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Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Matsushima Mitsuko
Classroom 2-A, Yurei High School

After the others present had started eating the prepared baked goods, Mitsuko reached over and grabbd a small piece out of the container, unceremoniously popping it into her mouth before letting out a satisfied sigh that seemed almost practiced. Well, at any rate, it seemed like everyone was enjoying the brownies; not that it was surprising, when Mitsuko's mom made food, it generally went over well. Granted that her daughter hadn't inherited those same qualities, but that was beside the point.

Brushing off the generally disappointed replies to her not wanting to costume shop with the others, Mitsuko blinked upon hearing Seiko's introduction to the stapler-girl, tilting her head to the side slightly as she glanced in Seiko's direction. "...would you rather I call you 'Seiko'? You didn't say anything earlier." She spoke up, seeming a touch confused. With Yurika's question though, Mitsuko was given momentary pause, a grimace flashing across her face for an instant as the thought of...something flitted through her mind. "She...she is probably too busy. I can get you the recipe, though." She stated almost hurriedly.

As if wanting to sweep that topic under the rug as quickly as possible, Mitsuko moved over to where stapler-girl now was, smoothing over her expression with a placid smile. "Now then, I apologize for all of that. The idiot who threw an ice pack at you lost his temper because of his inferiority, and decided it would be a good idea for him to blindly throw a heavy object. If he does anything like that again, I'll ruin him, so don't worry. Ah, right, I am Matsushima Mitsuko, president of the Occult Club, it is a pleasure to meet you."

"Regarding what you missed, there really isn't much to say. Essentially, just know that the concept of a soul is important, but not fully understood. Rational occultism isn't irreconcilable with science, but there are stupid occultists who deny science, so ignore those ones. A ghost is a soul without a body that suits it; if it has a suitable body, it's alive; if it has a body that doesn't suit it, then it's possessing that body. The Halloween Extravaganza will be a nighttime ghost hunt at the school, with a spirit I've been monitoring for a couple of weeks. Just get the waiver signed and hand it to me on Thursday." She said blandly, reaching into her bag as she spoke to remove a stack of papers, the aforementioned waivers, that she deposited next to the container of brownies.

...

Why did she not just explain everything like that earlier?

"Everyone, please take a waiver. This Thursday's club meeting will be a very brief thing; you'll just hand in your forms to me and then you'll be free to go. We won't have our first real seminar until after the Extravaganza."

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

I mean, this is 2015.

Especially if someone has use for a photo, they're going to back it up online.

That's usually done automatically, in fact.

So, uh.

Yeah.

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Matsushima Mitsuko
Classroom 2-A, Yurei High School

"..."

In response to the omnidirection assault of peer pressure that Mitsuko was now facing, she held firm, taking a single step to the side as Seiko moved to stand next to her whilst murmuring something under her breath. While Yurika seemed to very earnestly want to get Mitsuko in a costume, one didn't need to be a master of human observation to gauge that it was fairly apparent that Seiko and Daichi's motives were...somewhat less pure. All the same, Mitsuko was admittedly troubled given that it could hurt the club if the president rashly went against the member majority at every turn, though she didn't allow said conflict to show on her face.

After a moment's consideration, Mitsuko gave a reply in a somewhat exasperated tone. "...If it's really that important to all of you, then I will procure a costume on my own." She stated, emphasizing her addendum sternly. "You're free to wear costumes to the Extravaganza, but again, please do not wear anything too frightening, even in a joking sense. The spirit's force is low, so if it is easily confused or frightened, the last thing we want to do is subject it to shock. As I don't want to risk anything being misused or damaged, to compensate for this, I'll only be bringing some of my artifacts. I should be able to fit the All-Seeing Eye and Mr. Bear inside the Arcane Pythos, so I'll be bringing that and Appraisal-san. Now then, if that really is all..."

Turning away from the group, Mitsuko walked over towards the backpack she had left not far from where she had been standing, bending over to unzip it. "My mother was a bit...excitable when I told her about the meeting, so she decided to make a small batch of brownies. I hope they're to everyone's liking." She explained, removing a moderately-sized tupperware container filled with already-sliced brownies. "Have as many as you like."

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

@KaijuBaragon

When he calmed down, he looked around. The school was extremely eerie at night, and shadows flashed next to him as he walked past windows which let in the silver moonlight.

