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[remembertheroses]

Can someone please help me? There is a ghost at the corridor and I do not know how to get away.

[Obviously, no one has explained to Ib that the ghosts in Hogwarts aren't like the vengeful ones from Japanese folk tales.]


[Later in the day...this is filtered to Shinra]

Kishitani-senpai, here's the picture.

[Enclosed is a very nice crayon drawing of the Hogwarts lake. There's the sun in the sky, the castle in the background and a whole bunch of students, some swimming, some flailing in the water, some sun-bathing, and some sitting down and just chatting with friends or reading books. While Ib did not draw any student in particular, there are two figures she made sure to get right. Underneath the tree, Shinra should find a recognizable depiction of him and Ib sitting together.]

I hope it is to your liking.

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[remembertheroses]

[Alright, this is strange. The ghost had not touched her yet, had returned her journal, apologized and is smiling at her. She relaxes slightly, but she's still ready to bolt the first instance she sees any signs of danger.]

So, you will not hurt me?

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

[Good, this is some sort of progress. He makes sure to maintain a respectful distance so as not to frighten her.]

Of course not. Truth be told, even if I were to try and touch you, I would pass right through.

[He sinks down into the floor a little ways to demonstrate his intangibility, and then bobs back up a little like a cork.]

But I assure you that the last thing I could want to do is hurt you. Or anyone else, for that matter.

[remembertheroses]

[She is startled when he phases through the floor; she has seen the ghosts in Hogwarts do the same from as far as possible, but to see one just sink through the floor right in front of her is a little disconcerting and frightening.

Still, he was talking to her. Not moaning, not clawing, not grabbing her ankles or her hair and pulling her down with him. And he said he did not want to hurt her, and he seemed nice. Maybe...maybe he was a nice ghost instead?]

Oh, thank you. I am...I am glad. You are not a yurei?

[c9rp9realn9rmative]

[He blinks a little.]

A...yurei? I'm not sure what that is. I'm afraid you'll have to explain. Is it some kind of malevolent creature?

[He's situated himself cross-legged, a couple of inches off of the floor.]

Whatever it is, I'm fairly certain I'm not one. My name is Kankri. May I ask yours?

[remembertheroses]

A yurei is a vengeful spirit who dies angry and full of hatred. They want to kill people, even innocent people, because they cannot rest in peace.

[She shifts till she is sitting in the seiza position, her legs folded underneath her.]

My name is Ib Amano.