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This place is just hilarious. Seriously, I can tell. Barrel of laughs a minute from here on out.

[Phantom Girl has swapped out her black and white costume for a dusty old tan jumpsuit and a whole lot of weird electronic equipment. Actually, she vaguely resembles......]

Apparently, 'helping the city' translates into 'ghost-hunting' today, which is just about the worst use of my superpowers I've ever heard. ...Maybe I need a new costume insignia. Anyway, I'm not egotistical enough to think I can handle everything on my own - I've only been here like, two weeks, and yeah, there's stuff in this crazy place I've never gone up against before.

So! ...Who wants to help me out? I can make it worth your while. Never hurts to have a bona fide superhero in your debt, right?

I've been hearing about this weird castle that turns all spooky at night. In the, uh... Leo district, I think it was? It's pretty recognizable. Lots of gold filigree and that kind of thing. If you think you're game, feel free to meet me there a few minutes before midnight.

I'll totally bring snacks.

((Edit! The action/log portion will be taking place here instead.))

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And so, after flying around for more intel and a few last minute phone calls for rearrangements, Phantom Girl lands gently on the ground with her stockpile of bizarre electronics, none of which she knew how to use. They made weird sounds when they turned on; that was probably the important thing.

It is a few minutes before the 13th Hour, and she stands in the Leo district, staring at what appears to be a perfectly normal building. Residents had sworn, though, that disembodied sobbing could be heard most nights.

Good sign for a ghost hunt.

Kotoha examines the building closely before nodding to herself and drawing a pink sphere the size of a softball out of her bag. She presses the button on the front and throws it into the air, causing it to release a torrent of sparkling pink light, which resolves itself into a humanoid black-and-blue jackal.

"Okay, Arthur, we're exploring a haunted house again!"

"Hey. Good to have you a -- "

...Phantom Girl pauses as she watches Kotoha do her thing.

"...I thought those were supposed to explode out of your head or something."

Kotoha chuckles. Even though she's a relative newcomer herself, it's fun confusing newbies.

"Arthur's a Pokemon - a Lucario, if you want to be specific. This is my Persona!"

And with that, she summons Victini, a blue glow surrounding her.

"Of course, confusingly enough, my Persona is also a Pokemon, just not a physical one."

"...Um."

She arches an eyebrow as Kotoha summons her ethereal Pokemon, taking a half-step back. Victini isn't exactly something she would assume to be prime fighting material; she vaguely wonders what it means when one's soul is small, adorable, and squeaky.

"Well. Looks like you've got the summoned monster part pretty well covered. I'm still new here, so I'll probably be relying mostly on what I'm used to."

"Alright! I'll just set everything on fire with my mind!"

This is accompanied by a cheerful waggle of her eyebrows to indicate she is joking.

Mostly.

"Wouldn't be the first time I've seen it. Just aim away from me - the cape is kinda flammable."

The girl shrugs as she dumps a large portion of her gear on the ground.

"...Anyway, we're waiting for a few more to show up - And for the 13th Hour to come, of course. There might be enough to have split up and cover more ground or something, even..."

As if on cue, one of the other volunteers arrives. Morgan looks a little bit out of place next to the huge pile of machinery, with his sheathed sword and a heavy book with an ornate cover under one arm.

"Is this the ghost-hunting expedition?"

Ooo, he's cute. Kotoha will just wave hello while Arthur glances sidelong at her and rolls his eyes.

"Sure is! Nice to meet you!"

"Hey, thanks for coming!"

A short pause as she tries to remember their names.

"This is, uh... Morgan. Morgan, this is... Koto...ba. Ha? ...Sorry, you should probably do this yourself; it's not like I know you guys, either."

With that stunning social faux pas, Phantom Girl busies herself with sorting out some of the equipment.

"Right. Technically, we're just here to get readings of 'poltergeist activity' or whatever, so I'm thinking we wave this stuff around until it beeps."

She thrusts an infrared camera at Kotoha and a Geiger counter in Morgan's direction.

"Or take your pick of whatever, it's fine."

Morgan takes the device. He flips it around for a moment, studying it, and then tries to 'wave it around' like she suggested. Nothing happens, but he's also pointing the sensor in the wrong direction.

Noticing one or the other of the girls looking at him, he explains. "Just as full disclosure, I have no idea what any of these things do." He doesn't sound too worried about it, though.

"Great! That makes two of us."

Phantom Girl pulls out a pair of goggles and maneuvers them over her face.

"...This one makes everything turn red. ...Maybe it's to avoid seeing creepy bloodstains or something."

A shrug before it's flung back in the pile.

"...One minute to the 13th Hour. We'll head in soon."

"Sorry, am I late?"

