(Witch House) Recurring Dreams

[Nathan Griffin]

The Hunterheart did not like his queen pulling ahead, but if he made his displeasure known it was only in how quickly he placed himself in front of her once they made it to the attic. "Careful with the steps," he offered halfheartedly as an apology, even though they were well past them now. Overprotective, maybe, but if anyone was jumping into the fire it was him.

He said no word about it, but he felt the sort of tingling down his spine which suggested danger lurking just out of his field of view. It was not an uncommon sensation, and the night had given plenty of justification for it, so he did not think long on it. It did encourage him to be cautious and on the alert, however.

  2 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-01-22 19:00:22		Nathan rolls 7 to WIT + Wyrd to activate Fang & Talon 2 (10 Again)		6, 4, 5, 6, 8, 1, 10, 3		2 successes

So much crap to sift through. He sniffed, loudly and repeatedly, hoping to catch an unusual scent, the usual being that of musty old junk. An entertaining thought occurred to him. What did ghosts smell like? "Kind of a fancy fuse box for a building this old," he pointed out offhand.

[Mhairi Ankaa]

Nathan shifts in front of her and Mhairi realizes she should have seen it coming. She was his Queen, so of course the huntersheart would want to go first.

The stairs don't creak, there's not a whisper of monsters in the shadows. None of the boxes or furniture seem moved or out of place. But still The Autumn Queen's heart thrums, a thread of Fear lancing through it.

"Not...fancy, or new....it's old, and different. Larger..." fell-flames look at the broad, but can't find anything other then the obvious.

  chance die fail

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-01-23 14:00:02		Mhairi Ankaa rolls 1 to What's up with the board? (Wits 3 + Investigation 0 -3 unskilled.) (10 Again, Chance)		2		failure

ooc

I'm confused, Swami M is Alex in the attic (as was narrated), or the basement (said OOC)?

[Swami M]

Alex decides to check out what's going on in the basement...

ooc

Sorry, my mistake. I misread and for some reason thought that the unknown room/tenant was in the basement.

[Yumyumcrow]

Attic

Alex sees no danger and heads down to the basement.

Meanwhile, Morgan knocked and Seraphina turned to whispering.

There was a thump. The door opened...

"Huh? Whu? Can't you read?"

A young man appeared. A mundane man with no hint of magic about him. A bean pole dressed in a rumpled security uniform. His hair was a mess and it fanned up over his head like an spray of feathers from an off-kilter turkey. His skin glistened in the light. His small eyes struggled to focus on the pair.

"Can't a guy get some sleep! Oh? Do. Do you live here too?"

Basement

Apart from the feeling in her gut that something is out of joint Mhairi cannot see anything out of place. The basement is as it was. The fuse board is just... bigger and more elaborate than she had first thought.

Nathan opens his senses. The basement smells... old. Musty. Dusty. Hint of asbestos, maybe?

Nothing appears out of place.

Alex joins them.

[Swami M]

Alex takes the time to study the room, starting with the odd fuse box that has Mhairi's attention...

  4 successes

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-01-26 23:11:31		Alex Rivers rolls 6 to Checking out the basement (Wits +Comp) (10 Again)		8, 9, 4, 10, 8, 7, 3		4 successes

[Morgan Bellanar]

Large eyes blinked in surprise at the sight of the disheveled man, "Uh...yes, heh-heh. Erm, heh did and do. Somewhat work heh here, oft check the roof for leaks heh and such. Oft whilst on the roof, heh. Twas nary aware this room twas occupied, heh, as hath not heard such, didn't ken if sign hath been left. Um, some folk art less then thorough a'fore their retreat from heh here," Morgan's mouth was on rapid fire. There was a mortal staying here? What? When did that start? And what were they supposed to say to him?

Sorry, something fucked with everyone's dreams in the night, did ye bring any eldritch objects with ye? Bad idea. Disturbed sleep is truth. How? Noises, searching for source. What? Skitter skitter like wall rats at old place. Searching for the source. Fortunately Morgan's eyes were focused on his hair. The pause could be counted as surprise at his...hair-do.

