[backdated to October 30]

[blessingone]

[So, Fenimore has been hermiting away in House 34 for the past few days. She really isn't liking where the village was going. Okay, so there are spiders and rats (bats are okay, assuming they didn't learn about the myth of flying into people's hair). Okay, so there are ghosts everywhere (even if she'd so far been safe from pranks, since Grune was a very good source of the candy they demanded). But mostly.........it's foggy.

It sounds silly to say, but that's the part that spooks her the most. A couple of years ago, things went pretty bad when it got misty, so she's feeling extremely jumpy. Of course, holing up in House 34 really hadn't worked for her at that time, even with Shirley around to help, and she'd rather abandon ship completely, but right now, she's the only one left to look after Sophie. And Grune. Maybe the latter even more so. So she's going to have to suck it up.

But then Grune's unstoppable thirst for baking has started to empty the fridge and Grune's attempts at shopping were often...less than successful. If it was just her, she'd honestly prefer to go hungry than venture out into the foggy village, but Sophie is a little kid and shouldn't be made to go without. So, it is time to gird her loins and....

...ask the village for advice.]

[Voice]

Hey. [She sounds rather subdued compared to her normal.] Has anyone...seen anything strange around? I mean -- not the ghosts or anything. Well, maybe the ghosts. Are they really just asking for candy? [She's not really sure whether she'd have to worry about them if she goes out during the day, but she hasn't exactly investigated about them, either.]

But...what I meant was...seeing things that aren't there, or...hearing things in the mist. That sort of thing. It's just...it's not usually this quiet around this time of year. [You know. Draft aside. But she hasn't heard much about that yet.] I wasn't sure if it was really safe to go out right now.

[Okay, that should do it. Although....] ...Thanks, I guess.

[Okay, now done.]

[Action]

[Late in the afternoon of the 30th, she'll have finally run out of milk worked up the nerve to go out, so she can be found trying to make her way to the grocery store. It's not always a smooth journey, though. Aside from the rats and spiders on both ways, it starts to get dark before she manages to get all the way back -- such is what happens when you put things off too long -- and ghostly activity picks up. Now that she's not in the house that gives away so many treats, she is a fine target for pranks. Pranks which include (but are not limited to) invisibibly picking her up by her grocery bag until her feet start to leave the ground, kicking wildly. Ghosts, man. Bad business.]

Comments

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[At some point in her day, she will come across... something, not necessarily directed at her. A group of ghosts scattering while being chased, but still laughing and enjoying themselves. Chasing them is Aang in an Aladdin costume, laughing while balanced atop an air scooter. He's firing cans of confetti to ward off the retreating ghosts.]

Get outta here, ya weirdo ghosts!

[Action]

[blessingone]

[DUCK AND COVER. She's gotten the impression the ghosts aren't exactly dangerous, but she does yelp unintentionally and scurry out of the path of the retreating ghosts.

...Though a part of her that is less startled is going "really, confetti? really?"]

[Action]

[savedtheworld]

[Aang maneuvers himself to go around Fenimore, flashing her an apologetic grin, but he soon comes to a halt, as the ghosts fly up into the branches of a tree and disappear. The air scooter dissipates, and Aang slowly drops his feet to the ground, as he looks up towards the three in contemplation.]

I think they're gonna haunt that tree.

[Action]

[blessingone]

[How were you floating like that? Why were you chasing ghosts? What the hell was with the confetti? Okay, she should stick to one question.]

Is that...normally what ghosts do? [Maybe he was some kind of ghost expert.]

[Voice]

[rashness]

I haven't see anything! I mean, the ghosts are kinda tricky, but they aren't bad as ghosts go. They party hard, even!

[Voice]

[blessingone]

...Party hard?

[Voice]

[rashness]

Yeah! I've been partying with them in the square at night!

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

Hearing what kind of things?

[Video]

[blessingone]

I don't know, just...things that aren't really there. Or...spooky things, I guess.

[Video]

[fierybluebird]

And you're sure that's not a ghost prank?

voice; i guess ange was the closest to a natsuno substitute i could give you..

[repudiate]

.. That sounds more like a horror movie than anything else. [ Although she seems to be taking it a little seriously despite the deadpan, considering there's a thoughtful pause.. ]

But you're saying you really saw something in there? Wasn't it just paranoia?

voice; alas i won't be able to seduce this one... (but that is probably true)

[blessingone]

Uh...I guess. [ what's a movie

Wait, that's not the important part. ] Actually...I haven't gone outside since it started getting foggy like this. But it got a bit like this a couple of years ago around this time and...well, I wasn't the only one to see things then.

wow, maybe she'll decide fenimore is the new love of her life!!

