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Post by lichlord on Apr 9, 2020 2:12:36 GMT
With the materials in hand, Svetlana heads off to find a private area to do her ritual. With braces in hand, those should prove strong enough, but she needs to figure out that last bit. A request, worded very specifically, to write on the aged parchment for the ritual.
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Post by Raven on Apr 9, 2020 2:19:05 GMT
Hm. Yes. Semantics are quite important. One must always be cautious when writing a contract. This is basically a single-use contract. Hmmmmm....
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Post by Raven on Apr 9, 2020 20:11:53 GMT
After some serious thought, Svetlana very carefully writes out precisely what she wants in her request. She then re-reads it to ensure that nothing is left up to interpretation before beginning the ritual.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 18, 2020 0:04:35 GMT
Svetlana prepares the note, and as instructed, burns it and leaves it burning in the circle. One minute passes as it chars down to embers. And another. And another. And just as she's about to write this all off as absurdity, the embers re-ignite in a ghostly blue hue. It... almost seems to burn in reverse as the parchment actually re-builds in front of her. The flame dies, and a re-written purple parchment is now sitting in front of Svetlana. YOUR REQUEST HAS BEEN HEARD
SOMETHING HAS DISTURBED THE BALANCE OF LIFE AND DEATH NEAR YOU
LIVES HAVE BEEN SNUFFED BUT THEIR SOULS HAVE NOT GONE ON
INSPECT AND STOP IF POSSIBLE
WE KNOW OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE AFTERLIFE
THIS ANOMALY CONCERNS YOU AS WELL
WHEN COMPLETED, SIGN THIS PARCHMENT AND YOU WILL RECIEVE YOUR BOON
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Post by Raven on Apr 18, 2020 0:25:01 GMT
Svetlana gets up and dusts herself off, putting the note into her bag for later. She's not certain what, precisely, she's looking for. She had sorta hoped the note would offer some idea of where to go and what to look for, but I guess that's a bit too much to ask. 'Something nearby'. Hm. Well, she can't complain, it's more than she originally expected, so she'll do this. Somehow. The only question is...how to find this anomaly? A quick re-read proves that Svetlana somehow missed the actual instructions. North of town, huh? Alright. It's a direction to go in, so that's where she'll go.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 19, 2020 9:05:56 GMT
After all the preparations and dealings with the day, Svetlana finds it's actually starting to get dark out. Now, is she gonna continue into the dark to hunt for... whatever she's supposed to hunt for? Or wait till morning?
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Post by Raven on Apr 19, 2020 9:21:03 GMT
Hm. No set time limit was given, and much as she prefers night time (because that's when the ghosts come out!), she cannot herself see in the dark. Better, I think, to use what little light is left to head back to the Center for the evening. She may not have a strictly defined time limit, but she also does not know where to start looking beyond 'north of the city'. Better to start fresh in the morning and spend the day searching.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 20, 2020 20:03:58 GMT
Svetlana starts by heading straight north from the city, and ends up walking all the way to the bridge itself... and not finding anything. Well ok, a direct approach doesn't seem to be on the cards... what else to do...
(Roll Perception and Intuition)
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Post by Raven on Apr 20, 2020 20:11:46 GMT
Svetlana looks around a bit more carefully.
Perception: LXqhrD8a2d6 Intuition: 2d62d6·2d6
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Post by lichlord on Apr 21, 2020 8:05:44 GMT
As she turns and faces the plains/forest again she looks around and notices something. Or well... the lack of somethings. There are zero wild pokemon out here. That's... very odd. She starts heading up river, trying to find a sign, any sign.
She finally notices some light movement in the distance at the base of a tree. But even from here it seems... wrong.
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Post by Raven on Apr 21, 2020 9:26:03 GMT
Hmmmm. Svetlana cautiously approaches, ready to release a Pokemon or flee as necessary.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 22, 2020 3:35:52 GMT
She gets closer and sees a flash of blue as something seems to blink out of existence. She takes another step, and it's back in the spot it vanished from. She gets a clear view of it, and it's a Squirtle, laying on it's back, eyes closed, unmoving.
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Post by Raven on Apr 22, 2020 3:46:57 GMT
Svetlana tries to get closer still to see if this Squirtle is even alive. She also lets out her Braixen to help her keep watch for...anything else.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 22, 2020 19:41:17 GMT
Svetlana gets close enough to see and... ok yeah it's not breathing. Then why did it like... pop back into existence just now?
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Post by Raven on Apr 22, 2020 19:46:00 GMT
Svetlana waits a bit longer to see if it like...phases back out or something. If it doesn't, she'll move closer to check and see what sort of injuries (if any) that it has.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 22, 2020 20:36:45 GMT
It actually... doesn't seem to have any injuries. Or any sign of damage or anything.
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Post by Raven on Apr 22, 2020 20:55:56 GMT
Well, that's not ominous at all. Still, while Ghost Pokemon could possibly kill something without leaving a mark, they certainly can't cause that weird phasing thing it did earlier. Svetlana and Braixen look around for any signs of combat or...anything really.
S Perception: xyuseqML2d6 B Perception: 4d6+22d6·4d6+2
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Post by lichlord on Apr 22, 2020 22:08:38 GMT
Her Braxien does point out something. Nearby in the grass, leading to the water, are marks where the grass seemed to have died. But in perfect rectangles and squares. And they follow all the way from the water to the squirtle.
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Post by Raven on Apr 22, 2020 22:15:06 GMT
Svetlana thanks Braixen and lets out Absol next, though leaves Braixen out as well. Can never have too much support when dealing with the unknown, after all. If Absol doesn't react abnormally right away, she'll ask if he can "sense" anything out of the ordinary. Absol are usually disaster detectors, but y'never know.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 22, 2020 22:40:15 GMT
Absol can't really sense anything, which is alarming in itself, as they can usually sense some sort of far away future disaster in at least the lightest of senses. Right now, it's getting absolutely nothing.
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