[text] @five [open]

[fogey]

[ well, there's no way to say it, except to say it, so: ]

One of us died today. Big guy, blond hair. I don't know his name. I found his body.

[ that's his schtick, isn't it? finding bodies. ]

What I do know is that he fell on some rocks near the beach. Looks like an accident, no foul play. The fall shouldn't have killed him.

[ could've, if the bastard really were that unlucky, but it's unlikely. besides: ]

But it did break his lantern. Seems like Winters was telling the truth about that after all. Before anyone asks:

1) No, I didn't see it happen.
2) Yes, I checked for a pulse.
3) No, I didn't do it.

[ juST COVERING HIS BASES THERE ]

One more thing. I had to step away to get my tablet. When I came back, both he and his lantern were gone. No one else was here, I'm positive. They just vanished into thin air.

[ ooc | so as of today, rosinante (callada) is dead :C feel free to threadjack in this post and use it for discussion or whatever! ]

Comments

[fogey]

My money's on something else. But I didn't see or hear anyone else around, and I wasn't gone for long either

[necromantiae]

Bit of magic, then? Teleportation wouldn't be too hard. Grab a part of the body and poof, away you go. I've done it before.

( which sounds...hmm. )

I didn't take the body, just to cover all bases. No need for it.

[fogey]

Which suggests the possibility of a third around here who can teleport. Not sure I like the sound of that.

[necromantiae]

Doesn't surprise me though. Not with the varied nature of this place. Teleportation is probably old hat for some people around here.

Did you have a look for the body after it had disappeared?

[fogey]

Fair enough.

Obviously I did. Didn't see any sign of it anywhere.

[necromantiae]

You have a theory, then? Or are you just an unbiased bystander with no opinion on the matter?

[fogey]

So far, it seems most likely his death was an accident. The vanishing...hard to say what happened

[necromantiae]

Suppose it's good we don't have a murderer on our hands already. That would be quite the blow to the relaxing afterlife I have planned.

Have you seen a graveyard around here?

[fogey]

I haven't. I'm guessing you haven't either, if you're asking

[necromantiae]

I haven't.

But, I've seen people rise from the dead in graveyards before. Figured it might be an option. Though, depending on how long he's been dead, might have already happened.

[fogey]

Are you seriously saying you've seen zombies before?

[necromantiae]

Who said anything about zombies?

( his aunt would take umbrage to that term. )

[fogey]

People rising from the dead in graveyards. What do you call that?

[necromantiae]

Lately? I've called them Auntie. But, I think she prefers the term recently resurrected. She's not a zombie. She doesn't want to beat brains.

[fogey]

[ he's so...tired.... ]

So she died, and came back just as she was?

[necromantiae]

Well, she was a bit upset and a little dirty from being in the ground but other than that? Yes, she was absolutely fine. She's died and been resurrected before.

[fogey]

Magic?

[necromantiae]

I would have thought you'd picked that up when I said teleportation.

[fogey]

Listen, smartass, there's no magic in my world. I can teleport, but it isn't magic.

[necromantiae]

Aren't you adorably ornery?

( sorry not sorry. )

Where does your teleportation come from?

[fogey]

Myself. I could always teleport.

[necromantiae]

And what are you that you can just teleport?

[fogey]

Different.

[ special, reginald hargreeves might've said. or just: the umbrella academy. ]

What are you, a wizard?

[necromantiae]

Why is that everyone's first guess?

( did he really give off the vibe of a wizard? )

I'm a warlock. Much better than a wizard if I don't say so myself.

[fogey]

Is there a difference?