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<blockquote data-quote="johndaw16" data-source="post: 2653114" data-attributes="member: 12033">Ghosts of the Past: Episode III Campus Run-AroundSunday, Oct. 1st...6:15 PM They black Mercedes idled on Landrum Dr., Barrett dormitory looming over them in the grey evening.&nbsp; A few students wandered the brick paths, the strumming of a solitary guitar drifted over the whisper of the exhaust.&nbsp; Rich turned in the front passenger seat to face everyone, &quot;I say we make a circuit around the dorm, check everything out you know.&nbsp; Maybe I'll be able to sense something useful*.&quot;The group started their slow circle around Barrett, ambling along the jumbled brick sidewalk along Landrum Dr.&nbsp; They didn't standout like a sore thumb necessarily; Mer and Jessica were both college age, Po's age was inscrutable, and Rich could pass as a townie**.&nbsp; But their faces gave them away, no friendly banter passing back and forth, just silent determined concentration like a mask.They made it all the way around the dorm, their footsteps leading back to the front porch.&nbsp; Rich pulled out Eric's student ID, &quot;Guess that's it, we gotta go to 124.&quot; The double doors unlocked with click as Eric's ID slid through the reader.&nbsp; Room 124 was on the first floor, right wing of Barrett.&nbsp; The door had a bulletin board covered in pictures of Johnny Depp, Beckham, Delta Gamma sorority heraldy, a scattering of notes, and two name tags.&nbsp; Kaitlin Green, and Ruth...somebody, her last name obsured by a barechested Beckham cutout.&nbsp; &quot;So Eric said this dorm was all girls right?&quot;&nbsp; Po looked at Mer, giving her a knowing wink. &quot;Please you two, honestly can you think of something else right now.&quot;&nbsp; Rich reached over Mer's shoulder and gave the door a solid knock.&nbsp; &quot;Let's see if anyone's home.&quot;&nbsp; They nervoursly fidgeted in the hallway for a minute, knocking once more just to make sure no one was answering.&nbsp; Jessica slipped her key out once more, and they all slipped into the room as fast as they could not wanting to test fate any longer.&nbsp; The room was fairly spacious, decorated in what could be labeled as mainstream American consumerism, with just a touch of fake sorority glamour thrown in.&nbsp; Everyone spread out, sifting through the room's contents.&nbsp; Jessica bent over Kaitlin's laptop, reading the screen.&nbsp; &quot;She's in the shower.&nbsp; She's got an away message up.&nbsp; We should get out of here fast.&nbsp; She's got a meeting with a Professor at 9 tonight, so we got a chance to come back.&quot;&nbsp; Mer looked up from the floor where she'd been searching beneath the beds.&nbsp; &quot;Who would lock their door while they were in the shower?&quot; &quot;Someone who's got something to hide?&quot;&nbsp; Po shrugged and looked to Rich.&nbsp; &quot;What is it Rich? You look uncomfortable.&quot; Rich held up a hand for silence, his eyebrows knit together like some great black catepillar.&nbsp; &quot;There's something here...in the closet.&quot;&nbsp; Rich eased the door open&nbsp; studying the jumble of clothes, shoes, and junk.&nbsp; Concentrate Rich, its in there but faint.&nbsp; I know Mary just let me concentrate for once!&nbsp; Rich stared into the dim of the closet letting everything blur, his eyes unfocused and then...it appeared.&nbsp; A slight strobing light, the color of anti-freeze.&nbsp; &quot;I've found it.&quot;&nbsp; Rich gingerly dug through Kaitlin's belongings careful to leave everything just as he'd found it.&nbsp; He emerged from the closet a smile lifting the corners of his mouth.&nbsp; &quot;It's just a Swiss Army knife.&quot;Rich studied the small knife for a few moments, turning it over in his hands and examining the single fragile blade.&nbsp; &quot;This knife, it's not actually magical...I think its just been near a strong source of magic.&nbsp; Conjuration to be exact.&quot;Rich's declaration was met with blank stares.&nbsp; Go on Rich you got to tell them what that means... you do know what it means ? &nbsp; Of course I do Mary!&nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Guys, conjuration is used to call something up from somewhere else, its how Dantalion came to this world I imagine.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Well if AJ thought this girl was in some cult, maybe the cults been conjuring ghosts.&nbsp; Maybe unknowingly,&quot; suggested Jessica. &quot;Yeah like in between soccer practice and sorority meetings right?&quot;&nbsp; Mer headed to the door, listening a moment before opening it.&nbsp; &quot;We need to get outta here, we'd be screwed if Kaitlin came back to us snooping in her room.&quot;They decided to give Eric a call to see if he knew some way to obtain Kaitlin's room phone number and where they could get a map of the campus.&nbsp; Eric sent them towards the Williamsburg library saying they could find everything they needed on the William &amp; Mary webpage.&nbsp; The group had just under three hours before Kaitlin's meeting, and they were going to see as many of these &quot;hauntings&quot; on campus before they went back.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Rich is the sole spellcaster in the group and as such he possesses the ability to sense magic intuitively.&nbsp; Again a very handy skill to have.&nbsp; The magic system is a slightly dumbed down version of the Medallions SH magic system used by OldDrewId, its an awesome set of rules and is real simple.&nbsp; Many thanks to ODI for putting it up, my game definately wouldn't have had the same flavor without it.&nbsp; Take a peak I bet you'll like it.&nbsp; I'm behind schedule already, seeing as this update is a day late.&nbsp; Oh well. Attached are some pictures of the exterior of Barrett and the room number for&nbsp; 124 in Barrett.&nbsp; I have more pictures to accompany future updates as well.&nbsp; Hope you guys are enjoying.&nbsp; Later, John</blockquote>

