Text; UN: catsandmagic [Backdated to 28th]

[occultfan]

Um, hello.

I've been gone for a few days and I'm sorry to those I know who might have worried, but I'm back now and I need to ask a couple of questions.

For starters, is the inability to not be able to walk or talk normal after bad situations happen and you come out of the ocean again?

Second of all can someone please come and pick me up. I have the previously mentioned inability to walk currently so I don't know how else I would be able to get home.

Finally, I wanted to thank all of those who spoke to me last time when it came to occult based stuff or just being helpful in general. I really did appreciate it and was glad there were so many nice people.

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video | un: OZ

[swornto]

[Oz has been turning the Trench upside-down since he noticed that Ada was missing. Her absence has been all that he can think about. He can't sleep, he can't find his appetite, and worst of all he can't find his sister! So when she appears on the network, his heart initially swells with joy and relief--

Only for that feeling to crash into despair.

'Bad situations?'
'Coming out of the ocean again?'
He feels sick.
'Inability to walk?'
He notices that he's begun to tremble. His mind is going to scary places and he's trying to use his usual 'shut it out' tactics, but they're not working..! Before his emotions can cement him into inaction, Oz runs out of the house.]

Ada?! Where are you? I'm coming!

[occultfan]

[This was perhaps the only time she could actually use video to at least turn it around toward the ocean. She was a little further from it than when she had just gotten out due to having dragged herself, but that had taken a lot to even do that so she was now just chilling there.

Considering the ocean is vast it probably wasn't the most helpful, but it was all she could do with video.]

[swornto]

[While practicality calls for details, Oz is ready to run up and down the beach for the next year if that's what it takes to find Ada. He picks up his pace, at least knowing that she's at the ocean.

He should have paid more attention to her!

He was so worried about Alice that he let this happen!]

I'm on my way! I'll come get you, I promise!

[occultfan]

[Ada turned the device back on her as she nodded briefly, but it was a moment before it seemed like an idea came to mind. Her Omen; a black cat which she has named Shadow she would send out to wonder.

The cat mewed as soon as caught sight sight before turning to lead the way. At least it makes searching that bit easier and thankfully not that far before Ada still sitting on the each waved slightly.

Thankfully she was at least wearing the outfit she was last in minus the cape.]

video | un: echo

[individualized]

[Maybe it's because of what Noise put her through or maybe it's because of her connection to Vincent, but Echo's been feeling kind of responsible for Ada. So this is troubling to say the least. She completely overlooks the occult comment.

Despite her obviously being limited to text, Echo would rather be able to respond to her as quickly as possible.]

What has happened?

[occultfan]

You mean what happened before this point or what is happening currently?

[Ada will switch between text and video depending on the situation as for a moment she points the device at herself and looking a bit confused. Honestly the answer is probably obvious, but she couldn't be sure.]

[individualized]

[...So the evasiveness runs in the family, good to know.]

I did say "happened". But knowing what is going on now would also be good.

[occultfan]

Well my brother came to get me.

As for what happened. I made a mistake.

text; un: v

[mehanizovati]

Would you be interested in a mobility device while you recover? I have a friend who suffered similarly after his return and we found a somewhat modified wheelchair was helpful.

Which also is to say yes, it seems normal to have difficulty in that area. An unfortunate effect.

[occultfan]

A wheelchair would be useful. Though if your friend is still using it...

But it's good to know that this unfortunate side effect is ormal and to not freak out as much over it.

[mehanizovati]

I will contact him to see, though working on a new one if needed would hardly be difficult.

Yes, as I've mentioned my friend from before has required one for several weeks but does seem to be growing stronger, so I assume you may have similar symptoms. I imagine the toll of rebirth is a high one, regardless of these new forms of ours.

[occultfan]

That seems to be the case. Though I cannot help but feel bad for being this way as it just worries those I care about.

text; un: warden

[megatheorem]

Side effects seem common; it might changed depending on how long you were [.....] away.

Did someone come to help you? Do you want to talk about occult things again while you wait? I've got a haunted doll.

[As someone else who has also had a death experience here, he's very in tune to the relative blessing of a good distraction, so: haunted doll.]

[occultfan]

So is it a case of the longer it is then the worse it is?

Ah, my big brother came to help me. But wait. An actual haunted doll! Tell me more about it?

[Well haunted doll seemed to work at least.]

[megatheorem]

Actually, I was thinking the opposite. [He hesitates, on his end, but ultimately he does type it out:] For me it was five weeks, but I woke up perfectly fine. Maybe woozy. As if my body had more time to put itself to rights, somehow.

That's good, though; you're lucky to have family here. My doll is called Bethany, let me show you.

[He will attach a super cool pic of Sensible Bethany, a definitely haunted doll.]

According to the shopkeeper, she was cursed for a hundred years. According to her, she died in an accident.

[occultfan]

Five weeks?! That is a very long time.

She is very beautiful and has such a tragic story behind her.

Voice Private | un: Shadow_Puppet

[stoicsilhouette]

[ The words: wrong place wrong time echo in his mind as he reads the message. Those had been some of the last words he had said to her in their previous chat.]

Where are you? What happened?

text private;

[occultfan]

[Since she was at least aware he was keeping private, she made sure any messages she sent were also as such.]

I'm at the ocean with my brother whose helping me.

[For a moment she switches to video to turn it to show her brother briefly so that he could see she wasn't actually lying about that fact before switching it back to herself for a moment, emerald eyes looking at the screen before switching back to private text.]

As for what happened just a little mistake of wondering alone. Also sorry for just text, I found I am unable to speak currently, so it's just easier to do.

[stoicsilhouette]

I'm glad your getting help, but dying isn't a little mistake. Where did you go?

[ The possibilities of getting hurt in the Trench are endless. And from their last conversation, Ada gave him the impression of someone who temps danger, even if by accident.

text; un: Oracle

[adaine]

You too? I washed up earlier today. I had to make myself fly until my legs worked properly.

What happened to you?

[occultfan]

You can fly? I guess that made things easier for you?

As for me just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[adaine]

It's a spell I recently regained. I can send the runes and notations over to you, if you'd like. You mentioned you enjoyed the occult.

Same, I think. Or my friend just really wanted to kill me. There was a violence... curse? Or plague? It involved buzzing. I was scratching my neck a lot and got really angry over anything, and then suddenly someone I work with sometimes came out of nowhere and attacked me with a sword. We fought and I lost.

Private text - UN: IceCream

[threelayers]

[This was private, because she had a suspicion she knew what was going on here.]

If you're saying that you died?
Then, yes. It's normal to be out of sorts, usually for a day.
None of that should last more than a week, tops and you should mostly be normal tomorrow.
The body is just getting used to itself again.

And if you're dancing around having just died?
Sorry about that. Hey, if you want a free round at Sapphora, I'm available.

[occultfan]

Uh yeah. I died. I hadn't even been here a month so I feel awful about it.

I'm not dancing around it exactly. I just don't want to worry those I know. But what's Sapphora?

[threelayers]

Hah, ok. So first lesson I can give?
Don't worry your pretty little head about it being the first month.
Sometimes crazy crap happens here and death just happens.
Just be glad it isn't permanent.

I kind of figured that might be the case.
If they're your friends, they're probably still going to freak out and worry about you.
And Sapphora is a bar for women and women hunters that I frequent in Prufrock.
I sometimes take newbies over there for drinks to help them get settled.
It's very relaxed.