Yu Yu Hakusho!!! Spirits Amok! (A Spirit Detective RP!) (Closed! Ready to start!)

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"...it's just a weapon that only works on demons" Karen said, explaining her armor. Quinn raised an eyebrow skeptically at the statement. "By point about evil organizations still stands. Also; kinda surprised the makers didn't think to put the magical equivalent of a care alarm or safety lock on it." she said as she fiddled with her key to the apartment. As she turned the lock, another thought occurred to her. "Hey... so if its some kind of demon killing weapon, why were you keeping it in a display case in the lobby. Seems like a waste to me." she said, opening the door.

The inside of the apartment was fairly large but also cramped. Immediately inside a shoe-shelf and a closet were there to hold whatever outerwear guests and occupants might need to store.

From the doorway, a small kitchen could be seen; filled with the many tools of cooking. Just outside said kitchen stood an old, sturdy wood kitchen table with a number of matched chairs around it. The "dining room" was only separated from living room by arbitrary distinctions rather then any physical barrier.

The living area consisted of a large leather couch and reclining chair made of brown leather. A coffee table sat in front of the two seats, separating them from an small old TV; the only thing in the room covered in dust. Aside from these, the walls were covered in pictures and knick-knacks from every corner of the world. Most of the pictures could be divided into two groups - those depicting far away lands and those depicting Quinn at a number of different ages and an older gentleman who bore enough resemblance to suggest familial connection (whether father or uncle or some other connection was unclear)

A small hallway shot off deeper into the apartment, walking the line between the kitchen/dining area and the living area, with three doors shooting off of it. The doors were all ajar - Quinn having little reason to close them save during the winter to conserve heat. The first seemed to contain a large library or den of some sort though the angle prevented any deeper look. The second appeared to be a bedroom, though the angle was even worse then that of the library/den's door. The final door stood at the end of the hallway and was clearly a bathroom.

While the building appeared to be well kept, one small fact kept anyone from declaring the room "clean"; literally hundreds - if not thousands - of books sat around the apartment. Some were open for reading at the table, on the coffee table, or otherwise lined up on shelves. The overflow stood in piles

"Make yourself at home." Quinn said, tossing her bag haphazardly toward the wall beside the door where it would likely sit until the next day. Her boots followed. Thereafter, she made her way toward the library-den. "There are some drinks and snacks in the kitchen if you want anything." she said before disappearing around the corner to hunt for the books.
 

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Perhaps he was just angry at the treatment they were getting. You come to a new school with high hopes, and on the first day a teacher exposes your best-kept secret and appears to have an agenda. She will not explain said agenda OR reassure you in any way, all while being both childish and talking down to you like a child yourself for no other reason other than to do so. That makes for a crappy first day, doncha' think? Shiro didn't know if he he was going to run into his classmates while out at the arcade, but that didn't matter for the moment. What mattered right now...was the desire to unwind.

After a day like that, I feel I deserve it.

There are some days where you just feel the need to blast something, and so after a round of Shinobi III, Rampage World Tour, and a few others...we find our boy standing in front of a rail-shooter of popular note.


The acting is poor, the plot is weak, and the game is a fair number of years old...but to Shiro, it's perfect. After paying, he held his gun before him as he would his bokuton. No particular reason. Just the way he liked to do things. The game started and it was zombie-killing-death time. In no way was he somehow a professional, but he was pretty good. Every now and then, though, a zombie took a bite out of him, or an axe found his face, or even a frigging chainsaw got in the way, and soon he died. However, it was enjoyable - carthartic even - to let loose a little.

"One more round, then."

He inserted the quarters and the game opened up with...

"They're coming to get you, boy..."

That was...unusual. Suddenly, the zombies and creatures were alot more...active! Had he just activated Hard Mode all of a sudden? Or was there something ELSE going on?
 

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Quinn opened the door to her apartment and they entered, Karen gravitating to the walls, looking at some of the neat things that decorated the walls, she didn't know where a lot of it was from, but it was interesting none the less.

