(Witch House) Wild About Erich

[Yumyumcrow]

Three Lost, working at cross purposes.

Still, with each owning their own efforts, the group manage to stabilise the dream. Erich Zahn wanders out of the library clutching the book he had found; a halo hovers around his head as he vanishes from sight.

Maybe - just maybe! - its the light of inspiration.

I'm probably going to wrap this tale now so we can tie things up before the Competition ends and Morgan leaves Feel free to drop in final remarks below. I'll formally close the scene over the weekend (my time as I'm likely ahead of most of you)

[Mhairi Ankaa]

Mhairi smiles.

happy.pleased.proud.

They'd slain the Beast and protected the Dreaming mind of Erich Zahn.

Mhairi sighs, and look at the others, focuses her will...
...and wakes up.

The dawn light streamed through the parted curtains of the attic room-that-should-be, and the glued together fake dream gadget had fallen to the floor. Mhairi picks it and the other wires and tech they'd used to trick Erich Zahn up, waiting for the Spring and her Paladin to wake up.

They'd done good work, hopefully it was enough - the wisp remembers the halo of light surrounding Erich's Dreaming self, and knows that the wyrd would be at work once more. Soon their attic resident would find himself in his proper Edna's, that still had Betony Rue to manage it.

Sorry if I went to far on the narration, I just had a spark of Inspiration!

[Morgan Bellanar]

Morgan lets out something between a yawn and a yip as she stretches after the dream's demise. She looks around groggily before shaking her head. She turns to Mhairi, "Doth this mean heh he tis gone? I hope tis so, tis vastly safer for us then..." she shrugs and trails off.

Morgan would have had no problem physically throwing Erich out, it was the talking part that might give her pause.

[ct]Not too far at all. Thank you, this was a lot of fun![/ctl]

[Seraphina]

Sapphire eyes blink slowly as the Nix wakes up, looking around the room. This had been her firs time entering anothers dream, and the first time doing battle in a dream.

Eyes fall to Mhairi, and then Morgan before she stands and stretches. Arms stretch over her head as Morgan speaks.

Looking to Mhairi, "Have to say, that was something! I mean, wow! And yeah, what about Erich? Did we help him?" she had seen him at the end, with his halo and books.

[Yumyumcrow]

Erich Zahn looks noticeably more comfortable. He was still sleeping, which was a good sign. To punctuate the point he let out a long drawn out sigh, as if a great stress or burden had eased.

In the following days he recovers further - meaning he turns into a very quiet loner who keeps mostly to his room. He's begun working on his thesis again; when he is seen, his face is now focussed and the degree of concentration is evident. Yet he can handle it.

And handle it he does.

The trio happen to be sitting in the kitchen when Erich leaves. There is a sudden flare of the old Wyrd sense common to all the Lost; the house creaks and settles; dust is shaken loose from the ceiling. And somewhere, there is a distinct pop!

Erich Zahn is gone, returned to wherever he came from.

And that wraps this story. Hope you enjoyed it