[repudiate]

[ it's just that ange's experienced keiichi under the influence of the syndrome before, okay, that's made her more critical like stories of this to begin with. ]

Well, it's no use trying to think about these things before anyone actually sees something. It feels too much like causing useless panic.

Action - Finally! XD

[spohkh]

[The return from the draft had proved...rather difficult for Spock. He had managed to sleep and meditate until late in the day, where he decided then that a walk would be beneficial.
Spock did not give much thought to the...themed ambiance and found it quite interesting to observe the reactions that the residents had towards such paranormal activity. Mischief seemed to be a common factor... however, there were those who appear genuinely scared.
What did attract Spock's attention was a woman...suspended in the air..Fascinating...]

[He approaches....]

Greetings, I am Spock. You appear to be showing signs of distress... may I offer my assistance? [He had to ask... perhaps this was something she was doing on purpose...]

Action - so. IT HAS COME TO THIS. (excellent)

[blessingone]

[Her legs continue to kick at the air as though this will help her descend. ...Wow, really? "You appear to be showing signs of distress?" Who talked like that, anyway? (Answer: Spock and other dictionaries.)]

Of course I'm -- ! Just get me down from here!

Re: Action - Agreed! This gives me all sorts of wibbles! XD

[spohkh]

[(I am not a dictionary.... though would be illogical.)

Spock continues to observe the situation with a raised eyebrow...and holds his arms out..]

Might I suggest that you let go of your 'shopping bag'...?

[Action]

[lostinmyway]

[Grune had intended to go grocery shopping to help replenish all the supplies she had used for the day's baking, but the moment she got out the door, she ended up entirely forgotting what she had been planning on doing. So, well, instead, she's just been enjoying all the fun things that have been going on lately without a care in the world.

...Including those hauntings, actually. When she spots Fenimore getting a lift, shall we say, from the ghosts, she giggles.]

Oh, my, that looks like so much fun! I want to play, too!

[Action]

[blessingone]

[Flail, flail, flail.]

Does it look like I'm playing?

[She should know better than to ask Grune this, but she's not exactly in a rational frame of mind right now.]

[Action]

[lostinmyway]

[She really should know better.]

Oh, yes. Can I try next?

[Action]

[shamelessness]

Fe-Fenimore! You should watch out!

[She yells as she comes rolling in - literally. A couple ghosts decided to mess around with Shiemi, and put her on roller skates. So while a ghost is pranking Fenimore, a high speed Shiemi comes head on toward the other blonde.]

[Action]

[blessingone]

[Bloody ghosts! Fenimore looks away from her arm tangled in the grocery bag to see the quickly approaching Shiemi.

Wow, thinks a somewhat detached part of her brain that knows nothing of roller skates, I wonder how she's moving like that? But, on the outside, she is waving her one free arm and yelling:] I -- I can't move! Don't come any -- !

[And the ghost that has been holding her up is no longer invisible as the spectre lets go of the grocery bag with precise timing so that Fenimore won't even have time to hit the ground again before the collision.]

[Action]

[shamelessness]

[In a mess of blond hair and tangled limbs the two girls hit the ground. Shiemi is probably lying on top of Fenimore, with scrapes, bruises, and all but having swirls in her eyes. Her legs and arms are sprawled out, and touch the cold ground. Groaning, she looks up... but where's Fenimore? (Somewhere beneath her probably).]

Fe-Fenimore?

[markofthewise]

[See, here's the thing. It's dark. Sokka doesn't see Fenimore, but he does hear her. Also the ghosts thought it would be hilarious to just drop her on top of the unsuspecting smithy.

And down he goes.]

Oww! What the!?

[blessingone]

[He probably did hear her complaining, though it's possible that at that point it had gotten down to indistinct mutterings. Though that'll rise up in volume to a yelp as she is dumped on him.]

You stupid -- ! [She attempts to push herself up with her arms to be able to glare at the ghosts, but one hand is resting on something higher than the other (respectively: Sokka and the ground) and thus she is unable to maintain her balance and drops right back onto him.]

[markofthewise]

[Well. He's staring up at her in this wonderfully compromising moment. Blink.]

... heeeeeey Fen.