A new club has appeared! | OPEN

[vanishingdusk]

WHO: Yuuko Kanoe, Aki Narukami, and anyone else who wants to drop by!
WHAT: Yuuko and Aki are recruiting members for their new club!
WHERE: An empty classroom
WHEN: Monday, 12/8
WARNING(S): none



Wandering the halls for the past week or so, students may have noticed a series of flyers posted in strategic locations around the school.

Join the Paranormal Investigation Club!

Do you like ghost stories, rumors of the weird and unnatural? Spooky things in general? The Paranormal Investigation Club is recruiting new members! Feel free to stop by and check us out!

The fliers are relatively plain, but they have the date, room number, and a lovely little doodle of Yuuko on them. Before getting to the room, you'll likely hear some almost cliche haunted house style sound effects playing. The room itself isn't decorated too much. There's a couple of couches, a table with refreshments set up, and there's a few decorations lying about, like a model skull, some Japanese talismans, and a few other things. There's also a sign-up sheet on the table too.

While Aki is visible, Yuuko...isn't. But if you keep an eye out, it's not hard to figure out where she is when she's moving things around. A club about ghosts has to have a ghostly president, right? Drop right in and say hello! Or take advantage of the refreshments.


((OOC: This is an open log for anyone interested in joining their club, or simply dropping by to see what's going on! Replies will come from either Aki or Yuuko.))

Comments

[lovesreporter]

[ Azusa really should be worrying about how many clubs she's joining, but hey, this is really her thing. Paranormal, the supernatural, how much more fun could things be?! So she's showing up early, to get a good seat, or something, with her special "Magical" notebook, one decorated with stars and magical symbols on the cover, with a cute pen with a light-up star on the end.

And when she enters the room, she covers herself in holograms, first smoke pouring into the room, covering herself with a shadow, until she steps inside and seems to erupt in magical blue energy. ]

Azusa Kannagi, here to join the club!

[upatbat]

[Despite all the spooky trappings, Aki was not expecting anyone to out-do her on the ghostly front (besides Yuuko, of course). She couldn't have been more wrong, and she drops the pamphlets she'd been sorting through as Azusa appears.]

Whoa!

[She jumps to her feet, hands up to her chest as she tries to decide if she wants to hold them up in glee or grab Azusa by the hands. Either way, her voice is excited and a little breathless.]

Azusa, can you use magic or something? That was pretty cool!

[lovesreporter]

[ Sadly, she didn't think to add sound effects to her entrance, so it's not quite the highest level ability yet! But she's pretty happy when she manages to catch at least someone off guard! ]

I am a ninth level magi of the Circle, of course I can!

[ She starts to giggle though, unable to hold the persona for long (anymore). ]

It's my ability, I can make things appear!

[vanishingdusk]

[Someone's got the right attitude about this! Yuuko's pretty pleased to see Azusa, though. Hiiii first friend at this school! She's gonna go ahead and sneak up on the other girl, grabbing her shoulders before she becomes visible.]

Boo! I thought you might show up.~

[lovesreporter]

A-Ah!

[ When she does that, a giant bright yellow exclamation point pops up above Azusa's head like she's an enemy in a video game. ]

[batteredbatter]

[Given that it had long since turned too cold for baseball practice, Koshi had a lot of free time after classes now. So while it wasn't really his scene, the sounds of this club reminded him of something he'd talked to Yuuko about - and judging by the doodle on the poster, she was involved in. Plus it reminded him of a friend from back home, so he decided he might as well come see how they were doing.]

Hey, anyone home?

[His entrance is pretty plain, just stepping in and knocking at the doorframe as he looked around. It definitely was kind of familiar to what he knew about occult type clubs.]

[vanishingdusk]

[Of course Yuuko would be involved in something so...strange. The doodles are a lovely touch though. She worked hard on them!

Honestly, this room didn't look like the headquarters for the most awesome occult club. But it isn't! They're just borrowing it for recruitment. When she spots Koshi enter, Yuuko slowly comes into view before offering a wave.]

Hi there!

[batteredbatter]

Whoa! That was pretty cool.

[He jumps a bit in surprise then smiles when he sees who it is]

Haha, I thought you might be involved in this.

[upatbat]

Koshi?

[Watch out for the girl on the ladder above you, buddy. Aki leans over from where she's taping leftover Halloween garland to the ceiling by door, blinking down in surprise at him.]

I didn't know you were into ghosts and stuff... Well, besides zombies, I guess.

[batteredbatter]

Hey, Aki!

[He's all smiles. They haven't seen each other as much since practice ended, so he's happy to talk with her again]

Haha, well, I'm not exactly, but I thought there might be some familiar faces here... I guess maybe I should have guessed you'd be one of them?

[sugoooi]

[ Oh man, oh man this is just the sort of club Sam's always thought would be really fun?? He might not believe in ghosts or spirits per say, but it sure as heck sounds fun. Sam's kind of hoping they get to watch spooky movies and the like when he shows up, bright-eyed and chipper. ]

Hey...this is the room right? For the Paranormal club??

[vanishingdusk]

[But there's a ghost in this very room! Well, sort of. Yuuko doesn't know if there's any real ghosts or anything, but she'd like to think there is. That's what this club is all about! Investigating the strange and unexplained.

She'd been lounging on the couch, invisible when she heard that familiar voice. Yuuko started to speak, but of course, no one can hear her when she's invisible.

So she finds a better way to greet Sam. The only warning he might receive is seeing the couch cushion move a bit as she launches herself at him. Surprise hugs are best hugs! The moment she touches him though, she becomes visible due to his own power.]

