14th Adventure

[forever_cheery]

[Action: 7135 Brooks St. Aurora's excited to see two things in the mail for her today! One is a large, flat package about 3 feet high and two feet wide, wrapped in paper; the other is simply an envelope. Curious, she opens the bigger of the two there on the porch. Inside is a portrait painting, done in Aurora's colorful, loose style of a serious-looking young man. He has dark hair and glasses, and an expression that suggests that Aurora had to do a lot of coercing to get him to pose for her. Upon seeing this, she gasp, surprised, and delightedly exclaims:]

Li! Wow, I can't believe it! Of all the things they could send back...!

[Oh, right, there was still something else! Time to open that envelope. Inside is nothing but a card with a picture of a generic cartoon ghost on it. How odd. She's not sure what it could mean at first, and it takes her a bit till the idea dawns on her.

Oh. Being able to possess people is part of her repertoire, even if she doesn't like doing it. But is that what this means? There's only one way to be certain.]

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[Phone call, filtered from drones]

Say, um... Could I ask someone for a favor. It's kind of a big one! And, ummmm... you have to not be afraid of ghosts, okay? And I'm being serious here!

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[forever_cheery]

Well... Okay... If you really want!

[There's a few moments of silence before Johnny feels anything. There's definitely the sense that Aurora is still there, but now it's like the world around him is dimming a bit around the edges. It doesn't get much further than that, but he can feel the subconscious tug, as if trying to pull him into sleep.]

I-It's not always easy...

[skypiratejohnny]

[He paused and waited... watching as his vision seemed to fade on him. It was an interesting experience, to say the least... and he shook his head to clear it. A grin.]

... and I wouldn't think so. This is rather intriguing, to say the least. I once ran into a poor fellow who seemed to be a bit... ah, possessed. It's rather something of a comfort to know that there are... others of your kind that find such actions rude.

[He seemed concerned.]

This isn't taxing on you... is it?

[forever_cheery]

Some can be rather mean about it. They're usually very angry souls, those who've gotten too bored or too... too sick of the Afterlife, maybe.

Oh, uh, it can be, but it would take longer than this. But I'll get out now, okay? Just relax, I guess...

[As she leave, all Johnny will notice the other voice fading fast, followed by that goosebump-inducing cold again. Then, from behind him, Aurora's voice piped up.]

Tah dah!