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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 0:04:39 GMT -5
Three months... Three whole months have passed since that fateful day... When your close online friend Travis disappeared. An investigation into his hometown turned up only the following... He was hit by a truck, and taken to a hospital where he just... vanished after that. Even you could not find him.
You wake up early one morning to start the day. You find you have a message on your computer. From Him!
I don't know what happened to me, please find me soon. I'm on my way back to Bemidji, please look for me by the airport woods.
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 0:20:35 GMT -5
Manah
Blinking as she read the unexpected message, the ghostly girl barely took the time to type a response ('I'm on my way!'), and look up the aforementioned location on the Internet... before she was out there... invisible and flying, full-speed, towards his location. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 into looking up his location on the computer;
5 stones (Ef.) into Ghost Powers (Invisibility, Flight); 2 to go invisible as per AN 8, and the rest to fly at Speed 8 to his location.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 0:22:30 GMT -5
Luckilly its not hard to find from his hometown. You arrive in the forest. No sign of him yet.
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 0:24:53 GMT -5
Manah
As she arrived in the target area, she remained invisible in case they weren't the only ones around, and proceeded to thoroughly search around for him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 to maintain her Invisibility;
7 into Thieving (Search area) to look around for him.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 9:06:26 GMT -5
You soon find a massive lumbering figure in bulky gold armor trying to sneak through the woods.
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 10:18:17 GMT -5
Manah
The girl moved in front of him, allowing herself to become visible, to get a good look at the figure, and let him have a good look at her, wondering who it could be...
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 10:20:53 GMT -5
"Jess? Oh man, am I glad to see you!" The figure looks at you and cries pulling off his helmet to reveal the face of your 'close friend' revealing he was taller, and his face was thinner and more scared than when you last saw him in person.
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 21:22:55 GMT -5
Manah
"T... Travis?! B-But... oh my God, what in the world?" she exclaimed. "I'm... I'm there, okay? ...Whatever happened, we can... I'm sure we can make things better. What's the last thing you remember? Where were you?"
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 21:25:14 GMT -5
"I remember I was in a hospital bed when these men in suits came in... They injected me with something, and when I came too I was in this getup shooting a bunch of people." He said shaking his head as he sat down. "Oh god... What happened to me?"
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 22:42:14 GMT -5
Manah
The Ghost Girl shook her head.
"I don't know yet. But... you've been gone for three months. I know you were hit by a truck, and then you were taken to a hospital... and then you vanished. That's all the investigation managed to turn up... and..."
She manifested physically, then hugged him, armor and all.
"...and I searched everywhere! I flew all over town, searched all databases I could access, checked out every dark alley, the basement of all odd buildings, nothing, nothing, nothing. No sign of you anywhere, it was like you had vanished from the surface of the planet." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 stone into Manifesting physically.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 22:46:44 GMT -5
"I tried calling my Mom, but she... she insisted I was dead... She called me a liar... My own Mom." He said tears streaming down his face as his armor retracted into his back... Revealing he was shirtless in tight pants and combat boots his chest was bare, and any trace of far was gone leaving well defined muscles and lots and LOTS of scar tissue. Many of which seemed to be surgical in nature.
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 23:08:15 GMT -5
(OOC: Forgot to spend my stone to manifest physically last panel... corrected it now.)
Manah
"It's... It's gonna be okay. She was just freaked out, after losing you for so long and having absolutely no results from the cops, or me. She will know it's true if we both talk to her", she said comfortingly. "...But... first things first. How do you feel? Are you hurt anywhere?" she asked, concerned. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 to maintain my manifestation.
6 into Social Skills (Serious, Compassionate) to try to make him feel better and comfort him a bit.
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 23:11:26 GMT -5
"I'm fine... In fact I've never felt better. I feel like I'm 15 years younger... That's what scares me." He said. He said sitting down on a log his 6'6 frame making it look like a child's seat compared to him.
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Post by Manah on Jul 15, 2016 23:28:15 GMT -5
Manah
"I see. Well... to be honest, you... look like someone I would definitely not have pissed off was I still alive. But if you don't feel pain, and you actually feel better than ever, then I'd say it's better than the other way around", she noted, observing him.
The comparatively much smaller girl, standing at 5'7", seemed tiny in frame next to him. She sighed.
"I... wish I had some way to investigate what happened to you right here, right now... I mean, I can move stuff with my will, but... I can't read thoughts, or see the past of things just by touching them. Yet anyway. I don't know if I will be able to one day, but if that's ever the case, I'll let you know."
She smiled faintly.
"...I know it's scary... I know I was scared, when I first woke up after what happened to me. But... we can't change the past. All we can do is focus on the present, and try to make a better future, right? Take it one step at a time. I'll help you, so don't worry too much too early, alright?"
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Post by Hoots Rowlet on Jul 15, 2016 23:30:15 GMT -5
"Okay... Do you have any place I can stay and rest a bit... I... I don't know if I have my apartment anymore." He said.
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