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video ; forward dated -> 06/01 (open to both courts)

[ Despite the inherent excitement that is likely what lead to her being actually, properly visible to people outside of the supernatural realm, there are just some things a ghost cannot shake off. Like the fact that while on recording, regardless of how corporeal they are in person, a ghost is still a ghost. She's visible, but only to an extent. Like a hazy, transparent projection, embossed against the image as if poorly photoshopped in. ]

So does this thing record or is it more like a .. live broadcast sort of thing? Kind of hope not, but if it is, hello! I guess.

[ If there was something she wanted to say ... well, she doesn't seem keen on saying it. Or perhaps there'd been nothing of great importance to begin with. She just sits there looking amicably pleased, watching the little transmission locket in pure interest. ]

... I'm Annie by the way. From England- since I've noticed this isn't England anymore. [ Look she'd only paid partial attention to what the fairies had said, to begin with. ] Anyway, bit of a strange question. Thoughts on, er, vampires? Werewolves? ... Ghosts? Just curious. Study purposes, personal interest. That sort of thing.

[ Another beaming little smile and the transmission ends. She really isn't good at this. ]

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[ Which means her immediate reaction is to snap her arms over her chest. Of course her brain catches up only half a second later, but Sam. ]

That's-- That's because. Because my screen is... Ugh, fine. Yes I'm see through, I'm dead. Happy now?

Uh--

[ Good job, Sam. Good job. Because pissing off Casper has never gone poorly for you, has it? ]

--yeah. I mean--no, not happy that you're dead but...

I just wasn't sure if I was.

[ Still frowning, but at least he seems to have a vaguely valid reason. To which she gives him a brief once over (of what she can see). ]

Doubt it. If you were, you'd be showing up on camera like I would, wouldn't you? A spectre?

I can check if you like, but that means me coming to you. Ghost-trick.

You mean spectral teleportation?

[ Of all the things he's seen and heard around here, that's decidedly one o the most normal. ]

... Yes. I just call it Rentaghost-ing.

...

[ What comes out is almost a laugh, or a surprised gurgle. It's not particularly attractive, but he hadn't really been planning on finding anything funny in lieu of the awful turn his life had taken even before waking up here. ]

I guess you'd be the expert.

[ His laugh, though painful sounding, still brings her own smile back to it's bright little upward tilt. ]

Yeah. Suppose I would be. Alright, stay where you are. Haven't actually tried this in this er, world, yet.

[ Not that it's hard. His video gives her an idea of where he is, and there's never really been any trick behind it. So in an instant, the video flickers, shorting out and perhaps turning off. Only to leave a now very much visibly solid Annie standing just next to him. ]

Oh yes. I am so good.

[ For all the times he's seen a spirit materialize in front of him, each one is a little different. This is, undoubtably, the first time he's ever had warning for it or hasn't been immediately intent or sending her to the great beyond. (He's not even sure where that is anymore, anyway.)

Still, Sam's eyes do grow a little wider at her arrival, though there's some faint amusement that doesn't quite reach his lips. ]

Rentaghost-ing sounds lucrative.

[ It's a neat trick; one of her favourites, all things considered. ]

It should be. I mean it might be a bit more useful if people could usually see me. Dunno what it is about this place... Gives me a confidence boost, maybe.

Anyway, my trick to figuring out if you're dead, cause I'll be honest I have no idea how to sense whatever you are. I mean it's probably something ghosts can do I just ... don't know how to yet.

[ She reaches out, only a little hesitant, to touch his arm. He'll feel next to no pressure, regardless of how hard she squeezes, and just the faintest chill upon contact. ]

Hm... Nope. You are definitely alive. I can usually take things with me when I pop from place to place- but it only works on inanimate objects. Never worked on a living person before.

[ Actually that gives her ideas; not that it would help, considering the undead man in mind isn't here, but. ]

Normally they cant.

[ It's more of a statement than a question. Usually it takes a lot of effort for spirits to make themselves visible to the living, but Sam has a growing sixth sense of sorts. Not something he's terribly proud of, but at least he knows he's not the only one who's seeing her.

Sam watches carefully, only a slight chill finding his arm, like he's just opened up the ice box. It's certainly the...kindest way a ghost has ever touched him. ]

Never?

[ He lifts his gaze up to hers, curiosity overriding his frustration towards everything else for the moment. ]

I've had experiences with spirits that have been very...uh, physical.

[ Yes, thanks Sam, she knows that. This whole being seen thing is very on/off. And also recent. Ish. ]

Really? We can't normally interact with humans- even my powers don't work against them. Unless... [ Oh, wait. ] You mean like. Poltergeists?

Well...yeah. They're normally the ones who are more inclined towards interacting with people.

[ Violently or otherwise. Angry, restless spirits are the ones that tend to hang around. Or so he thought. The fact that his mother had stayed all those years-- ]

But staying even partially visible for extended periods of time, that's really fascinating.

[ There's always time to nerd out. Right? ]

[ She snorts, eyes half rolling in tandem. ] Trust me, most of us would love to interact with people again. We just ... can't, normally.

It's happened before to me; a few months back. More and more people could see me; it was weird- but in a good way. And then ... Something sort of. Shocked me out of it, I suppose. It came back- but it's gone again again. Usually some sort of shock knocks me out of it. I don't really think I'm supposed to be visible, either. It just sort of ... happens.

A few months back...you mean here or...?

[ How long has she been here? Given the timelines he's becoming aware of, he's not even sure how the passage of time relates in this world. Wherever it is. ]

No, no, I mean back home. I've only been here for a few days now. I think. I'm sort of bad at keeping track of time, but I'd say three days. I don't sleep.

A few days?

[ So has he. Conveniently just in time for a big feast. ]

Did you suddenly appear in the middle of a forest?

Erm.. No. There was a big feast sort of thing set up in Caer Glaem. Shame about the food, but otherwise-- Why?

Caer Glaem?

[ His tongue rolls around the syllables, not the best pronunciation on his part, but it's adequate enough. ]

Is that in relation to Caer Scima? I was just wondering if that was par of the course around here.

Oh! You're- Oh. Is this Caer Scima?

[ She glances around, suddenly awares of where she actually is. ... Was it? Or was it some neutral party place? ]

But um, yeah I s'pose. Caer Glaem is the ... Seelie? Court. And Caer Scima is the Unseelie Court.

...

[ Oh. Well. That certainly puts a new angle on things. ]

That's...where you were. Before you...Rent-a-ghosted.

[ Now because the mun buggered it and teleporting between courts isn't possible, even for Annie, we're just gonna bork some things. ]

No, no- I mean I was near it, but. No I was at the Station. It's a bit more modern than anywhere else, a bit more homey.

[ WE SAW NOTHING. Or heard nothing. Either way, Rent-A-Ghost is convenient enough across a field, let alone several miles. And the Station is exactly what Sam needs to hear about. ]

The Station?

Have you not been yet? I mean it- It might take a while to get there on foot- or horse, I suppose. I'd take you if I could but ... Pretty sure you'd prefer to stay alive.

But it's got loads of stuff. Computers, internet, telly, you name it.

Yeah, I'm kind of attached to the concept.

[ Being alive, that is. ]

Wait--the internet? I'm in fairytale land and we can get Wifi?

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