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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 16:22:15 GMT
"I don't know, tell her something really hurtful. Something with a lot of shock value." He scooted over to one side of the circle, copying an image of a salamander with extremely poor accuracy. "Double points if it affects Bianca too. Getting her angry or upset-- that's a whole separate problem that I don't know how to deal with." The more he spoke, the more sick to his stomach he felt. Insofar, Giovanni's entire strategy to remain sane was to focus only on controlling his breathing and numbing himself to the fear. Now, having to speak to someone else, everything was starting to take a more stark reality-- no longer did their situation seem like a strange dream, an out-of-body experience. Come on, Giovanni, stay calm. If you're not calm, then nobody is calm and keeping people calm is all you're good for. Stay calm, stay calm, stay calm, after all this you can curl up or vomit of whatever you want but right now you need to stay calm...
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Post by Silaluk on Jun 28, 2015 16:32:28 GMT
"I... Don't really remember," Ricardo mumbled, running at his eyes. "Did I have a dream at all?" -- Jack heard the loud tapping, his breathing relaxing somewhat. How is fire. Are you O.K. How far away. Vincent nodded. "You said something like 'Stop it. Leave him alone' I think. I thought you might have had a nightmare." -- Do not know how far away. Fire on my face. I can breathe. Philip answered, following the sound of Jack's message. The flames grew brighter around him, doing little to penetrate the darkness, but helping. |
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 16:36:43 GMT
Tessa exhaled, closing her eyes briefly. "You're not the brightest, are you?" Words from her first day at Hogwarts echoed in her mind. "Not academically-wired in any case. Still, I can see that you value it. Perhaps your wisdom is stronger emotionally. Ravenclaw it is." What use it was now, she didn't know. She needed something that affected both Bianca and Lizzie... It would have to involve that day; she was sure of it. And yet... "I don't know," she whispered at last. "I can't think straight."
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 16:40:39 GMT
"I really don't remember..." Ricardo glanced through the trees, a flash of white catching his eye. A house was there, low and flat, that he knew had a large outdoor patio and a tire swing in the back. He knew the unevenly tiled roof and the large dog that could just be seen resting outside. It had not been there before. "Anything," he finished in a short whisper, heart drumming in his chest.
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Jack stiffened as he interrogated the word 'fire.' Slowly, he tapped the next message out with a wildly shaking cane. Be careful.
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 16:44:17 GMT
Giovanni tensed, a sudden chill rushing through his body. They were close, he could feel it, and it made him want to run away and vomit into a corner. He tucked his hands deep inside his pockets to keep them still, biting hard at the inside of his cheek. "They're almost here. We have to figure something out, and fast."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 16:51:06 GMT
Tessa didn't speak for a few seconds. And then she stood, her whole body tense as she faced him. "You know what?" She said, raising her voice. It shook. "I'm glad they're dead. Both of them. Elizabeth was always so... cold, a- and she didn't mean a thing to me. I was happy when she finally died." Tessa winced at the words spilling from her own mouth, scared at the conviction with which she spoke them. "And we never should have gone back to save Bianca. I'm better off without her."
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Post by Silaluk on Jun 28, 2015 16:57:01 GMT
"What is that?" he asked cautiously, moving closer to Ricardo as he stared at the house through the trees.
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Philip sighed. I am fine. The fire is fine. Eventually, he could make out a shape in the blackness, the weak light from the fire dancing around and revealing the edges of the thing. Can you see me?
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 16:59:52 GMT
Giovanni inhaled sharply, stock-still and staring at his cousin. Her words echoed with a sort of permanence, leaving him doubting that they were a complete lie.
The ghosts burst into the room at that moment, howling in rage.
"You would think that, wouldn't you, acting as if you're some high-and-mighty savior--"
"Acting as if I didn't die trying to cure you and your pathetic little girlfriend--"
"--When you're just a selfish, stuck-up, stupid--"
"--Useless, pretentious, self-centered--"
"--Pathetic, good-for-nothing--"
"--Awful sister--"
Frantically, Giovanni picked up the rubbing, trying to make sense of the words and spells that nausea and fear were blurring.
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 17:03:59 GMT
Ricardo stumbled towards it, eyes wide. "It's-- it's my family's house," he explained, voice dazed. "In Venezuela. It's quiet. It shouldn't be quiet, it's never quiet..."
