Ѽ 002 - Boys & Girls of Every Age - OPEN Ѽ

[mediumhoodie]

WHO: Kat mediumhoodie
WHERE: House # 48 & Around the Village
WHEN: October Catch-All & Event Posts
OPEN TO: EVERYONE
WARNINGS: Not Applicable, will update if needed.

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Trick or Treat: Friendly Ghost Ѽ October 22nd

There was something odd happening in the village but Kat hadn't been able to find the common link. Now she had. It'd been an apple, unassuming but alluring. She was fairly sure that apples were common in the fall but she'd also grown up in a city and hadn't realized how out of place the red ruby fruit had been. She should have understood before she tried to pick it but it was too late.

The apple had poofed and Kat had been tricked.

For the remainder of that day, a friendly ghost trailed a foot or so behind her. It looked a little bit like Casper but with two leaves and an apple stem sticking out of its head. Kat wasn't sure if anyone else could see him but he wasn't hurting her and it was nice to have some.

Sitting on the bank of the river, the pair of them chattered in excited voices. Kat laughed, the sound warm, rare and happy as the ghost wiggled in the water and pretended that it was being eaten by a cute little fish.

"Please stop." Kat held her journal against her knees, her index finger wiping against her eyes to stop the tears that had formed there. Hopefully, others could see the ghost or was it going to look like Kat was talking to herself.

"I'll never get this finished." She exclaimed with a smile. It was hard to be upset at someone when they were working so hard to make you laugh.

Great Minds: First Encounter Closed to Sam Ѽ OPEN

Kat had gathered some of Circe's spices and was in the process of bringing them to the inn when she'd first heard the soft beep on her wrist device. She looked down and saw a text without context or prompting. She frowned but assumed that it had been a mistake and continued with her work. Another beep and her app showed another message, another thought that seemed to follow the one before it.

"What?" She glanced around, as if to see if someone was playing a trick on her.

'What is that?' Kat thought to herself as she began to fiddle with the wrist device.

Her mouth shaped into a frown as she stood in the kitchen, staring at the app. Was this something new? She was usually good with technology but she wasn't sure what to do with these messages. They didn't seem like they belonged to her.

un; Kat | Text: Missing Friends Ѽ Offering help

Hello everyone.
My name is Kat.

My good friend Circe has vanished from the village.
I have been taking care of her garden and will be providing salves and antidotes to those who need it.
Don't hesitate to contact me if you are in need of assistance.
I can come to you.

Wild Card

[ooc: This is Kat's October Post and will likely bleed into next month for those interested in closed threads. Let me know if you want something! I do want Kat to get into trouble while filling out one of her field reports. If someone wants to save her??? Hit me up, we'll plan and I can get a top level together.]

Comments

[mediumhoodie]

[She wants to argue with him and tell him that she is alone but she doesn't. Kat's used to keeping her thoughts and worries to herself. Vergil and this world had inspired her to try and be more open, to have a friend start and make friends but Vergil is gone now.

She honestly isn't sure what she's going to do.]

Thank you.

[Kat replies in a light tone.]

Maybe, if you could help me figure out which plants will come back on their own and which you think I should relocate inside? I don't want to lose any of them through the winter...

[oorah]

[ he nods, going to check over the plants. he'd learned a lot in reims about perennials versus annuals and what types of plants could survive the cold. frank doesn't hesitate to kneel down in the dirt and set his little toolbox down, digging through until he comes up with a spade. ]

You've been busy over here.

[mediumhoodie]

It's helped.

[Kat chews nervously at her lower lip a she takes a seat next to Frank. There is a lot that she wants to say and even more that she doesn't want to say but he'd said they were friends? Sort of.

Maybe it's okay.]

I was living with someone. He left and... the distraction has helped.

[Her vibrant emerald green eyes dropped as she lightly brushed a pale finger against one of the leaves. She was sad but not in a position where she felt comfortable admitting her feelings. It was her own fault for being infatuated with a demon who wanted to rule over the human race.

She was an idiot.]

[oorah]

[ distractions he gets, so he nods, knowing firsthand how much it sucks when people you care about leave. or when you do. maybe it's even worse that he's here and doesn't know if they're safe, wherever they are. either way really bites. ]

Sorry, Kat. But he'd be happy you're working on a good thing here.

[mediumhoodie]

[A fleeting smile shaped Kat's mouth as she began to brush dirt away from one of the plants.]

I don't know about that. He wasn't... [Normal.] I just hope he's okay.

[She knows he isn't, wherever he is, and that makes his disappearance so much worse. Vergil is alone and she fears that he's not strong enough to face his demons.]

[oorah]

[ wasn't... whole? frank knows a thing or two about that and lets it slide. ]

I know what you mean.

[ he'd left more than a few people behind in reims and wishes he knew if they were safe. ]

Do you like this place?

[ a sudden question, maybe, but he's already separating the plants while aretha digs. they can multitask. ]

[mediumhoodie]

[Kat's expression softens.]

I do. It isn't a perfect place but it's an island of new beginnings. I can't hate that, even with all the hardships here.

Life is hard.

[It doesn't matter where you are, life is always difficult.]

[oorah]

Yeah, sweetheart, it is.

[ hard. he's not so sure about the new beginnings thing even if it is technically true. ]

And you don't mind that whole... clone thing?

[mediumhoodie]

[Kat lifts her shoulders in a shrug.]

I'm still me. I don't care about anything else.

I'm not going to stop being who I am.

[oorah]

[ he can get behind that attitude and he nods. ]

Have you noticed anything... strange you can do since coming here?

[ not his most elegant segue, but it's relevant to the whole cloning thing and it's been on his mind more and more lately. ]

[mediumhoodie]

[Kat shakes her head as she brushes her fingers against her hips. Her attention turns towards Frank and she hesitates.]

I haven't but you've noticed something like that... haven't you?

[Her brow furrows.]

What is it?