[MEME] OH NO A GHOST

[wolfintheattic]

OKAY LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
I wanna play a ghost. Below are some prompts.
I'm not super picky about setting or 'verse.

A- Your character is a paranormal investigator, an obnoxious tv show host, or is otherwise exploring an area that is said to be haunted for whatever reason. Maybe it's a dare.

B- My character's ghost just SHOWS UP in your character's home. Did your character buy some haunted shit off ebay? Maybe my character died nearby or was summoned via Ouija board by some stupid teenagers at that party you hosted last month. Either way, you got yourself a haunted house now. Congrats.

C- Your character is also a ghost. Maybe they died together. Maybe my character is new to this whole being dead thing and yours shows them the ghostly ropes. Maybe it's the other way around. Either way, ghost adventures are had. _{Not currently looking for new PLSs with this plot!}

D- Your character is a necromancer-type-person and has summoned mine's spirit to do their bidding.

E- Your character is an exorcist and is here to shoo mine out of their current haunt or otherwise help them move on.

F- Our characters are friends. Mine died and has returned to hang out/help/finish some business with yours.

G- Your character moves into the house mine is currently haunting. EXCUSE U.

H- POSSESSION. It happened somehow.

IF A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO MEET IS MISSING, LET ME KNOW.

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[toothaches]

_{[Things seem normal enough until a fellow dead man passes them by. Maurice throws on the breaks and twists his head around backwards to watch them go. He starts to call out to them when Kou's influence yanks him along.]}

Where ARE we? There aren't--that chick has a black cat! There aren't...is this what I was missing in my machines classes?

[reflected_image]

Okay, first off, black cats aren't just for witches. My neighbor has one and she's just a normal lady.

[He thinks at least.

Gathering up his books he zips up his backpack, glancing at the ghost.]

Secondly, I told you. Hogwarts. It's a stupid nickname for the place based on those books.

[He grabs his motorcycle jacket, zipping it up before heading towards the exit. This time, however, he pauses to make sure Maurice is ready to leave as he explains.]

It's uh, it's weird? It's like a normal college, but only people who are capable of using magic can apply. A lot of the majors are the same as any other college, like I'm a nursing major. [He dares you to say something.] But I'm also learning how to use healing magic to coincide with it... Are you following?

[And while that might seem a little snide, he's sincere. It took him forever to explain it properly to his little sister.]

[toothaches]

I thought you were joking!

_{[Fret fret fret! The temperature in their little personal bubble fluctuates wildly. One moment it's muggy, the next, the living boy's breath fogs.]}

We don't--we don't have anything like this in Texas! So either this place is super well-hidden or you didn't just yank me outta my bar, you yanked me out of my world too.

[reflected_image]

Holy shit, calm down!

[Normally Kou is a fan of the cold, but the abrupt change makes him huddle into his jacket.]

Don't think I'm powerful enough to yank you out of your own world. I don't even think there are different worlds. [Or rather he really does not want to think about that!] We're pretty hidden though, I mean, we're in a small town in the middle of no where. Nobody comes here and a lot of the students here are from wizarding families so they know the drill when it comes to keeping everything a secret.

[toothaches]

_{[He drags his fingers through his hair and tires to calm down. He doesn't even know how many worlds there ARE. He thought itw as just...Earth. Maybe. Wherever Santa lived. And Ghosts. Life just got reeeeeal complicated.]}

Well...you didn't think you was a necromancer either a few minutes ago. But...I guess if you guys are magic, you gotta be good at keeping secrets.

[reflected_image]

Yeah, no. Still pretty sure 'm not a necromancer. This is a fluke.

[He's very adamant about that, even if the mounting evidence proves otherwise.]

Look, just... I don't know take whatever's the ghost equivalent of a deep breath. There's only one world. Texas still exists, you're just stuck on the east coast right now.

[toothaches]

_{[Maurice actually takes that advice, sucking in a deep, gusty faux breath and letting it out slowly.]}

Okay...wait. If this is a school, can't you go get a teacher to send me back? Is that where we're going?

[reflected_image]

No. We're going to find the Easter Bunny and see if it wants to do shots.

[Kou don't be sassy.]

No shit we're going to find someone that can send you back. Maria will probably know what to do, or at least know what teacher to go too, I just have to track her down.

[toothaches]

_{[Maurice's growing anxiety is quickly replaced by frustration. Well, that's one way to keep him calm.]}

You know, if you're not a necromancer, you should probably be nice to spirits you can't control.