"Hey... so if its some kind of demon killing weapon, why were you keeping it in a display case in the lobby. Seems like a waste to me."Quinn asked as she headed off to get the books.

Karen activated her gauntlet, and begun rolling her wrist, flexing and generally just adjusting to the very strange feel of the relic, something she would have never done at school, even in the confines of the class room. It was showing weakness, and she didn't really trust her other classmates, let alone the teacher enough to show them any vulnerability, as to why she was going to allow Quinn to see it, she wasn't sure, but didn't mater right now. "Because" Karen started, hovering by a particularly interesting looking mask "They stopped working a few centuries ago, all the surviving gauntlets are inactive, and since the creator died in battle before passing on the skills they used to craft them, we have no way of restoring them to active use, so they've been little more the reminders of our much more glorious past."
 

hiei82

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"They stopped working a few centuries ago, all the surviving gauntlets are inactive, and since the creator died in battle before passing on the skills they used to craft them, we have no way of restoring them to active use, so they've been little more the reminders of our much more glorious past." Quinn heard Karen say from the other room.

At the time, Quinn was in the process of digging her way to her secret storage location. The room in question - her work space - was in supposed to be a second bed room. In it, there was a built-in closet which she'd placed a wheeled bookcase in front of to hide the presence of the closet. Inside, she kept her most important treasures. Artifacts her father had found which she adored, important documents, and rare books. Rare books of which 5 were stolen.

She pulled the books out of the little shelf she'd put inside and made her way back out into the main room; books in hand. "I guess that makes sense. Still a little odd it would reawaken just when you walked by. Something HAD to reactivate it. Some condition was met. Anyway; your books" she said.

The books themselves were in remarkably good shape - better than when they'd been taken. Quinn had been quick to mend the stitching of the old books and tighten the bindings. Truth told, one of the books she'd taken merely because the ancient book had seen better days. Perhaps, like the Draco family itself if Karen was to be believed. Either way, the books had needed some love; which she'd given.

"So... um... how are you gonna tell your family about getting the books back?" she said, more to continue the conversation than out of actual concern. Karen was interesting, nice, and fun to talk to.
 

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"I guess that makes sense. Still a little odd it would reawaken just when you walked by. Something HAD to reactivate it. Some condition was met. Anyway; your books" Quinn replied as she returned to the room and handed Karen the books "So... um... how are you gonna tell your family about getting the books back?" Quinn asked with some concern though Karen could sense there was less concern and more a desire for company.

"Sadly I" Karen started before noticing some of the books where in excellent condition "... where they in this good of shape when you took them?" it surprised, and kind of impressed her to be honest. "Anyway, yes, I will need to tell them how I got them back. Don't worry, until the mater of you being attacked before you could ask for help is settled I won't tell them your name or where you live." Karen set the books down on the table. "But yes, I agree, something has to have reactivated it, though I don't know what."
 

hiei82

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"Anyway, yes, I will need to tell them how I got them back. Don't worry, until the mater of you being attacked before you could ask for help is settled I won't tell them your name or where you live." Karen said, much to Quinn's relief. Karen she liked; her family... well that was to be seen. "But yes, I agree, something has to have reactivated it, though I don't know what." she continued, to which Quinn had no immediate reply. What could have reactivated it.

"Well... unless my super power is the ability to retroactively activate ancient magic artifacts I almost touched a year ago, I wasn't the one who activated it." Quinn said, trying to lighten the mood. The conversation had gotten a little too heavy - all this talk of spirits and families and artifacts.

Suddenly, Quinn remembered the book question earlier. "Oh... and I just did some mending on them. If you couldn't tell, I'm a bit of a book person." Quinn replied, laughing a little at herself. "How 'bout you? What're you into?" she added, making her way over to the couch.
 
