The Light That Blinds
Juli
Juli paused in her work to stare at the cat in surprise, watching it gracefully leap up to the boxes and knock a package of sugar down with a single swipe of its paw. For a second, she tensed, already preparing to leap over and grab the package before it could be buried—but somehow, it landed safely on the floor.
Juli stared, trying to devote equal attention to the cat and the package, and after that inevitably failed, looking up and down between them. Finally, she carefully—carefully—made her way to the package of sugar and gingerly picked it up.
She gave the cat a soft smile, scratching it behind the ears. "Thanks," she said, before making her way out of the kitchen.
Once she had returned to Kat and Kyn, she deactivated her sort-of invisibility. "Got the sugar," she said, holding it up.
"Kept me waiting, haven’t you? Tch. No matter. Dawdle all you’d like. In the end, your defeat remains inevitable."
Deranged X-Mas Figure
Katarina
Katarina had been drumming her claws along her hairy arms, growing increasingly impatient with every second. As soon as she heard Juli's footsteps running down the hall, she hopped towards her, quickly inspecting the sugar before leaving it in her capable hands.
"I can see that. The question now is where to use it. Nearly everything in this place has something that could make it nasty. The closest thing may be the nearest hallway. As long as it's squeaky clean, there shouldn't be anything around that could turn it into a pigsty."
Edited by kkhohoho on Oct 2nd 2021 at 8:58:27 AM
Doctor Who — Long Way Around: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13536044/1/Doctor-Who-Long-Way-Around
Fwomph
Operation: Sugar Hunt
With Juli returning to the group with the bait, Kyn gave a smile of 'good work' and started scouting out the hallway.
"We just need to open the bag and set it gently on the floor. If we spill it we'll have a harder time making the trap area sufficiently 'clean' to make these spirits manifest."
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Amaya tried to summon more water, but was unable to access her powers the same way she had before. She instead tried to tackle the spirit, trying to sneak up to its general vicinity while it was distracted by Móirín. Unfortunately, by the time she tried, it was already translucent, and she fell forwards onto the slick bathroom floor. She blushed hard, and small amounts of water began trickling from the walls. They would probably have to be replaced later. That likely also counted as making the mess worse.
"Sorry," she said. "We could try again?"
My time zone keeps changing to Los Angeles I’ve never even been to LA. Or the LA time zone
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Móirín - Bathroom Skirmish
Móirín's eye twitched between the spirit's faces, her not knocking the spirit out and her punching it against the wall making the mess worse, and Amaya adding cracks to the wall too.
"Trying again," Móirín tightened her grip on her sword and focused all 11 eyes on the specter. She only needed to paralyze it for split seconds at a time while she an Amaya cleared this mess. Again. The next time the spirit went solid, she was chocking/crushing it in her hand. No, knocking it into walls.
At least, as long as the spirit was causing trouble here, the main group only had to deal with two. Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
King among Xanas
Kitchen
The cat watched Juli leave with some small attention before leaping down and passing through the floor of the building, its job complete for the moment.
Hallway
As soon as Juli entered into the hallway with the sugar a spirit came flying through, its eyes like that of a wild animal as it began to fly at them making a variety of hungry noises that sounded like they might have escaped from a cartoon. Whatever choice the students were going to make would have to be done soon, because its little hands were going to try and get into the sugar one way or the other.
Bathroom
The little creature watched with interest as the two girls talked, floating about freely while continuing to mock them, flying over a clean patch for a moment and becoming solid before it could properly realize what was happening. A small gulp escaped it as it looked toward the two girls, trying to turn back to a mess where it would be safe.
Be better, because what is the harm in trying?
Fwomph
Kyn's Hallway Hunt
The Kynigos didn't hesitate, immediately lunging in to try and grasp the spirit while it was distracted. While she wasn't quite sure whether these creatures were tangible or not, she tried to channel some of her divine energy into her grabbing hand just in case an expression of power would reinforce the grapple.
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Móirín - Trying Again
Móirín did not hesitate. Before the spirit had even gulped, she had all 11 eyes trained on the thing to freeze it in place. She probably didn't even need the time, but she wasn't taking chances.
At the same time as she worked her Deadly Gaze, she had a hand reaching for the spirit and ready to squeeze. If she had to hold it over the clean spot and squeeze the spirit into juice, she was in the mood to.
Edited by CenturyEye on Dec 29th 2021 at 5:51:44 AM
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Amaya watched Móirín freeze the ghost in place and then sprint after it. She wasn’t prepared for the sudden action and jumped in surprise, and as she did, a circle of water surrounded her companion and the ghost, and abruptly spread outward, slamming everything else still inside the bathroom, including Amaya, to the walls. She was slightly stunned, but able to shake off the impact relatively easily, turning her attention back to the spirit.
My time zone keeps changing to Los Angeles I’ve never even been to LA. Or the LA time zone
King among Xanas
The spirits struggled under their captors touch, but once tangible and caught they could do no more then try and squirm unsuccessfully away from their touch. However Móirín would find her violent revenge twarted by the simple fact that no matter how hard she squeezed or how violently she shook it the creature simply molded to her touch, letting out a small squeaking noise at the worst. It would be simplicity itself to finally bring the creatures back and toss them in the box.