[QUOTE="johndaw16, post: 2653114, member: 12033"] [b]Ghosts of the Past: Episode III Campus Run-Around[/b] [B]Sunday, Oct. 1st...6:15 PM [/B] They black Mercedes idled on Landrum Dr., Barrett dormitory looming over them in the grey evening. A few students wandered the brick paths, the strumming of a solitary guitar drifted over the whisper of the exhaust. Rich turned in the front passenger seat to face everyone, "I say we make a circuit around the dorm, check everything out you know. Maybe I'll be able to sense something useful*." The group started their slow circle around Barrett, ambling along the jumbled brick sidewalk along Landrum Dr. They didn't standout like a sore thumb necessarily; Mer and Jessica were both college age, Po's age was inscrutable, and Rich could pass as a townie**. But their [I]faces[/I] gave them away, no friendly banter passing back and forth, just silent determined concentration like a mask. They made it all the way around the dorm, their footsteps leading back to the front porch. Rich pulled out Eric's student ID, "Guess that's it, we gotta go to 124." The double doors unlocked with click as Eric's ID slid through the reader. Room 124 was on the first floor, right wing of Barrett. The door had a bulletin board covered in pictures of Johnny Depp, Beckham, Delta Gamma sorority heraldy, a scattering of notes, and two name tags. Kaitlin Green, and Ruth...somebody, her last name obsured by a barechested Beckham cutout. "So Eric said this dorm was all girls right?" Po looked at Mer, giving her a knowing wink. "Please you two, honestly can you think of something else right now." Rich reached over Mer's shoulder and gave the door a solid knock. "Let's see if anyone's home." They nervoursly fidgeted in the hallway for a minute, knocking once more just to make sure no one was answering. Jessica slipped her key out once more, and they all slipped into the room as fast as they could not wanting to test fate any longer. The room was fairly spacious, decorated in what could be labeled as mainstream American consumerism, with just a touch of fake sorority glamour thrown in. Everyone spread out, sifting through the room's contents. Jessica bent over Kaitlin's laptop, reading the screen. "She's in the shower. She's got an away message up. We should get out of here fast. She's got a meeting with a Professor at 9 tonight, so we got a chance to come back." Mer looked up from the floor where she'd been searching beneath the beds. "Who would lock their door while they were in the shower?" "Someone who's got something to hide?" Po shrugged and looked to Rich. "What is it Rich? You look uncomfortable." Rich held up a hand for silence, his eyebrows knit together like some great black catepillar. "There's something here...in the closet." Rich eased the door open studying the jumble of clothes, shoes, and junk. [COLOR=Blue]Concentrate Rich, its in there but faint.[/COLOR] [COLOR=Yellow]I [I]know[/I] Mary just let me concentrate for once![/COLOR] Rich stared into the dim of the closet letting everything blur, his eyes unfocused and then...it appeared. A slight strobing light, the color of anti-freeze. "I've found it." Rich gingerly dug through Kaitlin's belongings careful to leave everything just as he'd found it. He emerged from the closet a smile lifting the corners of his mouth. "It's just a Swiss Army knife." Rich studied the small knife for a few moments, turning it over in his hands and examining the single fragile blade. "This knife, it's not actually magical...I think its just been near a strong source of magic. Conjuration to be exact." Rich's declaration was met with blank stares. [COLOR=Blue]Go on Rich you got to tell them what that means... you do know what it means ? [/COLOR] [COLOR=Yellow]Of course I do Mary! [/COLOR] "Guys, conjuration is used to call something up from somewhere else, its how Dantalion came to this world I imagine." "Well if AJ thought this girl was in some cult, maybe the cults been conjuring ghosts. Maybe unknowingly," suggested Jessica. "Yeah like in between soccer practice and sorority meetings right?" Mer headed to the door, listening a moment before opening it. "We need to get outta here, we'd be screwed if Kaitlin came back to us snooping in her room." They decided to give Eric a call to see if he knew some way to obtain Kaitlin's room phone number and where they could get a map of the campus. Eric sent them towards the Williamsburg library saying they could find everything they needed on the William & Mary webpage. The group had just under three hours before Kaitlin's meeting, and they were going to see as many of these "hauntings" on campus before they went back. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *Rich is the sole spellcaster in the group and as such he possesses the ability to sense magic intuitively. Again a very handy skill to have. The magic system is a slightly dumbed down version of the Medallions SH magic system used by OldDrewId, its an awesome set of rules and is real simple. Many thanks to ODI for putting it up, my game definately wouldn't have had the same flavor without it. Take a peak I bet you'll like it. I'm behind schedule already, seeing as this update is a day late. Oh well. Attached are some pictures of the exterior of Barrett and the room number for 124 in Barrett. I have more pictures to accompany future updates as well. Hope you guys are enjoying. Later, John [/QUOTE]

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