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| | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 | Shadow
He retreated to a corner, alternately hissing and growling at the intruding Burdens.
"This place is Mine! That Burden is Mine! You are not welcome here, and if you hurt her I will sup on your stupid Burden flesh!" | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
He frowned at the cat that was having a hissing fit.
"Must be the old lady's cat." | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 Wizop Administrator | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She can see that Shadow is really worried and knows how she would feel.
"It'll be OK Shadow" she meows softly to him, her own concerns forgotten for the moment. Then she is swept off her feet as her burden scoops her up and then begins to stroke her. It takes her a little longer to bring her purr into play but she cannot ignore these pleasures.
She looks at the spirit.
"Thank you." she meows, grateful for his intervention and comunication. Then she focuses her attention between stokes, Shadow and his burden, watching what is going on. | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | The spirit nodded. "It falls into my responsibility to protect him." As before both cats could understand the spirit. It must be their dual nature between magic and mundane.
Jayden however might be surprised when he not only heard the spirit bit understood it and knew it was his long dead grandfather.
The paramedic continued to work oblivious to the little saga playing out around him. He did say "she will live. I don't see any trauma. I can't find a reason for her to be unconscious. Yet given what happened down the street and outside..." He shrugged.
Last edited by Pandemonium; Fri 26/02/16 01:01 UTC.
| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
His mouth sagged open when he heard his grandfather's voice and he gave his head a brisk shake to clear his thoughts. His mind had to be playing some sort of bizarre tricks on him.
Then the paramedic's words broke into his bemused reverie.
"Just what do you think happened to them?" | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | The paramedic said "no idea. Maybe an airborne agent that has a narrow range of effect. Won't know till we get them to the hospital and do more tests." | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 Wizop Administrator | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She watches the proceedings, wishing she understood what was being said. | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | The spirit offered "they are thinking something airborne. I feel it is something spiritual." | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 | Shadow
"As if Burdens can think!" He hissed. | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 Wizop Administrator | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
"Well mine does seem to be responding to training."
Her meows are soft. She feels the need to defend Jayden but realises that Shadow is probably quite stressed right now.
She then replies to the spirit, seemingly looking at something that isn't there except that she can see it.
"Would they understand spiritual? He doesn't seem to understand about wards and dangers. How can we make him aware?" | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | The spirit considered "to them it might seem supernatural. Not sure if my grandson believes in that sort of a thing. I didn't when I was like him. Now that I am like this... how can I not?" | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 Wizop Administrator | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
"Can you tell him? Will he listen?"
She has her doubts and anyway, he is unlikely to know anything useful he could do.. but it might make him more watchful. | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | "I will try," the spirit says to Tiger-Lily.
The speaking into Jayden's head he said "time to wake up boy. Stuff is coming and you need to be prepared. Can you hear me boy? Just nod if you don't feel like answering verbal. I can hear your thoughts too." It sure sounded like Grandpa. | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
The voice was back, distant and a bit hard to understand, but insistent all the same and Jayden was scared. Instinctively, he glanced around to see if anyone was looking at him.
Then, tentatively, he nodded.
Who are you? | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | The spirit chuckled. "Are ya daft boy. I was... am your Grandpa. I know you buried my body but there is more to this world. Surely you know that by now."
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| | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 | Shadow
"He's a Burden, being 'daft' is an apt way of putting it.", the orange tom growled. | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
G-granther? he stuttered mentally, simultaneously disbelieving and knowing it was true. He glanced at the paramedic to make sure none of this was verbal or audible.
Yes... I know that, but I didn't think I'd hear from you again.
Jayden paused a long moment, wondering which of the myriad of questions which were ricocheting around his head to ask first. He decided on an all-purpose one.
What the hell is going on around here? | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 Wizop Administrator | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She suddenly has an idea.
"Tell him you protected him, otherwise he's be like these others."
That might focus his mind a bit more! | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | "Good idea," the spirit answered.
"I came here to protect you. The gun allows me to be near you. It was mine as I am sure you recall." Realizing that he still hadn't got to the point Grandpa continued "I shielded you from the attack thst laid the others low." | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
His eyes widened and again he looked all around.
Who... or what was behind the attack?
While he... communicated with the... essence of his deceased grandfather, Jayden continued to stroke Dizzy. | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | The spirit shrugged. "Damm it," it exclaimed when it got no response from Jayden. Grandpa said "sorry. I forgot you couldn't see me. I don't know who or what did it. But it is possible we can find out."
To Tiger he said "we must find out the reasons for the attack." | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 Moderator | Moderator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 27,617 | Shadow
"Reasons, yes, but what about the scope? How many more of these fools lie dying or drained, stumbling over each other in their inability to understand the greater realm all around them? Does this cover a couple of territories? The whole city? Places we can barely conceive of beyond what we know?", hissed the ginger tom. | | | | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 Wizop Administrator | Wizop Administrator Joined: May 2000 Posts: 76,644 Likes: 60 | Tiger-Lily/Dizzy
She is partly lost in the comfort of the caress she is receiving but she starts when Shadow speaks. She had been thinking just this small area, maybe it is more widespread?
"I had thought it was just here, generated by the sacrifice of the small burden.. but we don't know if other burdens have been sacrificed. How can we find out who is behind this? Jezzabella had been suggesting that there are evil spirits around, stronger because of this time of year." | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator | OP Chaotic Obfuscator Moderator Joined: May 2009 Posts: 15,108 Likes: 10 | "Spirits are around. Some are good some bad. But I don't know what to make of this. It was spiritual energy but nothing like I have ever felt before. I guess we could talk to local spirits?" He offered.
[OOC Jayden can hear everything Grandpa says, so one side of the conversation.]
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| | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 Member | Member Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 46,267 | Jayden
He was going crazy... yes, that would fit most easily.
He was loosing his f***ing mind. The more he thought of it, the more it didn't make sense.
Tentatively, Jayden thought Who are you talking to, Gran'ther? | | |
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