Fandom Town, Saturday Morning (Finale Post Part 1!)

[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

It would be nice if the team of volunteers who'd taken off for Ingvar were heading unopposed, but nice didn't describe most of the spectres who'd infested the island this week. It definitely didn't apply to the ones who'd been hiding in the Town Hall, spying on their plans. Samara, for instance, had no intention of letting them shut down her source of freedom and toss her back into her cold, dark pit, and she'd broadcast that fact to any ghost on the island who'd listen. They might all be out for themselves, but an army of angry spirits each fighting to protect their own interests -- whether to preserve their well of dark power or to escape in the stolen bodies of the living -- was still an army of angry spirits.

[OOC: The first post, for all your ghost-fighting, possessed-people-herding, sheltering on Holy Ground needs. A post for the Strike Team's adventure, the Kitchen Sink spell, and aftermath will be coming along later!]

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Causeway and Docks

[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

Those who had bodies and wanted to flee the island with them would be able to sense, by now, the swelling power that might actually let them leave, if they tried crossing the Causeway just one. more. time. Those who wished to harry Fandom's strike team would be headed for the nearby docks - at least that's what Samara was doing. She rather thought she could persuade the sea to whip up a wave or two that would make sure that boat never made it across to Ingvar.

As for the living? If they wanted to prevent their friends from leaving, or their other friends from drowning, well. They'd better move fast.

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[locointhecoco]

Dammers wasn't trying to leave yet. Leaving in the middle of a crisis would be irresponsible! He was, however, on the look out for other spirits and possessed folks trying to make a break for it, so he could herd them towards the church like the responsible and heroic federal agent he was.

As for him? Well, he was just a pony. Surely the townspeople could agree that a federal agent was a greater resource than a talking pony. He was sure he'd be just fine to stick around, especially after he'd proved so helpful and heroic.

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[justwantedfriends]

Kira was exhausted, but she was still aware enough to know that trying to stop the ghosts might stop the things she was experiencing and help people at the same time. Holing up in the dorms wouldn't do any good, so she headed through town instead. When she caught sight of Pinkie, she eyed her carefully and approached. "Ms. Pie? What are you doing out here?"

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[seveninchmotto]

Jennet headed for the docks. She was less concerned with leaving the island than she was about causing grief and terror.

And today, she was armed. Why strike out with just nails and fists when you could have long, sharp knives in both hands? It had taken a moment to find ones that didn't burn her hands (a fact that had given Isabelle inside her head some faint, brief joy), but she'd managed.

She couldn't get inside people's heads from within this body, but that didn't mean she couldn't inflict death upon them, anyway.

Re: Causeway and Docks

[flickofthewrist]

The last time he'd fought with Isabelle, the roles had been reversed. He wasn't about to just hide when she was in trouble even if he was outnumbered and couldn't use Marks.

He did have the knife she'd given him and he put himself right in front of her, welts scattered across his face and expression grim.

"That dress has really gotta go," he told her.

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[nuclear_snide]

Bob had promised to help, so here he was, out patrolling the streets around the causeway, looking for other ghosts to foil or people to help.

Lacking a staff of his own to focus with, and Hannibal being rather low on anything of the right shape, he was now carrying a solid oak curtain rod with a wrought iron finial that made a more than passable one, really.

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[vdistinctive]

Johnny, on the other hand, was carrying around an enormous meat cleaver. Mostly because somehow, despite apparently being a former assassin, this Eliot guy had absolutely no guns. Anywhere. Johnny had looked!

He snorted when he spotted Bob and his curtain rod. "What, you looking to do some interior decorating?"

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[nookiepowered]

Possessed friend? No. Formerly possessed friend, students in danger and really pissed-off succubus slash security officer? Check.

Sawed-off shotgun loaded with rock salt? Check and double-check.

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[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

Blue-green ten-point buck leaping right for her face? Check, check, and decuple-check.

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[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

Samara wasn't exactly equipped for hand-to-hand combat; she was four feet tall with the physical strength of a slightly demonic third-grader plus or minus a few thunderbolts and the ability to scare people to death if they'd seen her movie.

That didn't mean she was helpless. It just meant the physical had to come from something not her. Like, for instance, the animals her presence had terrified even in life. In death?

Anybody trying to interfere with the possessed heading for the Causeway might want to watch out for that stampeding herd of teal deer.

[OOC: They're an endangered species. You probably want to try not to kill them, but hey. Those antlers are sharp, and self-defense is self-defense. Deer-mod at will.]

