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☠ 9th Haunt ☠ - [Voice]
[It's late in the day, and Perona's just waking up. Since the end of the draft, she'shad the worst kind of sleep possible - either little at all or wrecked with horrendous nightmares. Normally she's never been bothered by the sight of death, corpses, blood, and the like, but...that was when it wasn't her own body that was dead. She couldn't help dwelling on that fact every now and again, and when she felt she was just starting to forget and get over it, her dreams reminded her. Even everyday life began to be a mess on her nerves. Day by day she kept getting anxious about being outside, especially when on her own in quiet places. It felt like she was being...watched.
So today, after getting up and tying back her hair - she doesn't bother with brushing it yet, she needs a strong cup of coffee before doing her morning routine today - she settles down with aforementioned cup of coffee and sighs. Waving her hand, a few of her ghosts materialize from her palm and phase through her walls to go out and observe Luceti for their master. Perona's much too lazy to scout things for herself, and besides...she looks terrible and it's too late in the day to get ready.
As she reads through her journal, she sighs and sips her coffee, rubbing her face slowly. Ugh, she knows she should go out and do things, but she's so lazy. In fact, she knows what she really wants to do - she wants to sail. She's even seen ships moored near the ocean here, and thought to, erm...borrow one if they weren't being used. Might as well ask, right? Just so she doesn't get anyone on her case if she does happen to take one, but for weeks she's seen the ships there, and they haven't been cleaned, moved, or tended to at all...it was kind of depressing, actually. They were lovely ships.]
The ships moored near the ocean...are they being used at all? I'd like to set sail later today for a day or two.
[No, she does not know about the ocean nor the ships, by the way. That they have both poofed, just so we're clear.]
So today, after getting up and tying back her hair - she doesn't bother with brushing it yet, she needs a strong cup of coffee before doing her morning routine today - she settles down with aforementioned cup of coffee and sighs. Waving her hand, a few of her ghosts materialize from her palm and phase through her walls to go out and observe Luceti for their master. Perona's much too lazy to scout things for herself, and besides...she looks terrible and it's too late in the day to get ready.
As she reads through her journal, she sighs and sips her coffee, rubbing her face slowly. Ugh, she knows she should go out and do things, but she's so lazy. In fact, she knows what she really wants to do - she wants to sail. She's even seen ships moored near the ocean here, and thought to, erm...borrow one if they weren't being used. Might as well ask, right? Just so she doesn't get anyone on her case if she does happen to take one, but for weeks she's seen the ships there, and they haven't been cleaned, moved, or tended to at all...it was kind of depressing, actually. They were lovely ships.]
The ships moored near the ocean...are they being used at all? I'd like to set sail later today for a day or two.
[No, she does not know about the ocean nor the ships, by the way. That they have both poofed, just so we're clear.]
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Knows her? Or maybe he was familiar with her hollows? She used them considerably on the last draft, so that's not at all a surprise. As her ghost wafts down,Perona blinks slowly back at home, squinting her eyes (which her ghost does as well), a frown forming on both their lips.
The voice that echoes out from the hollow is Perona's, though it's distorted just slightly, taking on an echoed tone.]
You seem familiar yourself... [Where has she seen this guy before?]
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[It's even creepier when it speaks. He wasn't exactly expecting that.] Yeah, I suppose I do. How's your little friend? I hope she's feeling better. I- ah, haha, well, I kinda... sort of... shot her once?
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...Oh. Oh. Now she remembers who he is. The smile on the ghost's face fades into a frown and it backs off another half foot.]
Oh, yes...I remmber you now. I suppose I can't be too angry at being shot at - I would have killed you had you not taken that course of action... But were that wound to have left me with an ugly scar, I may have instructed this little one to mak you regret it. [The ghost's lips curl into a wicked little smile.] You're very lucky.
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I know an excellent doctor... [Even if she treated it herself.] And I'm not a vampire - that was the result of an experiment. I'm nothing more than a spirit woman and a pirate by nature, nothing else!
In fact, I'm looking to take a ship out to sea. Do you know if the ones moored are being used?
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[And if she can stand to hear his answer after that.] You know, I'm not really sure. I know one use to belong to Jack Sparrow, but I'm not sure if anyone still uses his. I hope they do! And I think Law might have one as well.
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In fact, her ghost even twitches, as if it were about to swoop in and teach him a lesson, but pauses when he continues speaking. He got lucky...this information is of interest to Perona, so she mentally calls off the advance to listen. ...Who is Jack Sparrow?]
I know of Law's ship. [It's hard to miss, it has his jolly roger right on it. 8|] But that other one you mentioned...no one's been seen manning it?
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It'd be better than leaving them to rot. [Which she actually feels really bad about. Those poor ships were lovely, and they must be feeling so lonely and neglected... Someone should at least clean them from time to time!]
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[Perona can tell when a ship's not being manned. Certain things are amiss, as well as the overall ship being unclean. You pick up on the smaller details of caring for your ship over many years of sailing, and you grow to appreciate how to deal with them quickly. It's actually very upsetting to Perona as a pirate and a sailor.
The ghost backs off a good foot or two befor another one seems to just phase out from its right side, then soars off in the direction of the ocean. Yep, she is checking that right now.]
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That was a really neat trick!
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Horohorohoro...I have many more, but I'm afraid that's all I'll show you. Unless you'd like to play with this little one here, and he can show you what he can do. [WAFTING REAL CLOSE.....
Then pulling back and waving its little arms and feet.] But since you helped me, I won't do that.
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Horohorohoro! Well then, it seems I should have this little one be on its way. You seem to have other pressing matters regarding your clothes anyway, so I'll leave you to it. Bye-bye~!
[The ghost waves its hands in farewell before spiraling into a backwards flip and zooming away. Perona may go out later after she's heard from her other hollow ghost that was scouting the ocean, but it's so late in the day already she may just stay home instead. She'll be okay on what food she has until tomorrow morning.]
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