TRAINING CREW - THE SHADOW ROOM
May 23, 2014 21:45:58 GMT -8
Post by Skullbooty on May 23, 2014 21:45:58 GMT -8
LATER ON,
The conversation about the table was so rife with foolery that no one learned anything
about Tabby and Jack's backstory or what ghouls are capable of or anything noteworthy
about them. They seemed like lower class anybodies, but maybe from a more tight extended
family community than most.
Eventually 'Sanna got over being mad at them and started to hang on Vitus, as was her way.
Jason finally showed up and seemed chill with just quietly observing. Everyone seemed to get
on well. Darren and Courtney loosened up and managed to not offend the ghoulies any further.
They moved from the bar to some unoccupied tables and chairs near the front of the club. Darren
leaned his upper body against the glass, letting his cheek get pushed into a very weird shape and
eyeballing the few people on the sidewalks when they passed.
At last...
Courtney was smiling absent-minded when Eli noticed her expression suddenly change. She
looked up to the ceiling. A cloud of murky mist was pooling there, coming from... behind the drop
ceiling? It was hard to tell. The mist smelled like a damp creepy day. The others started to notice
in a chain. Only Darren wasn't paying attention when
It spoke!
The thing lurched down in a plume causing everyone to jump back a bit in their seats.
Then the mist faded from sight in a second, like a ghost.
The conversation about the table was so rife with foolery that no one learned anything
about Tabby and Jack's backstory or what ghouls are capable of or anything noteworthy
about them. They seemed like lower class anybodies, but maybe from a more tight extended
family community than most.
Eventually 'Sanna got over being mad at them and started to hang on Vitus, as was her way.
Jason finally showed up and seemed chill with just quietly observing. Everyone seemed to get
on well. Darren and Courtney loosened up and managed to not offend the ghoulies any further.
They moved from the bar to some unoccupied tables and chairs near the front of the club. Darren
leaned his upper body against the glass, letting his cheek get pushed into a very weird shape and
eyeballing the few people on the sidewalks when they passed.
At last...
Courtney was smiling absent-minded when Eli noticed her expression suddenly change. She
looked up to the ceiling. A cloud of murky mist was pooling there, coming from... behind the drop
ceiling? It was hard to tell. The mist smelled like a damp creepy day. The others started to notice
in a chain. Only Darren wasn't paying attention when
It spoke!
Mist-
"WAAaaaYWAaard CHiiiiiiLD"
Sanna-
"Corrrr."
Stripes- Jason-
"The hellizthat?" "..."
Darren-
"That song by Funk Highway, they used in
that stupid Taco Rocker commercial. Duh."
Courtney- Tristan-
"..." "What is..?!"
Eli-
"Is it... Is it talking Jack-
about me?" "Well, it uh, it could be any of us,
really. Maybe not Darren, but uh..."
Jason-
"What, it's like, some kinda alien shit?"
Stripes-
"Naw, such azzat usually has more tentacules."
Darren finally noticed.
Darren- Tabby-
"Yipe!" "O lard et's movin'!"
The thing lurched down in a plume causing everyone to jump back a bit in their seats.
The bartender yarfed at our heroes.
'Sanna- Vitus-
"! ! !" "Everyone, get a-- I--"
Mist-
"I AM FIEPILO ... YOU will KNOOOOOW what I KNoooOOW"
It enveloped Courtney's head.
Courtney- Tristan-
"no" "Whoa! No! Courtney!"
Bartender-
"Hey! Who's smoking over there? I'll 86 the lot of ya!"
Jack-
Eli- "Sorry, man. We'll put it out..."
"She was just showing us a--
a magic trick. Our bad!"
Bartender-
"... Fine, whatever."
Then the mist faded from sight in a second, like a ghost.
Courtney- Tristan-
"..." "Oh mans, this can't be good."
Stripes- Jason-
"You alright love?" "Fucked up."
'Sanna- Vitus-
"Yeh, wot 'ee said." "Good catch guys. Courtney?"
Tabby-
"Wot diddit know? Et said,
'You'll know what I', right?"
Courtney-
"You guys are made Tristan-
out of skulls." "Oh man oh man..."
Darren-
"Oh shit, we're all gonna die... again."
Eli-
"Damn dude, you got possessed!
We only have like, one skull each."
Jack-
"Vitus, you got any exorcists
on your friends list?"
