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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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	THE OUIJA BOARD auteur 2017-01-26 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	For a second, the planchette seems like it's going to wander again, but then it starts spelling out a word: FRIEND. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD colemoss 2017-01-26 07:54 pm UTC (link)
	Cole frowns immediately, not understanding, and looks at Calvin and Micah and the others to see if any of them do understand. That doesn't sound right to him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: THE OUIJA BOARD keepmarchingon 2017-01-26 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	Solomon side eyes Micah. "Are they saying the stuff in the woods is our friend or the malevolent stuff at this school is our friends?" He whispers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

THE OUIJA BOARD

auteur
2017-01-26 08:40 pm UTC (link)

"I don't know?" Micah whispers back. Lack of precision is going to be a serious problem with this seance, he can tell. He puzzles over the answer for a second before raising his voice. "Are you saying that one of our friends at school is malevolent towards us?"

The planchette circles around where it stopped last, but that turns out to be the first letter of what it says next: DONT TRUST.

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	evercreep 2017-01-26 08:47 pm UTC (link)
	A shiver runs up Calvin's spine and he even gasps a little. He was keeping his distance from the board, but now that's where all of his friends are so he scoots in closer. "Someone must have been moving it," he insists weakly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD auteur 2017-01-26 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Moving the planchette is against the Seance Rules! COME ON GUYS." Micah pauses dramatically. "Maybe it really said 'Don't Rust' and we misread it when it bobbed on the T that time? Like, stay cozy, be cool, don't let your friendships rust. That's a SAYING, right???" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD magicnumber 2017-01-26 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	"Uhhhhh." Jeffy looks around, because he has definitely never heard that saying before. But, like, maybe? "I'm not saying no dude, but literally no one has ever said that to me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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gottaplay
2017-01-26 09:18 pm UTC (link)

Ana has gone from 'completely chill' to eyes wide as she looks at the planchette. It's not so much fear, because hello she's a Coppertale, but...well she can't really identify the emotion.

"Who aren't we supposed to trust?" Ana asks, though she's not nearly specific enough in her questioning and is it even really her turn to ask a question? She gives Micah a look. "You know that's not a thing."

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	Re: THE OUIJA BOARD colemoss 2017-01-26 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	Cole still seems more confused than scared and points out slowly, "Anon...always asks if he's our friend. That's what he asked me. Does this mean don't trust Anon?" It doesn't seem to occur to him to ask this to the board, just his friends gathered around the table. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD auteur 2017-01-26 09:27 pm UTC (link)
	"I mean, we have a lot of friends. We're like the MOST POPULAR kids in school, my dudes." Micah looks between Susana and Cole. "Do either of you want to ask the board a question?" (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: THE OUIJA BOARD keepmarchingon 2017-01-26 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	"But the board already said what's in the woods is benevolent - don't we all just kind of assume the anon writer lives in the woods or something?" Solomon whispers. "But the anon does say they're our friend a lot." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD colemoss 2017-01-26 09:33 pm UTC (link)
	Cole considers this, hesitating and seeming very much like he's jut going to keep his mouth shut. But there's something he's not certain about. He asks, "But....there's more than on entity in the woods, isn't there? How do we know which one it meant?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD evercreep 2017-01-26 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm certainly in no rush to trust anon," Calvin mutters, huddled under his cloak, probably between Cole and Ree. But he's in this now. In response to Cole's question, he speaks up. "We should ask." By that he means someone else. He hasn't touched the planchette once. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	THE OUIJA BOARD colemoss 2017-01-26 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	Cole looks at Calvin, then nods obediently. He can do that. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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