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"As soon as I can." Cody replied to Gail's question after a bit of thought. "I don't know where they are but I have a few errands to run so I can keep an eye out for them while I'm doing that. I still don't know my way around town very but there's not that much ground to cover thankfully."

But what if he didn't find them? Maybe he was overreacting and Karen and Shiro weren't going to do anything rash like try to fight Ms. Tanya, but he'd rather be safe than sorry. It didn't help that he knew nothing about this town or the two of them. But there was one place he knew they were sure to be... "I guess if I can't find them today, I can always try to catch them before homeroom tomorrow. That doesn't leave us with a lot of time to work with though."
 

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Karen giggled "So it seems" then sat down "Still, it's impressive." Karen thought on Quinn's question a moment "Besides the various sword disciplines? I like reading, mostly science fiction though, I get enough of the 'fantasy' stuff as part of my regular Demon Hunter study's. I like drawing to, and horse back riding, since they won't let me get a dirt bike, its kinda the next best thing to go threw the woods on." Karen answered, "What about you? What are you into besides books?" At this point, Karen's phone went off, it was a text from her mom asking where she was, since she hadn't been home yet, Karen replied 'with a friend, be home later', which got a reply of 'Don't be out to late, have fun.'
 

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"Alright, sounds reasonable. I'm probably just going to wander around town, not much to do until my parents get home, so if i see them, i'll try to talk with them if you haven't yet. Even if we have to wait until tomorrow though, at least we will have some time instead of none. Also, don't be to concerned about knowing this place very well. From one newbie to the other, you'll get the hang of this town in no time and if you get lost then the people are nice enough, save for the people doing the kidnappings...unless those are demons or something like that.", Gail stopped for a moment, wondering if that was what was happening. She blew it off with a handwave, that could wait until later.

"Well, i think we've got a gameplan ready so i'm gonna head off to this bakery i keep passing by. I need something sweet so...unless you need any help getting around of course.", she said, remembering that he said something about running errands before and not wanting to be rude.
 

hiei82

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"Besides the various sword disciplines? I like reading, mostly science fiction though, I get enough of the 'fantasy' stuff as part of my regular Demon Hunter study's. I like drawing to, and horse back riding, since they won't let me get a dirt bike, its kinda the next best thing to go threw the woods on." Karen said, answering her question.

"Sci-Fi huh? I've been working my way through William Gibson's Neuromancer. Good novel. That said, I like pretty much all books - even fantasy, though I'm most partial to cheesy adventure novels. I can't claim I do a lot of drawing. I used to sketch for my dad a bit. Never been horseback riding; sounds fun." she said, putting her own thoughts out there.

"What about you? What are you into besides books?" Karen asked. Quinn was about to answer when Karen's phone went off. Quinn let her text in peace and, when she was done, answered herself. Truthfully; she had a good guess who it was - probably her parents. Quinn couldn't help but smile a little sadly thinking about... it. She quickly shook the feeling off.

"Hm... Well, aside from being a book lover, I'm a bit of a history lover. Otherwise, I like to be outdoors. Running is fun; I do it every morning. I'm pretty found of climbing and swimming as well; reminds me of all the trips with my dad." she said, pointing at some of the pictures on the wall. "Lastly; just shooting the breeze and playing games with friends and... loved ones." she said, hesitating at the end just a little. Quinn smiled and added another item. "Oh... and I'm an irredeemable prankster."

"So... what's there to do around here anyway. Can't say I've explored Danmour much in the year I've been here; which is really just a shame." she said, her curiosity unsatisfied.
 
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Demons and kidnappings? Cody wouldn't have thought to put the two together, but maybe Gail was on to something here. It was only speculation at the moment though. Maybe Ms. Tanya would have more to say about it later. For now, Gail seemed to be offering help getting around town, though Cody didn't want to take up any more of her time than he already had when she seemed to have plans of her own. "No thanks, but I do appreciate the offer. I'll figure things out faster if I find my own way."

