Remember When Everything Was Normal? Me Neither!

[] Agree. You need some time to get everything out of your system.

"Yeah, we can." you nod and look around. "But what about..."

The room is trashed. The wall and ceiling panels are falling apart, the light fixtures are on the ground in many pieces, almost all of the instruments have been turned to scrap, and the various seats have been either scattered or are in pieces themselves. Surprisingly, only the piano is in relatively good shape, having only sustained a scorch mark on its top surface.

You also notice how the world around you looks a little... muted. The colors aren't so vibrant, the air feels as though it isn't moving, and you have this urge to turn away and leave. Is it some sort of spell or something? Whatever, you don't particularly care any more.

"This?" Adam half-smiles. "I'll fix it. It won't take long." he reaches into his half-skirt and pulls out a handful of small bottles filled with various stuff-- is that a dried finger? "Why don't you guys go on ahead and wait for me somewhere?"

"But how would--" you blink. "Ah. Magic."
"Yeah, I..." his half-smile falters a little. "Yeah."
"Mm." you nod back. "Well, if you say so. C'mon Viv, Jojo."

You turn and leave the room without another word, hearing your two escorts fall into step a little bit behind you. You take the quickest route out of the building, down the closest stairwell and out the east side door. You follow an out of the way trail, one frequently used by students playing truant who want a quick exit out school grounds.

You follow the trail to a part of the outermost wall ringing the school and climb over it just as the recess bell rings. From there, you follow the wall around the school and emerge next to the bus stop. You sit there, waiting for a bus to board. Your escorts seat themselves at your flanks, Vivian closer than Jojo.

"...So," your sister starts. "How'd you two find that Ghost? Me and Adam patrol through the school every week, but we have found anything like that in a while."

"Thana was giving me a tour of the school." Jojo answers. "She was volunteered by her, ah, our homeroom teacher and at everyone else's urging yesterday. She agreed, and promised to do it sometime later as she had prior engagements."

"Yester... Oh right, she was tutoring me and Joshua." Vivian nods to herself. "Must've been lonely for your first day here, hm?"

"Oh no, I had Thana's friends for company. They are good people, Oscar and Miss Elizabeth." Jojo laughs a little. "They showed me to the cafeteria and were great conversationalists."

"Pull the other one Jojo," you chuckle softly. "Oscar doesn't do conversations."

"Right, that big guy rarely talks. He's more into sign language or something..." Vivian nudges you. "Right?"

"Sort of." you shrug. "Oscar doesn't talk like most people do. You need to know where to look. if you're trying to strike a conversation with him. Like where he looks with his eyes or how his shoulders move."

"He sounds like a complex individual." Jojo comments.

"He's a person, like us. You just haven't known him better." you fall silent for a moment, then sigh. "What's taking the bus so long..."

"Probably traffic or something." you hear Vivian's clothes rustle, she was probably shrugging. "Maybe a blown out tire?"

"Where will we be going to, actually?" you blink and turn to Jojo. "N-Not that I am complaining, merely curious."

He had a point; where will you be going?
[] Paulowania Mall
[] Golden Globe Cinema
[] Rockafeller Library
[] Sunset Pier
[] Hideaway Bookstore
[] Home

You tell them the destination of where you're going and before either of them could object, or comment or whatever, Adam emerges from the same path you took out the school. He looks a little scuffed up and a few stray twigs are stuck in his hair, but other than that he appears fine.

He takes his spot next to Jojo and you relay him where you four will be going. He doesn't raise any objections.

A bus pulls to a stop not long after and the four of you clamber on. The driver, an old balding man with a white mustache, doesn't say a word and even offers you a small smile as you get on.

The bus pulls away and drives off to Rockafeller proper as you and your escorts seat yourselves at the far back of the vehicle. Jojo takes up your left while Vivian and Adam fill your right. For a few moments, all of you just look around idly, not saying anything and twiddling your thumbs.

"...So." Adam starts, making your sister jumping and smacking his shoulder. "Ow, quit it. Anyway, I'm... Sure you have your questions. Neither myself or Vivian can answer all of them, but we'll try to answer what we can."

[] Ask something.
- [] What?
[] No, you don't want to ask anything yet. (Attempt to remove Perk: Conflicted, DC 75 Willpower)