Kairi waves a little, pulling a hair tie out of her hoodie pocket and putting her hair up into a bun as she approaches the group. Definitely couldn't do a proper ghost hunt with your hair flying everywhere wildly, that much was for sure! She vaguely hoped she was dressed properly for the part; she didn't really have any special gear like Phantom Girl had when she put the video out earlier, so she figured something comfortable yet easy to run and fight in would do the trick in case they got attacked.

...Could ghosts attack you? This really wasn't her field of expertise, though it certainly had sounded like it'd be a fun adventure.

Someone else is approaching the group, also late to the shindig. He nods his head to the group in a hello.

"I apologize. This is the expedition group, yes? I was wondering if there was space for one more. I've never been here, so I thought now was a good time to do so."

Thankfully, Nikolai had arrived just before the 13th hour struck.

As the 13th hour strikes, there's the sound of something large and metal approaching and a thud as a large black robot lands near the group, seconds later a goggled lunatic hopping down from the pilot area.

As he lands he nods to the others.

"I'm not late, am I?"

"O...kay. Wow. So, uh, leave that outside, I think and in order - No. Yes. And kind of?"

This is addressed at Kairi, Nikolai, and 'Ratsel' in turn. Phantom Girl is about to open her mouth to speak again when she is interrupted by the sudden toll of the bell...

The witching hour has arrived.

As always, a sudden crimson stain seeps immediately across the sky; clocks stop ticking, the air grows stale, and a strange feeling of oppression runs through the assorted company. All of this is likely familiar enough, but perhaps slightly more disconcertingly... Before their eyes, the innocuous medical center immediately and violently collapses into a heap of rubble with a sharp crack. For a few moments following, Phantom Girl merely stares at their intended destination with a furrowed brow, biting on the side of her lip. Strains of some cacophonous dirge have begun to fill the air...

"Kind of melodramatic, don't you think?" Well. There were enough of them for a small army so she wasn't really too concerned. "Alright, let's... head inside. Buddy up or something and keep an eye on each other. ...Grab something if you think you can use it."

With that, she takes her pick from the equipment, lifts off the ground a few steps and begins to glide slowly towards the rubble.

((I think I'm going to split the group since there's a large number of people now! Thanks for all being interested =D Morgan, Kotoha, and Kairi will be one and Nikolai, Ratsel, and Phantom Girl will be the other. Phantom Girl won't be doing too much since I'll be mostly NPCing. Does that work for everyone?))

Kairi quirks a brow as the building collapses, hands coming to rest on her hips. A building that collapses during the 13th hour only to rebuild itself during the day... weiirrdd. Definitely exciting though, that much was for sure.

"Alrighty!"

The redhead pokes at the pile of ghost hunting equipment, eventually grabbing an EVP recorder out of the pile. She kind of remembered seeing something like this in movies and shows; you had to talk into it and you'd record ghosts talking back or something like that. That'd be a good asset, right? Kairi fiddles with the buttons until it turns on, popping in one of the earphones attached to it and turning to the rest of the group with a smile.

"Ready?"

(ooc: sounds great to me!)

Kotoha just sort of stares at the equipment pile before grabbing something at random and throwing the cute redhead a wave.

"Arthur and I are good to go!"

[[group 2, continued from here,, keeping it one thread for now]]

Nikolai nodded at Ratsel and Phantom Girl. "Out of curiosity, has there been any evidence here of ghosts, or just rumors?"

"Isn't that what we're here for? I don't think 'ghost activity' is ever really something you can get evidence for, honestly. I mean, I'm sure we'll be attacked by something, but..."

She pauses right before the entrance into the rubble and glances around at everyone with a small shrug.

"OK. Thanks guys, and... stay safe, OK? Here we go."

Phantom Girl slips into the gap and takes the lead with what she hopes is confidence. With her abilities, it wasn't a tight squeeze, but the men might have some difficulty.

Once inside, they are met with an eerie sight. There were bloodstains, of course, as any good haunted locale must boast, and there was certainly wreckage and rubble -- what looked to be the remains of surgery wards and operating rooms. ...All was standard fare for 'haunted hospital'.

Phantom Girl gives a small gulp.

"What kind of place was this, anyway...?"

"Most of the places that the 13th hour creates are nightmare places from other worlds. I haven't explored them much myself as I haven't had the needs but still, best to be on your toes I suspect."

He nods, checks his pistols then pushes a button on his watch which generates a small flashlight like light.

"Perhaps doing this the traditional way will entice them to come out."

"But in this town, you never know when any evidence might turn up. Stranger things have happened. But, I'm prepared for us to be attacked by anything."

Nikolai managed to bring along a flashlight as well, and shines it out ahead of them, eying the wreckage.

"Well, I suppose it was a hospital once. I wonder how long ago."

The Action Portion!

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