[reflected_image]

[So that means Kou's asshole-ish-ness can be useful?]

Is that some sort of threat? Because you probably shouldn't threaten someone when they're going to help get back to your bar.

[toothaches]

So, what, are you just gonna keep me as a pet?

[reflected_image]

Hell no. My cat would probably try attacking you, get confused as to why she can't hit you and then try again. It'd be annoying as hell.

What we're going to do is head back to my apartment, then I'm going to call Maria and get her to not talk in riddles for fucking once and figure out how to undo this so you can go back to doing whatever the hell it was you were doing before I yanked you here by accident.

[A brief pause, then he almost awkwardly adds.]

Which, uh, I'm sorry about?

[toothaches]

_{[Maurice gives the boy a squint. He was generally a nice ghost but he could make Kou wish he could banish him if he kept on being a little punk. Luckily, the ghost's chill nature allowed him to shrug it off again. He let out another icy, calming breath.]}

I forgive you. Who's Maria?

[reflected_image]

[Honestly, he probably deserves it.]

She is probably one of the most annoying woman you will ever meet. [But are his cheeks turning red? They certainly are.] She's a friend of mine, and actually has been studying necromancy as minor or something. I think at least she decided to minor in it. She kind of just knows everything about magic so it's hard to keep track of what she's actually getting a degree for.

[toothaches]

_{[Red cheeks even in the face of the chill that Maurice gives off? OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH. He tries not to grin too big.]}

Great. She sounds exactly like the girl to talk to. I'll try to behave until then. But only if you do.

[reflected_image]

[Oh my god don't grin at him like that, it makes his cheeks go even redder. He turns quickly, so that his back is to Maurice.]

I've been behaving. [No you haven't, don't lie.] Let's go.

[toothaches]

_{[THat gets a good-natured snicker out of him.]}

Lead the way.

_{[Maurice is thankful that he can't get lost at least.]}

[reflected_image]

[While good-natured, the snicker earns him a middle finger. Kou zips his jacket up fully, hiding the lower half of his now bright red face in the collar.

Thankfully it's not a long walk to the parking lot, though he pauses when he reaches a parking spot with a motorcycle.]

... You're not gonna lecture me how this could kill me too, are you? 'Cause if you are we'll walk.

[Because he did summon a D.A.R.E ghost.]

Or, uh, if it's easier, we can walk. It's long, but I've already been dragging you around.

[toothaches]

_{[Maurice has the exact opposite reaction. He hovers close to the machine and circles it with a huge grin.]}

Oh, man! I always wanted to ride one of these babies!

_{[He wasn't sure what kind of effect trailing Kou on something so fast would have on him but...it was a motorcycle!]}

It'd be faster though, wouldn't it?

[reflected_image]

It would, yeah, but I don't think you'd get to exactly ride it.

[Vague gesture to the fact he's floating.]

We can give it a shot though? And if anything at the first stop light if you don't like gettin' dragged I'll park it and we'll walk.

[Kou are you being considerate all of a sudden...?]

[toothaches]

_{[Maurice nods eagerly and moves aside, all but patting the seat to get Kou to climb on.]}

Sounds great, let's go!

_{[Naturally, when they take off, Maurice would be yanked after him like a kite.]}

[reflected_image]

[Oh this is going to end horribly.

But if Maurice says it's okay, then Kou will give it a shot. He grabs his helmet, slipping it on because safety first before he takes a seat. He gives the ghost one last look before he starts the engine, flicking the helmet visor down.

Then, vroom! They're off. Or at least they're off until the first light where Kou comes to a stop. He flips the visor back up, looking left and right until he spots the poor ghost.]

... You okay?

[toothaches]

_{[When they stopped, for a moment it seemed that the spirit had been left behind. However, he slowly came back into focus, his hair blown in every direction, revealing the ugly headwound he had. His clothes were rumpled and he blinked furiously to catch up with the rest of the world.]}

Wh-wh...WOAH! AHah! Wow, that was wild! Oh...oh, man, if I had a brain I think I'd be dizzy.

_{[He is super dizzy.]}

[reflected_image]

Ghosts can get dizzy?

[You learn something new everyday. Actually, today Kou was learning quite a few new things.

He sighs a little, flipping the visor down, turning at the corner until he finds a parking spot on one of the side streets. After that he cuts the engine, getting off the bike and taking his helmet off.]

Right. We're walking.

[toothaches]

What! No, man! It wasn't that bad!

_{[He brings his hands together and gives Kou a huge smile that he hope is convincing.]}

Just another block?