Vitus-
"Lessee, I know a guy who has connec-"
Stripes-
"Ah, hold it, you mean us ghouls, right?"
Courtney-
"... Yes. The ghouls are made
out of skulls. It's raining lime."
Darren- Tabby-
"What the shit?" "She's got the deathsight. So's Stripes,
when 'ee wants. Seein' th' worlduvvadead, right?"
Eli-
"There's a world more dead-y
than this one?" Jack-
"Okay, but what was with that cloud thing..."
Tabby-
Darren- "Punishment for bein' wayward?
"I'm sorry, Courtney. But wassat mean?"
You alright in there?"
Courtney- Tristan-
"...no..." "Mabby we can cheers you up?"
"I don't know... It's every-
thing I see. I can't... see you... guys."
Stripes-
"Well, I imagine it isn't permanent. It's 'ard t' see two warlds at once,
yeh? She's just seeing the warld of the dead. Ghosties, bone rain, the
reflections of our deathly afflictions. Vamps don't 'ave t' eat dead, so
they aren't as creepy as we, to a deathseer. Like, invisible it seems."
Jack-
"Ummm Vitus, about that exorcist?"
Eli-
"What do we do? Damn, man.
Courtney... Hang in there? Have a sit down?"
Vitus-
"Hm. Well, it seems like Lepponen spirit
sight - like looking into another world. I don't
know much about it, but I imagine you can look
away just by trying to focus on something in ours."
Stripes-
"'Sabout how I do et. But I dedn't get it from blobbity goo on high."
Darren-
"A goo singing butt Tabby-
rock classics at that." "I sawr a ghost come outovva ceiling
once. 'Twas awful. Guts around 'is
neck, naughty bits missing."
Courtney-
"Eli... Tabby... Not helping..."
Vitus-
"Can you hear us at all, Courtney?"
Courtney-
"Yes."
Vitus-
"Try to focus on the sound of
my voice, and try to see me."
Eli-
"Courtney, we're here! Stay with us!
Err... that probably isn't helping, huh..."
Jack-
"It's a nice sentiment."
Vitus-
"Can you see me?"
Courtney-
"Yes... you're a ghost... no... you're a bunch
of lizards worshipping a bird... I see..."
Vitus-
"This doesn't sound promising."
Stripes-
"Oh yeh, I wouldn' warry 'bout et. Courtnye, love, try a
blinker or three, bu'don'warry it doesn't work for now."
Tristan-
"She looks like she gets batter, yeah?"
Courtney-
"It's still weird, but I can see everybody. The
world is slimy pretzel, but ... I can fix it, I think."
Eli-
"Wonder if that's happening
to Trevor too."
Jack-
"Hopefully they'll be nicer trips from here on."
Darren-
"That would be fucked up... Tabby-
seeing death stuff forever." "'Twas only a minute, mate."
Courtney-
"Trev- Ugh- You're right!
They did it. They sent that thing to..."
Vitus-
"Inka and Florence sent a spirit... to give
you powers. Sounds like they were trying to
do a favor, I think."
Courtney-
"A favor?! They're forcing me to see things
I didn't want to see. I know that's par for the course
at this point, but I'm not about to start calling that a favor!"
Darren-
"She's got you there, Vy-toss."
Sanna-
"Don't be crool to my sweet Baboo, rockinjay."
Courtney-
"Please, please, PLEASE, is there
some way I can NOT go back tonight?"
Vitus-
"... OK, that's fine, but you do need to stay with
someone from The Circle tonight... What about
the Sombreta Estate?"
Jack-
"Eh, I don't know. A lot of guys there,
can't be comfortable."
Tristan-
"There is no way I get out of going home too,
is there?"
Darren-
"... I guess the lady that has me could
take another one for a night."
Vitus-
"You mean Helen. That 'one'."
Courtney-
"The guru? She seemed fine enough,
but won't that mean Auberon will be around?"
Darren-
"Naw, I don't even think he's invited,
whatever that's worth."
Vitus-
"Are you implying some distaste for
my good friend?"
Jack-
"Yeah, that's not very cool. Helen is nice."
Darren-
"'kay, whatever."
Courtney-
"Sounds... Sounds fine."
Vitus-
"Mm, no, I think the bar is getting ready to
turn everyone out."
Courtney-
"Helen's then?"
Darren-
"So it seems."
Tabby-
"It was a good time, amigos. May we meet again
under similar genialities."
Stripes-
"Let's do numbars..."