Hiiiii!~

[upatbat]

[A cheery voice from above calls out, as soon as the words are out of his mouth.]

Sam!

[Aaaand here comes Aki, swinging herself off the ladder she's sitting on in a move that is NOT VERY SAFE, OH GOD, before she lands close by Sam.]

You're interested in our club?

[nyancrophile]

[Heeeeeeeeeere's Orin!

As someone who can reanimate the dead, she can't not at least check this club out. Her power is basically the definition of paranormal, and it'd be nice to have people who maybe won't look at her like she's grown a second head whenever she talks about her powers - though maybe that's expecting a little much. The decor is cute, at least...]

Yo! I'd like to join this club.

[upatbat]

Oh, hey!

[There's no judgement here, only smiles and paper skeletons, and that's what Orin is greeted with when Aki looks up at her and drops the excess decorations she's messing with.

She approaches, standing at her tallest (which is pretty tall, for a Japanese girl) and waves Orin in.]

You're here for the first Paranormal Investigations meeting, right? That's great! We're just getting started, so come on in.

[vanishingdusk]

[This is a face Yuuko hasn't really seen before. But she's nonetheless pleased to see other people interested in the club. The more the merrier, right?~ Yuuko just sort of comes into view with a wave and a smile.]

Great! We'd love to have you!

[Even if she has no idea who the other girl is.]

Feel free to have some snacks.

[deceases]

[ Well, those posters are.. a thing. Even if Natsuno is not interested whatsoever in club activities of any kind, he still can't help but end up with his attention drawn to them. Mostly because of the implications - paranormal investigation, huh. What, are they going to piss off ghosts? Vampires?

She despite his reluctance, Natsuno at least wants to go see what's up with this mess.. so after grabbing one of the flyers with him (he has so many manners, you see) he makes his way over to the room that the text talked about.

Looking inside he looks.. well. Not particularly impressed. ]

Is this the paranormal investigation club? [ It's hard to tell if he's asking about it or just.. questioning what he's seeing.. Especially since Natsuno's tone is naturally unamused. ]

[vanishingdusk]

[They'll do all sorts of things! Investigating rumors of ghosts and the supernatural, likely unwittingly causing some of said rumors, and just hanging out together.

Of course it's not that impressive. It's just a temporary setup until they can establish a proper meeting place. Although he looks unimpressed, Yuuko's pleased to see any so many new people show up. She suddenly appears out of seemingly nowhere.]

Yup, that's us! You know, you should smile.

[upatbat]

You've got the right place.

[Aki leans over from where she's sitting on an abandoned desk, folding pamphlets. She manages to keep the paper in her lap, but it's a near thing, and she probably looks a little foolish as she reaches out to make the stay put.]

Did my stories get you interested in it, or was it just our personalities?

[She smiles, just a little, to match her sarcastic tone. Despite her attitude, though, she is pleased to see Natsuno. He wasn't a bad guy, when all was said and done.]

/last horse crosses the finish line!

[blooming_resonance]

[Of course, at some point, Sakuya comes in; she isn't there immediately from the get go, as she not only has yet another meeting with one of the troubled youths of the school, but also because teachers and other faculty tend to be points of intimidation. Even if she doesn't ever intend to be, and she bets she's a little less scary as an authority figure than some of the administrative staff.]

How is... recruiting?

[She speaks as slowly as she walks, and settles herself against the table, but at the far end, away from the refreshments, and takes to looking at the décor.]

[vanishingdusk]

[It's pretty difficult to really intimidate Yuuko. While most people might be intimidated by a teacher checking up on them, Yuuko's pretty pleased by it. She stretches out on the couch with a little wave.]

It's going great!

[Even if it's only a few people. A few is better than none.]

[upatbat]

[Aki waves from where she stands at the refreshment table, walking over to Sakuya with a cup of punch in her other hand.]

Not bad. We've had some visitors, and a few people who wanted to join right from the start.

[She smiles, but she's starting to show a little tiredness. It's been a few hours of having her perkiness cranked to 11, and that can get exhausting.]

That's a good start, right?

[loveswaffles]

Raven had spotted the fliers and hadn't really paid them too much attention at first. However, it was a little known fact that she held an interest in the paranormal. And by "little known," it was actually more like nobody knew, at all. As far as she was concerned, the less people knew about her, the better. But after a few days of seeing more and more fliers, Raven couldn't deny the curiosity that had creeped into her mind.

Though she instantly started to regret her choice the moment she heard those sound effects. And yet... she didn't turn away. No, Raven actually ventured into the room.

To be honest, with her sort of appearance, she did kind of fit right in.

"... So what exactly do you do here?"

[vanishingdusk]

Yuuko's own interest was inspired by herself. Spending two years believing you're a ghost will do that to you. She honestly didn't think very many other people would be interested in something like this.

The music and gaudy decor was pretty much just for show. They had to have something to draw attention to it!

Yuuko just sort of materializes in front of the other girl. "We investigate things that seem paranormal in nature!"

[upatbat]

Aki had always been interested in that sort of thing, especially when her own ghostly powers started to develop. She's just a morbid girl that way.

So, when Raven shows up, Aki just grins and waves her in without a second thought about her appearance. It takes all types to make up a club, right?

"Stuff like... Investigating stories about ghosts around the school, local hauntings, and mysterious incidents!"

She hums to herself for a moment, thinking.

"Well, and just telling scary stories once in a while, too. Just to keep our spirits up!"