wild this didn't happen on halloween

[endsjustified]

WHO: lily, bluebell, aides, maomao
WHERE: lily
WHEN: day 42

[what up. we are all gathered here today to hopefully CALL SOME GHOSTS and GET SOME INFO

the setup is not really all that fancy because it just straight relies on Lily powers, but it does still manage to be a bit eldritch. Lily has cleared a wide space in their ground floor common area to do the summoning, which looks kind of empty and forlorn right now. there is a faux body stolen from Rose to use as a potential vessel, just kinda sitting slumped over in the space, and another, much smaller ordinary doll made of cloth and straw next to it.]

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[info of note]

[endsjustified]

- Lily is going to try to call King Stormia's ghost and the ghost of the Wolf King's child, in that order. This is going to be the first time they have tried calling NPC ghosts, and the first time they have tried calling a single ghost with their powers as a full group. Everyone is ICly aware of this.

- Maomao is there in case the Wolf King's child is more willing to talk to a Weed than a flock member. Everyone is ICly aware of this.

- Aides is there because he is Lily's son, and also because he can use The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly in an emergency. No one is ICly aware of that second reason except him and Charon.

- Bluebell is there because this was in part Mute's idea, and because some of them using Charm to calm down successfully summoned ghosts may also be helpful in getting information. Everyone is ICly aware of this.

- Charon, uh, has the Child-Rearing Demon's rock on him today. Lily is ICly aware of this. We'll see if he has cause to use it.

- The false bodies are there in case they can give these ghosts vessels and make it easier for them to hang around and talk. Nice.

[mingle]

[endsjustified]

[TALK AMONGST YOURSELVES AS EVERYONE TRICKLES IN, BRING ANY ADDITIONAL LAST MINUTE STUFF TO THE TABLE, ETC. PLEASE DON'T CUBECALL OTHER PEOPLE AND TELL THEM WHAT'S GOING ON IN REAL TIME OR CHARON WILL TAKE YOU BY THE EAR]

Re: [mingle]

[chasseurdebeaute]

[has brought along a basket of orange leaves]

Re: [mingle]

[arrowace]

[ Caesura is back in their full leathers and leaned in a corner. They have however replaced their black cowboy hat with a Comfy Beanie in an attempt to look slightly less like, that they are here 100% to spill stuffing if something goes wrong.

But they are sure 100% here to spill stuffing if something goes wrong. ]

Re: [mingle]

[mykidisthebest]

[all the animals are upstairs napping so they don't accidentally get a soul summoned into them, thanks. mama bunny doesn't want to deal with this nonsense]

If anyone on Lily wants to be linked up for this...it might help?

Re: [mingle]

[apothekitty]

[ the cat has settled herself in a comfortable spot to sit, sipping tea and mostly calm.

she does have a little notebook to jot down her general observations, though. ]

Re: [mingle]

[terraria]

( returns to lily rather late, takes one step in and stares at the people in bewilderment.

... before he very visibly remembers 'oh right that was today'. he's wearing a green shawl that covers most of his upper body, presumably from clover, as he shuffles in. )

Re: [mingle]

[featherduster]

[ Actually extremely taciturn today. Huh, weird!!

Anyway he has some of the honeysuckle devices Styx gave him Just In Case, but otherwise is mostly just leaning against the far wall and observing. ]

Re: [mingle]

[noarchitact]

[ he's here with tempo, his arms folded as he stares down the bodies. ]

Re: [mingle]

[heavyliesthecrown]

[Crescendo has brought a few things along with him, just on the off chance that it may be useful.

First is some honeysuckle. But next it's the scale he found when exploring the under water caves. Aside from that, he is snacking on dried fruit while awaiting the official summoning.]

Re: [mingle]

[hardpity]

[ lurking as a cute lil cowboy don't worry about it ]

Re: [mingle]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Ananke's leaning against a wall while they wait to get started.

The Scarab drone is also around, lurking high up in a corner for a birds eye view of the scene ]

Re: [mingle]

[axingnicely]

[ probably here with honeysuckle and a sunflower even though i, sipp, do not exist ]

Re: [mingle]

[ohlord]

[he is armed with honeysuckle supplies such as satchels and bullets.

collect more if you want!]

[summoning]

[endsjustified]

[stay tuned]

Re: [summoning]

[endsjustified]

[eventually...Lily joins hands in a circle. bows their heads toward that central portion of the floor which Rubato marked with the orange leaves. the two dolls are laid out flat on the floor on either side of their formation. everyone else watches from closer to the walls.

in their pale neutrals, and with this setup, this is some Pure Cult Bullshit in appearance]

Let's start with King Stormia. Everyone do your best to focus, and let's see if we can hook him.

[post-summoning]

[endsjustified]

[so how we all doin gang]

Re: [post-summoning]

[apothekitty]

[ she's wandering into the kitchen to brew more tea.

does she live here? no. is she at all familiar with things here? also no.

but that's what she's doing. her notebook is left behind though, if anyone wants to snoop. ]

Re: [post-summoning]

[hardpity]

[ turns into a horse pre-emptively to avoid questions ]

Re: [post-summoning]

[noarchitact]

[ he goes to get himself a glass of wine. he needs it. ]

Re: [post-summoning]

[arrowace]

[ at peace. Sated. Thriving. ]

Re: [post-summoning]

[featherduster]

[ LOOKS LIKE HE'S THINKING HARD, DANGEROUS AS THAT IS ]

Re: [post-summoning]

[ohlord]

[FLOPPING ON THE COUCH, DAMN IT.]

I need a cigarette...

[not smoking in the barn, but damn does he need one.]

Re: [post-summoning]

[axingnicely]

[ deep in thought, face clouding over... ]

So it's possible....

[The next morning]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ If any members of Lily look out into the flock's pasture this morning they'll spot Ananke in full scarab suit, busily going around to each of the magestone trees and staring at the ground for a minute or two before getting to work digging. ("Digging"... It looks more like his arm spawns a drill attachment to speed the process along).

When he's finished, he returns to the barn with each of the 4 magestones, bundling them in a spare jacket to avoid getting dirt all over the floors. Any members of Lily who aren't in the barn right now will get a cube call, but everyone inside can hear him calling out directly ]

Oye, it's time to recharge the security system! Blossom said we've all got to put a hand on the mage stones and confess something seriously vulnerable. Like, the emotional kind.

Re: [The next morning]

[nobetawedielike]

This is a security system?