Shadow Event Log

[shnpc]

WHO: Everyone, affected and not
TONE: Ranging from paranoid to angry
RATING: PG to PG-13
WHEN: After the memorial on October 31st through November 2nd.
WHERE: Hogwarts
WHAT: Those who have passed too near to a certain goblet may find themselves haunted by whispers of their unconscious insecurities. From themselves.
STATUS: ONGOING
NOTE: Details for the event are here, feel free to use the log for the whole event

Comments

[innocent_insanity]

[Kurloz notices John hobbling into the Great Hall and looking out of sorts. When the boy finally yells, Kurloz comes over and puts a hand on his shoulder, squeezing gently and looking very concerned.]

[3houseswatson]

[John jolts at the feeling of the hand on his shoulder, dreading for one horrible moment that perhaps the thing can actually touch him now.]

Jesus Christ!

[The shade laughs, repeating John's exclamation a few times in a mocking tone.

John does his best to ignore it, but his hand is trembling and his heart pounding as he realizes it's Kurloz. He doesn't know the Slytherin well at all - really only remembers his name because it struck his 11 year old, extremely Muggleborn self as especially unusual when they were sorted back in first year. The fact that he'd been gone from the school for quite a while and was now a year below John didn't help the lack of familiarity.]

Ah. Sorry. I just... just, yeah, sorry. You're Kurloz, right?

[innocent_insanity]

[Nods at the question, taking in John's panicked expression and trembling hand. He removes his hand from the boy's shoulder and reaches out to tap the back of John's hand, giving him a quizzical yet concerned look.]

[3houseswatson]

[Is he asking about the tremor? John decides so, figuring Kurloz will just correct him if he's wrong.]

That's... don't worry about it. It's not new. Unlike other things.

I'm not new, either. We're quite familiar, you and I, although not so directly.

[John tries to ignore the shade, speaking a bit more loudly than is required in an effort to speak over it.]

Do you see or hear anything... odd?

[innocent_insanity]

[Blinks and glances around, ears twitching a bit as he listens. Hearing and seeing nothing, he frowns and shakes his head, before pointing at John and tapping his own ear and eyes, trying to ask if John sees or hears anything.]

[3houseswatson]

It's probably just my imagination.

Back to omitting the truth again already?

[John sighed and rubbed his eyes. After a second, it hit him. Hadn't there been a meeting or something explaining that, after his long leave of absence, Kurloz couldn't speak? He grabbed his napkin - the thought of food repelled him right now, so he clearly wasn't going to need it - and was relieved that the quill he'd tucked into one of the pockets of his robe was still there. His hand still unsteady, he offered them to Kurloz.]

You can use this, if you like. If you think it'll, er, help.

[innocent_insanity]

[He blinks at the offered napkin and quill, lifting his hand to sign his gratitude while mouthing 'thank you' with a small smile. Taking the quill he scribbled out:]

you seeing some weird shit or something bro? looking mighty jumpy there.

gah, sorry for the late tag! got lost in the inbox OTL

[3houseswatson]

Weird might be putting it a bit lightly. It feels much, much worse than that.

np np!

[innocent_insanity]

like what bro?

[3houseswatson]

Like... [He sighs and rubs a hand over his face.] It looks like me, only as some strange shadowy thing. And it doesn't mince words in its opinion of me.

It feels too real for me to think I'm going crazy, but I realize that's probably the first thing all crazy people say.

[innocent_insanity]

[Glances around to see if he can see another little John Watson anywhere but nope, not seeing nothing.]

any other fucker got this problem going on bro? have you seen the nurses just in case some bastard slipped you a hallucinogenic or some shit like that?