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[Marshall wasn't sleeping well. In light of Marcelines newfound happening of being human again he was being plagued by weird dreams. He woke up suddenly with a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach. He quickly got up, knocked his journal to the floor and made a run for the bathroom. The journal picks up on a sound that sounds like someone retching from further away.
After expelling whatever remained of the last potion he took Marshall sat on the floor in shock his heart beating fast. Wait? Heartbeat?. He got up and looked in the mirror and gasped.
He looked alive.
He blinked as he suddenly realized that he was suddenly needing to breathe.]

"What the hell?"

[He hurries back to his bed and discovers the journal lying open on the floor. He picks it up and makes a hasty scribble]

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Marcie, whenever you wake up I gotta talk to you. I think...whatever is happening to you...uh..it's happening to me too.
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Wait, what? You mean...you too?

Yeah..
I mean, I just threw up...and my heart is beating and I kinda need to breathe.
~~It's..I'm just..~~ I'm kinda freaking out here.

Yeah, breathing is kind of a thing you need to do.
But...wow.
Maybe we should take you to Ms. Maryam if you're freaking out. She might have something you can breathe easier through.

I think I'll be okay. I just..haven't done any of this in a really long time.
...we probably should let her know what's going on since it might affect her too though.

Do you need me?
We should. I mean first me, then you...who's to say whatever this is won't affect her next?

..would you?
All right..I'll be down in a second.
[He shuts the journal and is practically racing down the stairs and when he arrives he stops and takes a deep breath.]
So weird...

[When he gets to the common room, she's just now exiting the girl's side with a stretch and a yawn. She hadn't slept well, too worried about being human to actually sleep before exhaustion had taken over. When she sees him, she stops, waiting to feel the small, familiar pulse of compulsion and when it doesn't come, she steps closer.]

Wow. You weren't kidding.

[He's holding his arms out and looking at himself.]

Definately not kidding. Hmm..I don't remember being this...pinkish. [He reaches up and pats his face.]
Do I..look different?

[She can't help but laugh as she closes a bit more distance between them, wrapping her arms around herself. She's still a little weirded out by her own humanity.]

Of all the things to be worried about, you're worried about your looks. Narcissism doesn't suit you, Marshall.

Edited (whoops spelling) 2012-09-26 12:02 (UTC)

[So while Marshall was busy pondering the sudden mysteries of life, Eriq was pondering the sudden mysteries of the afterlife.]

[Actually, he was mostly kind of drifting through the Slytherin dorms, thinking how being a ghost was kind of bollocks. This wasn't nearly half as cool as he'd thought it would be, and he couldn't quite get the hang of interacting with objects. And he really ought to warn someone there was a dead body in the sixth year boys' dorm before they flipped out and caused a panic.]

[And hey, just his luck! Someone is awake and retching in the fifth years room! He'll just poke his head in through the wall and-]

Marshall? Are you okay?

[He laughs a little and drops his hands to his sides.]

Hey, don't make fun of me. It's my moneymaker.

[Suddenly he stops as another worry comes over him.]

Oh man, I just thought of something..what if I'm not as good at music anymore?
[In his worried state a flush comes over him.]
I feel warm..I think I need to actually sit down..there's too much going through my head all at once here.

[If Marshall wasn't freaking out this would have done it.]
Holy shit!
[He takes in ghost Eriq.]
I...think that's something I should be asking you. Are..are you dead? What happened?

[She just rolls her eyes and walks over to one of the couches, flopping down into a corner before patting the other side, indicating for him to sit down.]

Then sit down. We don't want you fainting like a princess, do we?

[That might've gotten a small grin out of him, but it didn't last long.]

Oh, I'm absolutely peachy keen, Marshall. I mean, yes, I am dead, to answer THAT question, but that sort of means the worst is over, don't you think? It's not like I can get any deader, so as far as I'm concerned, everything is fine and dandy. Not a care in the world. Someone may want to take care of my dead body before it starts to stick, though. Give it to Herbert, I guess, he'll probably do something unspeakable, yet hilarious to it. As to how? Well, as far as I can figure, I wished I was dead, and then I keeled over.

[SHRUG] So. Dinner not agree with you?

[He sits down and puts his face in his hands.]

You must think I'm being pretty dumb right now huh? I just..well, like you said I never expected this to ever happen.
It feels like, like I'm waking up from a really long dream or something.