Morgan...wasn't sure how to say it. So she started with the old stand by: stall. Scratching the back of her head, which lifted up her shirt again, she started apologizing. Very quickly: "Heh-heh, apologies for disrupting thine repose. Nary intent to upset thy rest, heh...um," and shifted her eyes around to look elsewhere. A few times, "An if mine speech problems are troublesome to ken, erm, comprehend, heh, I beg forgiveness for that too, heh."

ooc: didn't mean to BUMP you YumYumCrow. Was trying to hit the like button and did it too fast. Sorry.

[Seraphina]

She couldn’t help the surprise that appeared on her face as a guy opened the door. Was totally not expecting that.

A guy that seemed to be a mortal. Living in a boarding house for Lost? Sounded off to her.
Sapphire eyes take the guy in, the hair was a nice touch she thinks with a grin.

“Oh, yeah whoa, hi. Sorry.” Replies the Nix, jumping in behind Morgan. “We weren’t aware that anyone lived up here.” Anyone mortal anyways.

“But yeah, really sorry about this. But we didn’t want any leaks to cause major damage and all that. Cause there are some expensive repairs that can come from water damage!” she exclaims.

“I just actually moved in a few days ago, you, uh, lived her long?” seemed like a good question. Cause why wouldn’t Mhairi mention this? Was this guy like, a squatter or something? Her hands itched to take out her cell and send a text to the Elemental about this.

[Yumyumcrow]

"Yeah. I. Uh. Keep to myself." The man blinked and sighed exhaustedly, raking a hand through his wild hair. "Well... I have an arrangement with the owner - the scary lady, right?"

He paused, then squinted at Morgan.

"Have you had any complaints about creepy crawlies in the walls? 'Cause I'm sure there is a nest in these walls. Um. Yeah. Sorry - you woke me up..."

Alex assures himself that there is nothing out-of-place or glaringly wrong with the basement.

[Nathan Griffin]

He was growing frustrated. The basement looked (big shock) like a basement. That proved more disturbing than the alternatives. There was no doubt something was off with the house or, worse, with them, and not finding what it was didn't help keep any fears in check.

"I ain't no electrician, but there's something odd with that fuse box alright," he said, noticing Mhairi and Alex focused on it. Truth be told, he felt like they were reaching for straws, but it's not like the rest of the basement screamed haunted house. "I wonder if we should maybe..."

He raised a hand and reached for a random switch on the box. He stopped at the last minute: recklessness was a reflex he was finding hard to master. "Is anyone here familiar with the building's power grid?"

[Mhairi Ankaa]

Mhairi chews on her lip. She hadn't spotted anything wrong, but then again she didn't really know what to look for. Fell-flames flicker, motes of fire escape as she gazes around the room, just because she didn't really understand the electrical panel doesn't mean that something still didn't feel off for her.

Alex joining them receives a confused look, "Did they send you down here?"

Turning back to Nathan, "Yeah, something's just...off." fell-flames flicker as she steps away from the electrical panel. Maybe whatever it was wasn't what was drawing their eyes.

Mhairi shakes her head, "Rick...." it hadn't been Rick. But Fairweather. "He gave me Edna's to manage because he'd find it boring...said that I'd know enough about administrating and managing and all that from my maid work..." she'd agreed because someone had to do it, and she'd been flattered that the man they were going to crown King thought she had what it took. Now, after finding out that he was the Dragon wearing Rick's face Mhairi had to wonder why he wanted her out of the way in Edna's, while paradoxically in close proximity to the Lost that came through the Boarding House. "So I don't...know anything about the power grid. Sorry."

  Perception, 1 success

Date		Action		Roll		Result
2017-01-31 11:34:11		Mhairi Ankaa rolls 5 to Perception (Wits 3 + Comp 2) (10 Again)		4, 3, 2, 10, 4, 1		1 success