callbacks: (club cool)
dave mamahecking strider ([personal profile] callbacks) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2016-08-17 08:59 am

8 ∅ [Text/Action for Ecruteak Inn]

[TEXT:]

currently taking your hottest exorcism tips
the top five submissions get a prize
the prize is whatever i get out of these boxes of abra jacks and if thats not your idea of a good time im sorry because theyre all i got stashed in this closet atm

if this is punishment for cultural appropriation at the festival im gomen
but can we maybe stop
onegai shimass


[ACTION FOR ECRUTEAK:]

[The great (???) thing about the ghost currently haunting Dave is that, for the most part, it stays out of sight, meaning that with everyone else distracted by their own phantasms, Dave managed to spend the whole day yesterday blatantly not acknowledging it, only twitching at its constant presence at the edge of his awareness. But after no sleep the entire night--negative sleep, probably, it's possible he will never sleep again, fuck every molecule of his being--he's just grabbed some foodstuffs, marched into the inn room closet, and settled in with his eyes shut, hugging the cereal boxes to his chest.

At least he can pretend Bro's not there, in the dark.]
in4apounding: (major concern)

[personal profile] in4apounding 2016-08-27 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
I'm- not hurt. Tired, I guess.

[She'd wondered if Pyrrha might arrive in Johto some day, but not like this.]

...Who is he? Do you mind if I ask?

[Besides someone with a very nice hat, anyway.]
cyan_maid: (Unsure...)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2016-08-27 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes, his hat is magnificent. Jane has one just like it, albeit a lot dirtier, but that's in her sylladex, which of course she can't access here.]

...My Dad. And...she's your...sister?

[Oh my God Jane just because they both have red hair doesn't mean they're sisters]
in4apounding: (anxiety intensifies)

[personal profile] in4apounding 2016-08-27 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
Your- oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. I can't even imagine-

[Well, she can imagine losing her own father enough that hugs are being attempted now. Sorry, Jane. Especially because Penny's stronger than she might look.]

She's- no, she-

['The girl who was tricked into killing me' is probably a little much.]

I mean, I didn't really know her. I kind of wanted to, I guess. We only met once, she was- we got paired as opponents in the last round of a big tournament, for trainee Huntsmen and Huntresses.
cyan_maid: (You are EMBARRASSING me!)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2016-08-27 02:18 pm (UTC)(link)
It's fi-

[She's kept from brushing it off by your very strong hug, Penny. Wow, you've got a lot of power in those arms, huh?]

Uh - you...didn't even know her? But...then, why is she haunting you?
in4apounding: (inspect our navels)

[personal profile] in4apounding 2016-09-01 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
She- ...I'm not sure.

[Hic.]

She knew my other friends from home much better so- I guess I was the last one to really see her before. Well. Before things got really bad.
cyan_maid: (Unsure...)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2016-09-01 03:40 pm (UTC)(link)
...

[Give Jane just a moment, she'll manage to give you a hug in return, Penny.]

I'm...sorry to hear that. I really am.
in4apounding: (why this)

[personal profile] in4apounding 2016-09-11 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Me too.

[It takes a moment before that hug's ending.]

...Do you know if anyone's had any luck with- helping them, I guess? Getting them unstuck from whatever this is?
cyan_maid: Jane staring blankly into the abyss (Darnit.)

[personal profile] cyan_maid 2016-09-11 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's okay, take your time.]

Not that I know of. Believe me, if I had an answer, I'd be shouting it from the goshdarned rooftops.