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Jack raised his head. A figure, a point of light in the ceaseless darkness, was just visible. Yes, I think so. Come closer. I won't be scared.
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Post by Silaluk on Jun 28, 2015 17:09:22 GMT
Vincent caught him by the shoulder. "Wait. It's probably a trap... I don't trust it. Especially if you say it's being weird and quiet."
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Philip ran towards the shape, which seemed to be a lot farther away than it looked. He felt slowed down, but at least he was getting closer. As he approached, he squinted, trying to make out the shape's face. It was definitely human at least.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 17:17:10 GMT
Tessa fell to her knees as they approached, heart hammering in her chest. She raised her hands to her head as a sort of shield, and pressed her lips together in some attempt to prevent any sound from escaping them. As such, her sobs were muffled when they came. She barely even noticed Giovanni's actions, too absorbed in trying to block out their taunts.
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 17:31:12 GMT
Giovanni's fists clenched as the ghosts flew into the center of the circle, hasty to get nearer to Tessa. "Pulvis pulverem, ven-- ventis flaveris, errans exspiravit," he recited, voice shaking. "T-Terra viventium, et purgare, convertimini ad quas pertinent! Et sine vestigium non parere!" A light began to form in the center of the chalk circle, which seemed to burn the flinching and screaming ghosts.
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 17:36:41 GMT
Vincent caught him by the shoulder. "Wait. It's probably a trap... I don't trust it. Especially if you say it's being weird and quiet." -- Philip ran towards the shape, which seemed to be a lot farther away than it looked. He felt slowed down, but at least he was getting closer. As he approached, he squinted, trying to make out the shape's face. It was definitely human at least. "What if they're hurt? Or in danger?" Ricardo pulled his wand from his pocket, staring at Vincent. "I need to check on them. They're my family." -- Jack frowned as the figure approached. Something seemed to be... Wrong. It was walking much more smoothly than Philip had as he was engulfed by the flames. After a minute of trying to find his voice, Jack dared to speak. "... Is that you?" Far off in the shadows, the other Jack calmly rested his chin on his fist. This one would be interesting to toy with, he figured. Rather handsome, too, which was certainly a relief. If only he could just get here faster. |
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 17:50:31 GMT
As the light glowed brighter, Tessa found herself sobbing more openly. She coughed, her chest heaving against her elbow, her lips shuddering against her palm. This isn't real, she reminded herself again, but it had no effect. It felt real enough to her.
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 17:56:30 GMT
The light finally faded, and the ghosts were gone. It was only when the roaring in his ears stopped that Giovanni realized that he was crying-- right along with Tessa at his feet.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 18:41:58 GMT
At last, she sat up, wiping her face on her sleeve. It was another while still until she spoke, and her voice was hoarse. "I want to get out of here." She wasn't sure how much more of this she could take, and the voices of Bianca and her sister still lingered in her mind.
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 18:51:26 GMT
Giovanni nodded, trembling like a leaf in the wind. "Th-there should be something else happening. Soon enough. One of your fears, or mine... I still don't really understand what happens when there's two people together in this place."
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 19:07:13 GMT
"I can't do this, Giovanni," Tessa whispered, staring down at her hands. "Each time it gets worse and worse, and I've already been through so much. I can't do it again." She could feel tears building again and blinked fiercely. "I want to go home."
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Post by Copper on Jun 28, 2015 19:16:58 GMT
"I don't think there is home anymore, Tessa," Giovanni explained tersely, rubbing at his temples. "Everyone is here. Our friends, our family, even our parents are running through this place. And it's either we go to our fears, or they come to us." The Ravenclaw sat down, burying his face in his hands. "I know that there's an end to it, Tessa. We... We just... Have to get there." He knew his words sounded weak and lame against all of the demons they had faced. Still, he couldn't help thinking back to the silent room, the straitjacket, the large screens displaying his friends' and family's worst fears.
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Post by Dawnmist on Jun 28, 2015 20:03:24 GMT
-πενηντα-
Tessa fumbled with the hem of her sleeve, twisting the stray threads between her thumb and forefinger. "They just keep on coming. I'm scared of seeing anything else." And she bowed her head, repeating her previous words. "I just want to go home. Away from here. Anything." She adjusted her legs so that she was sitting on top of them, and raised her gaze to his face. Her eyes were red and swollen, testimony to the abject horror of the last few hours. "How, then?"
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