In between cleaning off his hands and getting a new, less dusty rag Ragna decided to... address something on his mind for a couple months.]
Hey. Uh... Lapis, right? [Points for remembering her name, at least.] ... Don't you know Blade?
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[ The response sounds distracted, as she dusts off her hands and checks to make sure Noctis is doing alright - sleeping when a ghost is around isn't always the best idea - but she is listening attentively to Ragna.
She wasn't expecting him to ask that though, and she pauses, before reaching for the broom. ]
I do, he's someone important to me. Why?
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[A long pause, as if working up the courage to admit something.]
He looked like shit when you posted about those... cat things. ["I'm worried about him" is unsaid but very clear in his tone.]
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She doesn't want to answer that, because it means acknowledging it's only a matter of time before the demon has enough. But she can tell he's worried. ]
How much do you know about Blade's... circumstances?
[ Since even if he doesn't seem to mind telling people, she's not going to just tell people about Blade's demon situation. ]
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[He looked down at his right hand, clenching it into a fist. Still movable. What he's not saying is that he's possessed himself.]
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[ The demon is becoming more aggressive, so it's only a matter of time. Though she hates seeing him like this, hates how he's lost his freedom again. But if this can help free him permanently...
Lapis, to her credit, sounds calm despite how very not she is about this situation. But the white-knuckled grip around the broom betrays how she actually feels. ]
It won't be long until the demon has had enough, and then we'll need to deal with it.
[ Draw the bastard out and get rid of it. ]
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"You are one of us now, whether you like it or not. This comes with two options."
Not that it'd stop him. Blade and Ragna had that in common, that no matter the cost they would do what they set out to do. It didn't take a rocket scientist to tell that Lapis was just as worried as Ragna.]
["You can deny it, and spend the rest of your existence fighting against a plain truth that will win every time."]
Are you going in after him when it pulls him in?
["Or you can learn to live with it, and start over."]
Be careful. [Said the least careful man alive, unaware that he wouldn't, couldn't stop himself from his own charge even if it meant fighting one handed.]
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[ That, she says without hesitation. Even if it's dangerous, there's no way she'll just sit back and watch as this thing tries to take him.
Blade will be free. She will absolutely help make sure of that. ]
And I will, he might get upset with me if I'm too reckless.
[ Him, and a few other people who may not be happy if she gets badly hurt. While she still has issues caring about what happens to her, she does know other people do. ]
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Like a brother and sister would...]
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So fuck any follow up that would have brought.]
What the FUCK?! [Said looking around completely frantic but also absolutely livid at the now empty floating water bucket that was thrown right at his head.]
OW! That fucking hurt, asshole! If you're looking for a fight you just started one! [Well it's looking to hurt Ragna some more cause a roll of paper towels are also being thrown.
This is what you're dealing with Lapis.]
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Which is why she immediately tenses when he gets dunked by water, her eyes following the ghost as it decides it's Sick of This Shit and Ragna is a good target. ]
Ah - [ And a direct hit with the bucket too. She'll just put the broom aside, shifting a shadow to try to shield him from the paper roll attack. ]
Wait, wait, both of you. Stop yelling, Ragna, you're going to encourage them even more.
[ YOU CAN'T PUNCH A GHOST!! ]
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The hell do you mean "stop yelling"?! This prick of a poltergeist is throwing shit at me! It's gonna fucking get it!
[Don't ask him how, he doesn't have a method.
Considering the ghost has been blocked off from throwing things at Ragna it just gets even more huffy! There is a target in the other room that is daring to sleep in its bed?! The ABSOLUTE audacity.
After the pelting it gave to Ragna was done there might be a suspicious creaking of a large piece of furniture in the other room being lifted from the ground.]
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[ Calm thy tits, Ragna, you can't fist fight the ghost!!
Though.
Why is the bed rattling. Why is it being lifted up and how the fuck is Noctis still asleep-!! ]
Wait! Wait, wait, stop, put the bed down!