Chapter 2 - Orb Post - 1st of Rebirth's Decline

[consultmybooks]

There is an actual candy house.

[The Orb shows Giles, in the bright, sunlight, idyllic version of the Two Faced Forest quite unlike what several of you had to put up with last night. He's settled himself into a sitting position at the base of a tree.

He does not look at all pleased. In fact, he has his head in his hands, and looks quite tired, for a ghost]

There is an actual sodding candy house in this sodding forest. I, I didn't believe it when I heard it. Had to come and see for myself.

[You know it's bad when the normally quite soft spoken former Watcher is reduced to swearing.]

I confess, I waited around a bit just to check that no idiot children were about to come along and, and start snacking. Hung around long enough to see that there was actually a witch living there. At least, um, I assume she's a witch. Didn't stop to chat. [Yet. Give him time. Curiosity will almost certainly get the better of him.] Is that a story anywhere else? The, um, the candy house, and the idiot children who come along to eat it and they get out because the, the witch won't just tidy up the place a bit? Because it is back home.

But, um, that's...not important. Sorry. I know that I'm still frightfully new to this place, and a lot of this, um, really shouldn't be surprising. I'll adjust. I'm good at that, if nothing else.

And, and I know a lot of you are probably sick of hearing this, by now, but...about last night. I was wondering what the rest of you, um, might have seen, a-and what you think about it. Including the business with the thorns not showing up. Do they really block off this forest at night normally? I, I suppose that at least has the benefit of keeping us from, um, spending the nights beating off monsters. I suppose what I'm asking is, um, is if this place normally goes this mad at night, or were we just unfortunate?

Olindra and I came across a hideously large bird, for what it's worth. I'm inclined to call it a roc, but, um, I didn't exactly get a good look.

Comments

[shiromadoushi]

It's a pretty common thing associated with ghosts, especially the non physical ones, so you should be able to, I'd think! Though I think it's more a side effect than an ability... Normally ghosts would be able to interfere with electrical things too, but there aren't any of those here...

[consultmybooks]

Yes, um, well. I'd be amazed if I could do such a thing, even if there were. Anything electric beyond, um, beyond a household appliance tends to be a bit beyond me.

[shiromadoushi]

But that sort of thing wouldn't really matter, it's just the fact that you are a ghost that would do it, wouldn't it? That sort of energy just interferes with electric energy, since they're two similar things, but not similar enough to be comparable.

[[pardon him, his occult nerdom is showing]]

[consultmybooks]

I, I suppose so. But, um...ideally, wouldn't I be able to achieve, um, specific effects? Turning things on or off, o-or changing the power, or...something? That just sounds...well, random, unpredictable, a-and useless.

[In a few seconds, Giles will realize that he is actually being out-occult-nerded. For now? Well, Bakura's theories seem sound enough.]

[shiromadoushi]

Well, here it would be, but if you needed to sabotage something, or give someone a warning who couldn't see you, it could be pretty handy!