Hotel
With the creatures finally captured and sealed within their box Bes offered a smile to the students and waved a hand over the box and causing it to vanish into thin air. "You've done exceptionally well, these little beings are quite bothersome for even fully grown demigods, claiming them while there is still light in the day is to be seriously commended, and as such." the deity clapped their hands and suddenly the students would find themselves within what could only be described as a miniature theme park.
Colorful lights danced over the area, sounds of various games sang out, and all around the top of the impossibly tall room they were in a rollercoaster hung suspended by an odd magical energy. The entire place was staffed by glowing orbs that spoke in happy tones, cleaning as they went, and best of all there wasn't a single person around. "If you are hungry talk to one of the household spirits and they will bring you refreshments. The games are free, the rides and infinite, and should you want to visit the hot spring room, the pool room, or anywhere else you are allowed. For now your greatest mission is this, enjoy your lives."
Be better, because what is the harm in trying?
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Hotel -> Theme Park
Móirín didn't quite remember the spirit being taken out of her hands and put back in its box. More that she never got to hear it choking. The squeaking noise was no substitute at all.
She stood, arms folded, listening Bes congratulate them on a task that reminded her way too much of her parents' house. And then he clapped and they were spirited away. No seriously, she was not about to eat anything, even if Bes had said 'enjoy your lives.' This reminded her too much of the movie where the parents turned into pigs. However...
"Hot springs?" Móirín was acutely aware that she still had toilet water in her hair. "Okay, you're forgiven."
Edited by CenturyEye on Jan 10th 2022 at 1:15:48 AM
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Deranged X-Mas Figure
Katarina
After waiting for what seemed like months, Katarina was glad it was over. All she wished for was some R&R, and it appeared her wishes had been granted! And perhaps they could stand to know everyone a bit better. For all they'd been through, most of them weren't more than names and a pretty face to each other, and that was being generous.
"I'd prefer to stay away from oodles of boiling water, especially when it's hot enough to singe your fur and turn you to kitten stew, but I'm not against a quick dip. Though I could do with a tasty morsel or two before steaming ourselves to perfection. I don't know about you, but chasing spirits all day tends to make me famished...
Doctor Who — Long Way Around: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13536044/1/Doctor-Who-Long-Way-Around
Amaya’s eyes lit up at the sight of the theme park, especially the suspended roller coaster in the air. This was possibly the best reward she could have gotten, as long as she didn’t have to explore it completely alone. She supposed that would probably be awkward, even if there were no lines. Maybe she could get some of the glowing orbs to ride on the rollercoaster with her.
“I’m hungry, too,” she agreed with Kat. “But I could also go to the hot springs after.” That sounded fine to her, she would rather have company than anything else. And she had noticed earlier that the water responded to her emotions. She could try again to control them there.
She wanted to ask the spirits for some food, then worried about how that might be disgusting since she was just inside a bathroom when the pipes exploded. Upon checking, thought, it looked like none of the water had hit her at all. Maybe that was because of her powers??
She tried telekinetically clearing the water out of Móirín’s hair, focusing her energy as hard as she could. Nothing happened.
She tried calling out to the spirits next, stepping slightly closer to the edge of the park. Could they just order anything? “Excuse me, could I get a, um, strawberry milkshake?”
My time zone keeps changing to Los Angeles I’ve never even been to LA. Or the LA time zone
Fwomph
Theme Park Panic
Kyn froze up as the world around her shifted into bright lights and unnatural noises. She didn't lash out, but the change had clearly sent her into a stance ready for battle. The continued talking of their divine tutor caused her to at least put her weapon away even if Kyn seemed on edge still.
"Right. Recreational time, good. If someone wishes to talk or play a game together, I shall be in a quieter area of this carnival."
Kyn tried to give a reassuring smile to the rest of the group.
"Let us enjoy ourselves, yes?"
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Amaya noticed that something seemed a little tired about Kyn’s smile, even though she didn’t think much of it— but more importantly, it sounded like her teammate was going to spend most of the recreation time alone, if no one went with her. She looked down at the floor, avoiding eye contact as she decided to talk to Kyn.
“Actually, could I talk with you?” It seemed like a good opportunity to get to know her, and she could always join up with everyone else after they were done.
My time zone keeps changing to Los Angeles I’ve never even been to LA. Or the LA time zone
Pantry
As Juli dug through the carefully constructed pantry trap she would soon notice another pressence in the room, a small white cat who leapt up on the counter and seemed to watch her with a certain amount of curiosity. Its eyes flicked to a nearby box before leaping up, walking along the various boxes without disrupting a single one and batting it off, allowing a package of sugar to fall. For a moment it looked like her careful work would be undone, but soon enough the package that would have fallen simply landed safely against the one next to it.
The cat graceful leapt down and licked its paw, its eyes glancing toward Juli as if expecting praise.
Bathroom
Móirín's fist stuck the now solid body of the spirit, sending it flying into the wall and the remaining mess turning it translucent once more as it began to pull a variety of faces and laughed at her frustration.
Be better, because what is the harm in trying?