Um, It's about 4:00 PM in-RP.

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Can the spirit that we're going to see on Halloween move things around like a poltergeist? Need to know for my next post.

@KaijuBaragon

No.

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Matsushima Mitsuko
Classroom 2-A, Yurei High School

"Hm? Of course it seems ridiculous to you. If it seemed reasonable, you'd be right, but you can't be right because you're far too busy being wrong. Either way, you can keep being wrong if you're really that committed to it; it's none of my business, honestly. If that was an attempt at flirting with me though, I'll have to decline. Not my taste."

Her recovery from momentarily being caught off-guard having been completed, Mitsuko gave a bland reply to Daichi. A careful listener would probably have noticed what seemed like the trace of a sneer in her tone, but her facial expression didn't seem to have any indication as such. "With all the people that will be staying after, it hardly feels like the club meeting will actually be ending, but I suppose that's fine." She remarked, speaking half-to-herself as she spared another glance at the wall-mounted clock.

"...and no, Yurumiya-san, I will not be wearing a costume. In the first place, I haven't bothered getting one. In the second place, I see no benefit in wearing one. And in the third place, I'll be bringing my primary-use magitech artifacts, as well as Mr. Bear in case things go south, so I'll be wearing a rather large backpack that will clash horribly with any costume that's at all cute." She explained, shaking her head as if she were annoyed by the concept of wearing a costume itself, before loosing a short exhale and speaking up once more.

"Charlie. Ice pack. Now. As for the rest of you, if there are no further questions, I'll distribute snacks and those of you who don't have somewhere to be are free to stay and talk to me, once I've finished giving our poor injured newcomer a crash course."

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Just wanted to see if this was accepting anymore apps?

@Ogobrogo

Seeing as Mr. Pink's elected to drop out, we've got a spot open for the taking. Welcome aboard~!

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Speaking of luck, time to race Three for the next post xP

@Savo

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Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Matsushima Mitsuko
Classroom 2-A, Yurei High School

"Ah, Charles, please stop trying to chat up Karuta-san. I'll need you to run down to the nurse's office and get an ice pack for the poor girl who you just mercilessly assaulted with a stapler. It's the least you can do for being so temperamental, no?"

Letting out an airy hum, Mitsuko instructed the panicked delinquent with a standardly stoic tone, before deciding to add a brief addition to her statement. "And Karuta-san, I would like to request that you don't publish the photos you just took. Obviously, I can't stop you if you'd really like to, but it's just more convenient for me if the dog doesn't get broken this quickly. Besides, this way you can have something to hold over his head." She explained, shrugging slightly before letting out yet another sigh. "At any rate, it's your decision, but I just thought I'd let you know about my preference. To answer your question, though, I'll happily stay for an interview, though it will have to occur after I've given our new addition a crash course in what she had missed."

It went without saying that Mitsuko didn't bother addressing the combination of skepticism and teasing that Seiko seemed fond of in these conversations, as she was not the kind to easily react to the latter, and held no regard for the former. It wasn't as if it was her profound duty to go out of her way and actively preach of the truth of the occult; reality did that job for her. If people wanted to be wrong, it really wasn't any of her business.

"Hey, club leader, if this ghost hunt is happening on Halloween, should we all show up in costume?"

"...e-eh?"

After hearing Makoto's question, for the briefest of moments, Mitsuko let out a sound that was decidedly un-Mitsuko, her expression momentarily displaying a combination of confusion and bewilderment, as though the very concept of the American's question was something that had never entered her mind. To be fair, that was the case.

Almost hastily, Mitsuko's expression smoothed itself back over once more, the temporarily ripples in that placid lake quickly banished. "...If you'd like to wear a costume, there is no prohibition. There's certainly no requirement, though. I'd also ask that you not wear anything too far...'out there'. The spirit I've been monitoring has a fairly weak innate spiritual force, so there's a chance that it might be easily scared or something similar. As I haven't interacted with it yet, I can't be sure, but better safe than sorry."

Yurei High: Spooks Versus Students (Ghost Hunting)

Sorry, I've got to drop out of this. I've got a bunch of school essays and stuff going on and I'm not confident I could find the time to make a good quality post and do my essays if I stayed.

@Mr_pink

Alrighty, we're sorry to see you go. Good luck with everything~