playerkills ([personal profile] playerkills) wrote in [community profile] asgardeventide2012-09-02 02:24 pm

006 ☾ voice

[ Obon had already passed by the looks of the seasons, but that doesn't stop some people from celebrating it and doing something remotely related to the summer season. Normals always told their friends ghost stories around this time of the year, so some practice will do her good. It isn't often that this particular deep, spooky voice crops up on the network, but the time she chose was a particularly quiet one in the evening. Those who know her will be able to discern its owner - Yozora. This gloomy tone is the one she usually speaks with, but it sets the mood perfectly. ]

The end of summer, the start of fall. It is during these two seasons that the world pays its respects to the spirits of the afterlife. I wouldn't say that those of this ethereal plane are above us, figuratively speaking. Yet for many generations, haven't humans always been most afraid of what they don't know? Strange occurrences that cannot be explained, - it's almost laughable how these mysteries hold so much power over us.

[ She cackles, and she didn't even need to practice two hours to perfect it. There is nothing but silence that follows. ]

What if I told you they were true? Just because we cannot comprehend these happenings doesn't allow us to simply dismiss them. Although belief is waning, tradition remains strong. There must be a reason behind it all, don't you agree?

Well then, shall we revive that tradition tonight?

I heard this from a local in the Baldr district. It happened long before the disease spread, when the city still had its color...

The protagonist of this story is... let's call her K. She had a friend - we'll call her M. K and M were the best of friends ever since they met by the lake at Gefion Park. Since then, they would do everything together, and they easily got along because they liked the same things. However, there came a time when they also liked the same boy. Fron that point onward, it was clear that their friendship wasn't going to last forever. Now, K was an outgoing girl who had many friends. M, on the other hand, was very timid. K took advantage of this and bullied M without hesitation or remorse. Libel, slander, the looks of disgust on everyone's faces and jeering from the crowd as she walked by... it was enough to drive M to commit suicide. One summer night, she drowned herself in the lake. Her pallid, lifeless face on the surface of the lake would haunt the city for weeks.

K felt guilty for what she did, but as the seasons passed, she slowly forgot about M. But, ever since M's death, a string of unfortunate events began to occur. At first, they were nothing but lost items and gusts of wind, but soon, they progressed into looping labyrinths and cryptic messages that only K would understand.

Exactly a year had passed after M's death. It was a cold summer night just like that day she drowned. That day passed by with no strange occurrences, but when K got in bed just to find her own name on the ceiling written in blood, that did it for her. In the middle of the night, she ran to the lake to sob and beg for forgiveness. But the wind only grew stronger and stronger...

It forced the girl to get on her knees and break her fall with her hands. She happened to look at the lake, and there she saw the face of a friend she thought she'd never see again.

No one saw the girl after that, but they say that if you look into the lake at this hour, she might get you...

[ Another cackle and a strong gust of wind from the window closes Yozora's story. ]

Who wants to go next?

(ooc: People are welcome to post their own stories as well, be it in video, text or voice. Others are free to reply to the stories with their character's reactions and comments. In other words, treat this post like a mingle log!)
refute: (「ɢᴜɪᴅᴇ ❖ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғʀᴏɴᴛɪɴɢ.」)

[personal profile] refute 2012-09-05 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ If the eerie silence on her end wasn’t enough of a clue, Ririchiyo had fallen dead silent as she listened to the tale in regards to her haven. It was by pure luck really that she managed to not scream or freak out however at the mention of ever finding a cold spot the sound of something being knocked over could be heard before her voice finally cuts in, a tone of suppressed fear in her voice. ]

I-Is that all? As if such a story like that could exist. Even if the area I sit in is considerably chilly, I refuse to believe it is that ghost. You’re just making this up as you go along.
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[personal profile] refute 2012-09-05 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ The mental image of Yozora holding her hand and singing a song was even more scary than the story. ]

Y- You would do that? [ NO RIRICHIYO, FOCUS ] And if there’s no ghost?
refute: (「ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ ❖ ɪ'ᴍ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴄʀᴀᴢʏ.」)

[personal profile] refute 2012-09-05 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
YOU TRAITORRRRRR!!
refute: (「ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ ❖ ᴄᴀsᴛ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀᴜᴛᴄʜ.」)

[personal profile] refute 2012-09-06 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ The mocking tone that Yozora used was more than a means to frustrate her as she has half of a mind to end the call without warning but, somewhere, she wanted to know if the story was true or not. After all, she didn’t want her haven to be an actual haunting ground for an agitated ghost of a past librarian. ]

Hmph! Forget it. I’ll go by myself if needs be. Why would I need someone such as yourself tagging along? You’ll be nothing but a nuisance to me.
refute: (「ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ ❖ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ sᴀʏ ɪᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.」)

[personal profile] refute 2012-09-06 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Ugh. She has a point there so she'll admit to defeat just this once. ]

... You’re so damn bothersome but I suppose a wingman would be useful to have.
refute: (「ᴍᴀɴɢᴀ ❖ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏʀɴ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋsɪᴅᴇ.」)

[personal profile] refute 2012-09-09 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
For some reason I can’t bring myself to believe the words that come out of that mouth of yours.

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