The Grand and Splendiferous Ghost Log of 2013

[pig_and_pepper]

Who: The Ghosts of Years Yet to Come and YOU!
Where: Anywhere. Everywhere.
When: December 15th - December 25th
Rating: G for Ghosts, Proceed With Caution!
Summary:

• This log is intended to give everybody a good overview of where in Wonderland which ghosts can be found. It can be used as a reference for other posts, or to thread encounters too short to warrant their own entry.

• To help browsing all ghosts easily, please put [Name of Ghost Character] - [Location of Ghost in Wonderland] into the subject line, so everybody can immediately see who they'll encounter, and where.

•If you have any more questions about the ghosts, or the Christmas event in general, go ahead and post a comment to our Q & A thread!

• In short, STEP 1: Posts with ghosts! STEP 2: ?!?! STEP 3: PROFIT!

The Story:

And so it begins.

Throughout the mansion faded images will flicker in and out – ghosts of Wonderland's future. These ghosts can be of anyone, from any point in the next five years. They will play on repeat, as Wonderland's Chess Piece Ghosts have in the past, and they will offer brief glimpses into the future for anyone who witnesses them.

They cannot be stopped, and the images cannot be changed or altered. This isn't to say that the future can't eventually be changed, of course, but there is nothing that anyone can do over the course of this event that will change the contents of these imprints.

Comments

Aramis - In random mirrors

[not_apriest]

[Aramis appears to be looking for something. He's still clutching his sword in his hand, but it's useless. He looks over his shoulder, startled. Something has gone wrong. In a moment, it becomes clear what. He starts running, but he doesn't get far. The Jabberwock descends on him, ripping him apart.]

[ex_alighthouse135]

[Elizabeth shrieks with horror! Oh God, it's so terrible! That creature just.. She's seen a few ghosts about and she knows this isn't real, but it doesn't make it any less shocking. Or maybe.. it is real. It just hasn't happened yet.

With shaking hands, she opens her communicator.]

Aramis!!

[Oh please, please respond! She just has to know that he's alive!]

[not_apriest]

Elizabrth? What's the matter? You sound distraught.

[ex_alighthouse135]

[She is very distraught!]

Are you alright? I mean, you're not hurt, are you?

[not_apriest]

[He can hear it in her voice. It's a bit alarming.]

..Why wouldn't I be alright? I'm fine. Where are you?

[ex_alighthouse135]

I'm.. it's nothing. I just thought I saw something.

[She glances briefly over her shoulder as the scene plays out again. How could this happen? Where are the other Musketeers? Couldn't someone have helped him?]

[not_apriest]

Saw something? Where are you? Should I come and find you?

[ex_alighthouse135]

No! You don't have to do that.

[She doesn't want him confronted with something like this. Seeing yourself die over and over, even if it is just an image replayed is still more than a little strange.]

I'll just go to my room or something. [That should put his mind at ease.]

[not_apriest]

[Yeah, because that's so much like her. He frowns.]

Why don't you come to the cafe. I'll order you a cup of tea.

[ex_alighthouse135]

[So he can get what's troubling her out of her? Elizabeth isn't sure she wants to share it.]

I'll be fine, really. Try not to worry so much. There's just a lot of.. strange shadows around today. It startled me, is all.

[not_apriest]

Elizabeth, please. You were terrified a moment ago.

[ex_alighthouse135]

Well.. alright.

[Why must she cave when he says please?]

I'll meet you there.

[not_apriest]

Good. Thank you.

[He was already on his way. He heads there and orders a cafe au lait and a tea and waits.]

[ex_alighthouse135]

[Elizabeth takes a little time getting there. She wants to make sure she doesn't look terrified over what she just saw. When she arrives she smiles warmly at seeing him and sits at the table.]

Oh, thank you.

[She sees he's already gotten their drinks.]

It says something, I think, that you remember how I take my tea.

[not_apriest]

It certainly suggests that we've had tea.

[But there's a hint of a playful smile when he says it that she's free to interpret as she likes.]

What happened to you? Why were you so frightened?

[ex_alighthouse135]

[She looks bemused as she takes a sip.]

It's like this place is haunted. Have you seen the ghosts? Some of them are unsettling.

[To say the least.]

[not_apriest]

No, I haven't seen them. Is that what frightened you? Where are they?

[ex_alighthouse135]

[In mirrors? She doesn't want him seeing what she saw.]

Just wandering the grounds. Sometimes they appear or disappear suddenly. It's fortunate one hasn't startled you.

[not_apriest]

Do you want to stay in our apartment until this passes? I can sleep on the sofa.

[ex_alighthouse135]

[She knows she probably shouldn't, but she would feel safer. Not to mention she could keep an eye on Aramis to make sure nothing happens to him.]

If it's not any trouble. I hate to--.

[She stops suddenly and looks to the window, as though she heard something, which she most certainly did. Elizabeth gets up and goes right to the window to look outside.]

Did you hear that? It sounded like...

[A voice. Singing. Not only any voice, but she could've sworn it was her own.]

[not_apriest]

Someone's singing. [In his concern for her, he's not too worried about something going on outside.] Are you all right?

[ex_alighthouse135]

Yes... I'm--I'm fine.

[If that really is her out there singing, she doesn't know what might come of it. Maybe she'll be born apart by a vicious creature as well.

Elizabeth starts to close the windows and latch them. No need to investigate that!]

[not_apriest]

[He stands, concern still evident on his face.] You look shaken.

[ex_alighthouse135]

I just thought I heard something familiar.

[She almost goes back to her chair, but then gives into a sudden urge and walks up to him, seeking to put her arms around him and rest her face against his shoulder. Somehow, she thinks it'll give her strength.]

[not_apriest]

[He wraps his arms around her when it's clear that's what she needs. He strokes one hand once over her hair.]

Is that what has you so afrighted? Was the 'ghost' something familiar?