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[makemymilennium.livejournal.com]

Betelgeuse had had a shitty past couple of days. Sure, it had started just fine, finding a body that had been all too easy to take over, giving a few of the locals a run for their money. The magic words had been said thrice and all of that mystical bullshit, and he'd been strong.

Of course he hadn't counted on running into a freaking necromancer ghost who was actually on the same side as the living, here.

It had taken him some time to get out of his iron restraints in the cannibal's cellar, but now he was free again, and the little island was cranking up his power something fierce, and he was pissed. Really, really pissed. And ready to bring a plague of anything from locusts to snakes to black-and-white striped ventriloquist dummies down upon anybody that so much as looked his way.

No, nobody had said the three words again, since the fireball had managed to say them. But with the way this place was turning everything up to eleven, nobody really had to.

"Who wants a piece of this first, huh? Any takers? Come and get a piece of me!"

Our Lady of Fandom Grounds and Graveyard

[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

Just because the living might be smart enough to herd or drag their possessed compatriots toward the shelter of holy ground, it didn't mean the dead were going to let that go down without a fight. The church might be safe, but the grounds were still open for spirits -- those who'd never taken a body as well as those who'd been kicked out of the ones that they'd stolen -- to do their best to block the way there.

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[not_a_moonie]

Tate lingered as deep on the grounds as he could get, arms folded, looking greatly smug about the proceedings. No one was taking him down without a fight.

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[14andseven]

Roland wasn't actually really that much of a fighter, but while hiding out until it all blew over was really tempting, especially after that little brush with possession he had on Thursday, he just didn't have it in him to not even try to help.

He had enough of the Sight to tell that something was off with the girl skulking about the church grounds. "Hey," he called, his guitar pressed close to his chest like a shield. "It's a bit cold out to just be hanging around. Why don't you go inside and warm up?"

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[lostonhwy41.livejournal.com]

Molly hadn't known what to do after she'd left Kenzi's body; guilt kept her from trying to possess anyone else. The vague thought that she could help, somehow, had her drifting to the churchyard, and hoping she could lend a hand.

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[woman1nwhite.livejournal.com]

Constance was trying to forget what she was starting to remember, damnit. Menacing people, good. Blocking the way, better.

Don't try to reason with her. Please don't.

Our Lady of Fandom Chapel

[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

The safety zone! Once you're inside, you're safe from both possession and attack. Possessing ghosts will be knocked out at the threshold.

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[suitably_heroic]

See, Atton had been really relieved hearing about the holy ground thing, because it meant he could drag a certain possessed pain in his ass out of the spare bedroom and with him down the street.

Where apparently all hell was going down. But hey, what else was new? Force senses at least made it easier to avoid the worst of it, because he'd feel vaguely guilty if he got the kid's body damaged.

"Keep moving," he told the ghost, as they approached the church. Gave it a shove as motivation.

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[nobloodymessiah.livejournal.com]

There was a purple flash as Eleanor (http://fly-so-serious.livejournal.com/6695.html?thread=71719#t71719) appeared in the yard surrounding the church. Joker was held cradled in her arms, and hopefully the ghost possessing him was going to be too nauseated by the travel to put up much of a fight.

OOC 1: I need a ghost to fight!

[she-neversleeps.livejournal.com]

If you haven't made your own arrangements already with specific characters, ping in down here with a link so our evil ghosts can oblige. (Ghost players, please reply down here to claim your enemy before you hare off to battle ICly, so everybody can see who's covered and who still needs a fight!)

Re: OOC 1: I need a ghost to fight!

[justwantedfriends]

If there's anyone who doesn't mind SP through the day, "Derek" gave Kira the brilliant idea to try to electrically shock someone who's possessed to get the ghost out of them. :D So, if someone wants Kira to try to shock them (or actually succeed) just let me know.

Re: OOC 1: I need a ghost to fight!

[sharp_as_knives]

I have a ghost that needs a ghost to fight! :)

Hannibob will be wanting to help out; if any other ghost wants to fight him...?

Heck, if any not-ghost wants to try fighting him not knowing he's switched sides, that would work, too!

Re: OOC 1: I need a ghost to fight!

[lostonhwy41.livejournal.com]

Molly's there, if anyone needs/wants help in getting your possessed self pushed into the church or anything.

OOC 2: The world-saving one

[nookiepowered]

Questions, problems, pie?

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[tigerundercover]

Question! The strike team: can they fight in the docks thread, or are they already on the boat?