sleepover sleepover SLEEPOVER

[phantasmagorial]

[ With the handful of new Executors awakening after the first batch, Rei's starting to get a little bit dithery. They're getting to be a big group now and while she's more than grateful for the help (and the company), she still finds herself worried about the group's cohesion. After all, Lion had admitted that he'd lashed out when he'd first awakened, Kingslayer and Pariah were at each other's throats and Iris wasn't even sure she wanted to be here at all.

Not that Rei could blame her.

But if they're going to be a team, then they at least need to be civil with each other. And getting in a bit of bonding before they have to go down and potentially double-die couldn't hurt.

So Rei borrows one of the hotel suites – a 'luxury' suite, according to the receptionist but to Rei's eyes, it just looks tacky as all get out. But it's big enough for the whole group and after spending an afternoon dragging in all the blankets she can find (and a few mattresses – thank god there aren't any other actual guests here to complain about her pillaging their rooms), Rei makes one final trip to the conbini to get... pretty much everything she can carry. Alcohol is right out (sorry, wine grandpa) but she brings back bulging bags of sodas, sweet drinks of all kinds and pretty much anything that looks made to be chugged. After that comes everything vaguely snack and candy-like in the store and a few things that might not actually be good to eat, and Rei feels confident in saying she's done.

She'd mentioned to a few of the others that she was having a bit of a get together that night, so all she can really do is wait for them to show up. She's in her pajamas, she's looked up sleepover games in the library and snacks, there's a TV mounted on the wall and she has... never held a sleepover before.

This is gonna turn out just fine. ]

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[emberserker]

[Wolfsbane sighs and folds her arms.] I see we'll have to run over the basics. I doubt Rei will assent to your joining before you're informed. The way things are supposed to be, Spectres -- that's the unaware, the regular people droning through the city -- are to move from here down through Purgatory to be reborn, but unfortunately, there's something amiss that's preventing that. Which leads to Spectres stagnating, eventually turning into Revenants when they can no longer take it, and rampaging until they can be stopped. Are you following so far?

[morelikeisabeast]

Spectres need to be reborn or they turn into monsters but it's not happening for some reason.

[emberserker]

Right. And once you've awoken, like us, you're an Eidolon, which hasn't happened for some time but started apparently at random to increase very recently. We, once we're granted the power to do so, can become Executors, and that gives us the ability to fight. Rei was the last Executor and had been tasked with protecting the Spectres, which is why she sealed the lower levels off. We're training now to go down there and clear the Revenants out.

[morelikeisabeast]

Eidolons can turn into Executors and get superpowers to fight monsters.

Wait if Rei is the last Executor, what happened to the rest of them?

[emberserker]

Unfortunately, you'd have to ask her. All I know is that she said an Executor's power is meant to be shared, and she's been one since she woke up months ago. It's possible the others before her either failed or moved on to the next life, and so Purgatory decided to replace them.

[morelikeisabeast]

Okay so. Where's Rei?

Slumber parties are all fun and stuff but why am I here instead of talking to her?

[emberserker]

[She points with a roll of her eyes.] She's hosting this event. Pale, white hair, doesn't own anything that isn't black. You can't miss her.

[phantasmagorial]

[ Overhearing just enough to speak up defensively – ]

S–some of my things are white and blue as well, you know!

[ Area Executor Not Helping Her Case ]

[morelikeisabeast]

You're Rei! Hi!

[Okay you're SURROUNDED by older kids but you can be cool too just watch.]

I can handle monsters!

[Nailed it!]

[phantasmagorial]

You can– monsters–?

[ It takes her a moment for her brain to catch up with this other girl's mouth but when it does, Rei finds herself spluttering a bit. ]

W–wait! Are you really sure you've gotten the full story? You don't need any time to think it over?!

[morelikeisabeast]

She- [She jerked her thumb at Wolfsbane.] -gave me the gist of it! Dead spirits can't pass on until we fix purgatory, and you need help to do it! It'll be super scary and dangerous!

Have I got the basic idea?

[phantasmagorial]

Well, yes, but–

[ It certainly sounds like she's got the full story, but this is the first time anyone's been quite so gung-ho about the whole Executor business, so she's a little flummoxed. ]

It really will be dangerous, you know! Aren't you worried at all?

[morelikeisabeast]

Worried that I won’t get to help, yeah! I don’t want to just sit around in this dreary town while everyone else is fighting for their lives!

Er. Not “lives” but you know what I mean.

[phantasmagorial]

[ Rei just stares her down for a moment and then sighs, resigned. ]

And I don't suppose there's any point in asking if you need any time to think it through?

[morelikeisabeast]

I mean.

I know I’m a kid compared to most of the rest of you, but I still think I’d go crazy if you made me stay up here and just sit around while the rest of you were off having adventures! I know I can do this if you just give me a chance!

[phantasmagorial]

... Alright then. If you're really sure, we'll establish the contract.

[ Second verse, same as the first – you've gone through all the fancy contract establishment beforehand, so we won't go over it again. Just be sure to scoot over to the Memoria and Power page to get your freebies and we're good. ]

... There. It's done.

[morelikeisabeast]

Are you sure, it didn't feel like-

[And then she froze in place as her eyes started glowing. A mark appeared on her upper arm (though it wasn't visible through her clothes right now) and a glowing, cherry red umbrella appeared in her hand. Apparently, that was her executor weapon.]

Holy cannoli!

[phantasmagorial]

[ Rei laughs a little. It sounds as though it's a noise she doesn't make often. ]

Well, it's definitely taken at least. Though an umbrella's definitely an unusual choice for a weapon.

[morelikeisabeast]

I remembered something! I remembered sports!

No wonder I keep thinking of myself as Jock!

[phantasmagorial]

... Sports as a concept, or...?

[ Purgatory be weird! She's gotta ask! ]

[morelikeisabeast]

I remembered playing hitball at school.

[She took a moment to sort through the memory herself. It was a busy memory.]

Also I think I had super powers? That or just a very overactive imagination.

[phantasmagorial]

Do I even want to ask whatever hitball is?

[ Even the word has a palpable Energy around it. ]

[morelikeisabeast]

It's dodgeball. Coach Oop wasn't allowed to make us play dodgeball anymore so he came up with a new game that has all the same rules of dodgeball but has a different name.

I dunno why dodgeball was banned.

[phantasmagorial]

[ Deadpan: ]

Yeah. I can't imagine why.

... how are you feeling, though? Does everything seem okay?

[morelikeisabeast]

[To her credit, she did actually think about it for a moment. No pain. Slightly less unbearable crushing depression from not knowing anything about who she was. She could feel the executor power inside her, like a sort of switch she could mentally flick, but decided to mess with that later.]

...Yeah. I think I'm good.