[And Marshall really has no idea what to say. He's surprised that Eriq seems so unconcerned over what's happened to him.]

I..don't know what to say. I mean, aren't you just a little freaked out?
[He processes what Eriq said about his body and wishing he were dead.]
Dinner really didn't agree with me. I'm going to go to the hospital wing actually. I can let them know what's happened. Maybe it's not permanant..they'll be able to keep your body safe at least.

[Well, you know. He's a ghost. It's not like being a vampire, where you still have a corporeal body to deal with, and he didn't die a violent death. Just an unexpected one.]

Honestly, I don't feel much of anything right now. [he shrugs, kicking a ghostly foot at the floor] Vaguely annoyed that I can't do anything, but not much beyond that.

[He gives Marshall a bit of a look] Death usually is a kind of permanent thing, but sure, yeah, I suppose that would be a good thing to do.

Huh. I guess that makes sense.

[He gives a wry smile] Usually but...a lot of weird shit has been happening around here lately so you never know. Besides...it'll get your body away from Herbert at least.

[She crosses her legs and tucks them underneath, placing her hands in her lap. If she'd felt confused and scared, she could only imagine he did too. He was almost 200 years old. To suddenly be human again...she shook her head at his question.]

I don't think you're being dumb. You're just out of your comfort zone right now. I mean you're used to being a vampire. It was easy for me because I've only been one for two months.

I suppose that's true. [He pauses for a moment considering the situation and a look of determination begins to form.]
You know what? Screw it. I'm not going to overthink this. If it sticks around, then I'm just going to have to deal with it. But for now...I'm just going to live since I can. [A tiny smile creeps up on his face.]
At least now I can finally try pizza and chocolate.

That's the spirit. [She laughs a little at her own joke.] We should check out the kitchens before breakfast to see if the house elves can cook something up.

...speaking of spirits..Eriq's a ghost now apparently. He said that he wished he were dead and suddenly found himself a ghost. There's something weird going on here so I'm really hoping it's not permanant for some of us at least.
[He gets up and stretchs and makes a little "ah!" sound.]

I agree. I think I feel hungry..my stomach is moving around anyways. And I kinda threw up the rest of the potion I'd taken earlier. That's something I hope never happens again. Throwing up is pretty gross.

Edited 2012-09-27 12:30 (UTC)

Meh. [SHRUG] Although if this does turn out to be permanent, you can have my vinyls, okay? You're probably the only one who has a shot at appreciating them...

Heh. Oh, I would actually be pretty amused if he did manage to do something with it. Probably nothing more than a shambling zombie, however.

You have good stuff. I promise I'd keep them safe for you.

Dude, that's gross. If he touches your body I'll throttle him.

[No, he's not making a high pitched sound resembling "gneeeeeeee," not at all] We'll have to sit and jam sometime while you're still around the castle. I had been considering taking up your offer for guitar lessons, you know, but I kind of got busy for a little bit, and then.... [he shrugs, waving at himself]

Oh no, you hardly have to go that far! Just give him a swift slap upside the head, that's what I usually do.

[Adorable. Marshall smiles.] Well, I'm hoping that everything that's going on isn't permanant. If that ends up being the case then I'd be more than happy to teach you.

I'll give him a slap upside the head alright..maybe with a guitar.

[No he's not. He is not. There is no way he'd fanboy over someone he thinks is younger than him. None] Hee! If you did, then Herbert would probably complain. He's got no time for the arts, but I've always wanted to be a Renaissance man; skilled in a little bit of everything.

Noooooooo! Don't, Marshall, please don't hurt him. He's my best friend, I don't- I really wouldn't mind- It'd be fine if he did that.

[Oh if only you knew Eriq]
Yeah, he griped at me for playing outside during the swimming thing. If you want to study I don't think trying to do it with a huge crowd of people around is the best plan you know?

..all right all right. I'll be nice to him but I'm still going to go to the hospital wing and have someone come and uh, collect you.

Oh, he wasn't studying. [he waves a hand dismissively] I know that book he had, he practically has it memorized. He probably just wanted a reason to complain.

Well, you don't have to be nice, just don't do any permanent damage, okay? And yes, all right. If you insist.

Well that's mean. No one else was griping about the music.

Gotcha. And I do insist. Besides, you don't want people in your dorm to flip out.

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