[Video]// Check-in Post for the living!

[neverfeltthatway]

I can confirm that this is definitely Harrogate, though 123 years in the future, the year 2020.

Everyone themselves on the jaunt, check in here. [His acting skills from his overlay here the last time are being used to good effect, as he appears confident and energetic, hiding whatever fear and uncertainty he has about this place.] Who's investigating here, and who have you seen infiltrating? Is anyone themselves but with an infiltrator persona - and if so, what can you tell us of the current situation?

I'd also like to know who has memory restoration - we should coordinate who we turn back into themselves, starting with other people who know memory restoration, so we can affect the greatest number of people. And if you have any ideas of what we should ask people on the walkabout side of things, let me know - I'll likely be contacting them as soon as we start to have things organized and know what's going on over here.

I can help if anyone has more general questions about the customs, culture, or history of this place. Additionally, if you want to know if someone is around on the jaunt, but they're not responding to psychic hails, I can help - as long as they're within about sixty miles of here.

Comments

[hatesportals]

... dammit, they keep getting younger and younger...

[All mumbling aside, Geralt's tone changes slightly into what he hopes is a friendly tone.]

Do you see any adults you know, kid? And do they know who you are? I'd follow them, get somewhere safe.

[pearlyspirit]

I'm at the funeral, but I don't see anyone I know right now. I'll keep looking.

Do you think the spirit will want to talk to people?

[hatesportals]

If you can't find anyone else, look for me. Tall, white hair, two swords on my back. Pretty hard to miss me.

Spirits usually do. Want to right whatever wronged them in life...

[pearlyspirit]

Alright, thank you.

Not always! And this lady seemed to have died very suddenly. I'm sure there are people she'd like to say goodbye to.

[hatesportals]

Not a lot of pleasantly content spirits just wandering around the mortal world, from my experience. Most of them have moved on into... whatever's past their life, I guess. It's only the upset ones that stay around for any length of time. Angrier ones stay longer.

[... Geralt are you trying to teach Pearl how to be a ghost hunter]

That I don't doubt. I intend on tracking her down to see if I can help her. Plan on speaking to her grieving lover, too. Er, wife?

[pearlyspirit]

U-um! I can try to help, if you need to talk to her. The spirit, I mean. I'm a spirit medium, s-so... though I'm not done with my training...

[hatesportals]

... a spirit medium. You make shades appear to their loved ones? Aren't you a little young to be summoning spirits, kid?

[pearlyspirit]

Not exactly. We channel them through our bodies. [which is so much better.]

Um... well, I haven't finished my training yet. But I've done it before!

[hatesportals]

... you let ghosts possess you. Am I hearing that right?

[Yeah no this kid needs an adult. Looking for a small lost child now.]

Not something you should be messing with. Some spirits are dangerous. They could hurt you, or the people around you if you're not careful.

[pearlyspirit]

...I know. B-but that's why we train, to make sure that doesn't happen!

Network -> Action

[hatesportals]

But you're not done with it? Meaning it's still dangerous.

[He gives a bit of a mental sigh.]

Look, kid-- Pearl. Appreciate that you're trying to help. Hell, it might even help out some of these wandering spirits if they could talk to the living. But it's really risky. Wouldn't want you to get hurt. Even if we can't die, it still hurts. It's still terrifying.

[And out through the crowd steps a very tall, white-haired, strong looking man, wearing really fancy armor! His cat eyes scan the crowd as he nudges through the throng of people, seeming to be looking for someone.]

You find someone yet? Mind if I come check on you?

Network/Action

[pearlyspirit]

I can still do it. I've channelled spirits before...

[But with Casper being able to talk to them himself, it's made a little less useful and she knows it.]

Um... I was looking for Mr. Casper, but I haven't found him yet.

[hatesportals]

... hm. Is channeling anything like being possessed? Because if it is, then Casper says he can stop possessions.

[The white-haired man continues to look around, scanning for smaller figures... but it's a little harder to find children in this crowd. There's a lot of people.]

Where are you right now? Maybe I can help you find him.

[pearlyspirit]

I guess so, sort of. They're in my body.

Um, I'm right by the building near the fountain. [Not far from him, probably.]

[helborn]

They might. If you're looking for someone, I'm around. I've got on a green hoodie. I can look after you for a bit if you want.

[pearlyspirit]

[everyone here is so nice!]

A-alright. Thank you.

[helborn]

You're welcome. I can talk to them, too.

[pearlyspirit]

Oh! You can?

I can't talk to them, but I can channel them if they want to talk to their loved ones.

[helborn]

Yeah, I can. I can touch them, too. Please be careful here, though. We don't know what some of them might do if you channel them.

[pearlyspirit]

I'll be careful. I wouldn't channel anyone without someone else around anyway.

[helborn]

Good. If something does go wrong, I might be able to get them out of you, but let's not take the risk, okay?

[pearlyspirit]

Alright...

Um. What's your name?

[helborn]

My name's Casper. Like the movie about the ghost.

[pearlyspirit]

There's a movie about a ghost?

My name's Pearl. It's very nice to meet you.

[helborn]

There's lots of movies about ghosts, but this one was a kid's movie.