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Micah St. Clair (auteur) wrote in gooseberry,
@ 2017-01-26 13:11:00

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! ic/ooc, micah st. clair, philippa nightingale

SOPHOMORE SEANCE

Micah St. Clair proposes a seance in the woods with his classmates. Despite teachers re-emphasizing the ban on the Grotto only a few days before, sophomore students sneak out after dinner to make their way to the Grotto. Everyone is warned to avoid attracting attention from non-sophomores or getting caught. ALSO BRING YOUR COOLEST SEANCE CLOTHING GUYS WE'VE GOT TO SET THE MOOD!!!!!

In the middle of the Grotto clearing, Micah's thrown down blankets over the snow, and conjured two small tables. One table has lit candles for mood lighting and a bowl of burning herbs (or like, whatever, Micah grabbed something nice-smelling from the greenhouse). The other has a Ouija board and planchette.

Everyone who wants to COMMUNE WITH THE FOREST SPIRIT is asked to gather around the table and lightly place their fingers on the planchette. One person asks a question at a time, so as not to confuse THE SPIRITS. They can stay and ask questions until the prefects (hi Ree!!!!) determine that it's nearing curfew and everyone needs to go back to camp.

THE RULES

SOPHOMORES ONLY. No snitching and no party crashers! :(((

NO JOURNALS. We're setting an atmosphere here!!!! This also means that everyone is FORBIDDEN from discussing the seance with anyone outside of the sophomore class (although of course Micah can't actually enforce this).

TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY or get out of the circle! You're going to ruin the ~~supernatural vibes~~ they've got going here.

DON'T PUSH THE PLANCHETTE. We're supposed to be communing here!!! (That said, if a character is trying to push for a specific answer, just say so, but for the sake of fairness, I'll be limiting how many times anyone can manipulate the planchette.)

YOU CAN ASK ANYTHING YOU WANT. No making fun of anyone's question!!! Everyone's allowed to ask a ghost if there's anyone who wants to kiss them. :(

» ArrivalS: For making plans, sneaking out, or greeting your friends at the Grotto.

» The Ouija Board: WHERE ALL THE ACTION IS!!!!

» Observers: For those of you who are total wusses and don't want to MAYBE get possessed.

» Departures / Did You Get Into Trouble?: Apparently it's against the rules to sneak out to the Grotto????

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

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Calvin (& Cole & Others?)

evercreep
2017-01-26 04:00 pm UTC (link)

Calvin arrives with Cole, and they both look exhausted. Calvin's not sure why he stubbornly decided to stay up with Cole, but it had a lot to do with knowing he was probably going to be up until 5:00 AM working on a dress for Coralee. And so he stayed awake and studied, or read, or watched Cole work. Watching a boy sew shouldn't have been something that could keep Calvin's attention for hours, but somehow did anyway. Calvin made it until about 3:00 AM when he finally gave in. He's still not certain how much longer Cole was awake.

And then he had a long morning continuously nudging Cole to keep him awake in class. Calvin was running on pure bitterness all day, but Cole didn't have anything like that to keep him going. Studying in the atrium turned into napping in the atrium which turned into waking up with Cole's head on his shoulder which turned into Calvin panicking only slightly. It was really admirably subtle, he thinks.

But here they are. Calvin is not bringing much positive energy, but he is dressed in a black cloak with a hood that adds a lot to the atmosphere. It is entirely by accident. He's just very wizardy.

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Calvin (& Cole & Others?)

colemoss
2017-01-26 06:15 pm UTC (link)

Cole isn't bringing much energy in general. While the nap this afternoon helped, he's still tired after his late night and everyone can likely see it. He's quieter than usual and more prone to spacing out more than usual (which is saying something) and seems to always be yawning or rubbing at his eyes or slowly listing to one side until his shoulder hits Calvin's. But it was worth it because he'd finished the dress and it was beautiful. And Coralee had liked the dress. She'd even sent him a note back (with a heart on it!!!). So being is tired all right.

He'd forgotten about seance clothes entirely and stands beside Calvin in a dark hooded sweatshirt (hood now up in a failed attempt to fit in with the others), jeans, sneakers, and a wool beanie. After several long moments spent in silence, dark eyes half-lidded and staring off into the darker trees, he asks abruptly without turning to look at Calvin, "....Do you think anything will show up?" So, at least, he's not just asleep standing up. He doesn't sound concerned, really, just mildly curious.

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Calvin (& Cole & Others?)

evercreep
2017-01-26 06:47 pm UTC (link)

Calvin doesn't pull away when Cole periodically bumps shoulders with him. He's on edge, but he desperately doesn't want to show it. The other sophomores are frustratingly brave, or so Calvin is convinced. Everyone here probably belongs in Gryffindor. Yes, all of you.* Can they tell Calvin's afraid? Probably.

It's pretty out here, though, with the snow and all the naked trees. It reminds him a little of one of his father's paintings hanging in the hall of their home. Except that one is during the daytime, and lacks the ~*spooky*~ atmosphere Micah has so enthusiastically designed. Calvin thinks he sees the hint of a genuine film maker in him when he's like this. Surrounded by happy friends, Calvin lets his guard down. Just a little.

Except when Cole speaks, Calvin still jerks, startled. "O-oh," he says quickly, covering his own nerves. "We might. After all, we already know there's something out here." A pause. "Are you nervous at all?"

* Except for Pippa who is basically the second coming of Helga Hufflepuff.

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	Calvin (& Cole & Others?) colemoss 2017-01-26 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	Turning his attention back to Calvin, Cole thinks about this and rubs at his tired eyes and then asks, "Nervous about what?" Which, however unintentionally, is an answer of sorts. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: Calvin (& Cole & Others?) imnotlistening 2017-01-26 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	Can Milo walk with you guys?! He definitely doesn't belong in Gryffindor either, but he's definitely not saying he's scared.... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	♥ Of course Milo can come along! colemoss 2017-01-26 07:24 pm UTC (link)
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	Seconding yes! ♥ evercreep 2017-01-26 08:47 pm UTC (link)
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