Then again, these latex gloves were starting to dry out his skin pretty bad from wearing them all day. The sooner he found a place to buy a real pair of gloves, the better. Gail was a girl and she seemed to be at least somewhat fashionable based on her clothes so surely it couldn't hurt to ask. "Although... Do you know of any good clothing stores around? I'm looking to buy some nice gloves. These ones I took from the nurses office make me stand out a bit more than I'm comfortable with. You don't have to take me there, but if you could point me in the right directions that would be enough for me to find my way."
 

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"Sorry, Mom was wondering where I was." Karen said before Quinn went into her reply. She's really surprised about the 'history lover' comment, though Karen picked up something was amiss, her hesitation when she said 'loved ones' told her something was wrong, Karen had another question to ask, but choose not to, family can be a touchy subject. "Shame I can't join you on those runs, but I have practice in the morning, but I do know of a few good spots for swimming and climbing. My brother Anthony likes to rock climb as well, and well, we have a pretty good sized pool for when its to cold to swim." Karen paused to think a moment on Quinn's question on what to there was to do in town.

"There's an Arcade, if your into video games, one of the bars holds an 'all ages' night on Friday and Saturdays. Other then that, most people make their own fun, like, I know my other brother Garret is in one of the off roading groups, so really I guess just look around a bit, you'll probably find something." Karen said informatively. "But tell me more of these pranks..." Karen's tone becoming what can only be called 'devilish'
 

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"Hmm...," Gail thought for a moment. She would have recommended one of the big name places...but she couldn't remember if the even sold gloves outside of the winter season. She could recommend a few places she's seen about but most weren't that convenient or just didn't sell hand items outside of jewelry and armbands, something Gail thought Cody had had enough of. That just left her (she guessed) favorite store... She thought the gloves there looked alright, she just didn't know if Cody would like any of them...then again, it seemed more that he was looking just for a decent pair of gloves than anything especially slick.

"There is one that i can think of that's close...i go to it all the time since it's convenient, and it's got a good selection i think; i even bought these gloves there.", she said, holding up her arms and showing off the fimgerless gloves. "It's called Kenny's, right next to a mall and a donut place. You just go left a few blocks after you leave the school's parking lot, and go right one block and it'll be there. If they don't have any that you want, you could always try checking in the mall next to it, they have a few stores in there too. Well...hope you find yourself a good pair of gloves. Au revoir!"

She waved bye before spinning on her heels and heading out of the school. Stopping for a moment, she tried to remember which direction the bakery was...before winging it and heading right, she'd surely remember if she just kept walking around!

"Onward, TO TREATS!"
 

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This wasn't just a simple secret mode. Something had seemed wrong from the moment he heard/felt that voice. You see, the game had a pretty set way of doing things. It was a rail shooter with pre-programmed zombie actions. However, once that feeling came about, they were actively lunging and attacking en masse. It was when some of them hit that a clear sense of danger began. A headache, an arm ache, a wince from his diaphragm... It wasn't severe, but it WAS there, and its potency was increasing with every mistake that he made. Now, Shiro played well enough to avoid a fair few in-game injuries, but an expert...? No way.

What is this...? Games getting revenge? Can't be...

"Oh, but it can... We're going to tear you apart from inside...out."

Shiro's eyes widened. The game STOPPED and one of the zombies on-screen was addressing him. He looked around to see if others had-

"Don't bother. It's like the test you took earlier. No one without the gift can see."

"No one can see... Wait, how did you know about the test?"

"That's easy. My mind is in YOURS."

What was it, then? Hypnosis? Mentalism? True telepathy? To anyone else, Shiro was just playing the game and playing it well. To those with spirit activity about them, they'd see him doing what he was actually doing, which was having a conversation with a video game in which the zombies talk back. And then, without warning, the demon-voice said "Why not come in? The game is fine.", which led to the intermittent flashes in-between gameplay. Shiro was being induced via his perceptions to be mentally drawn into the game, or the game into hime. Or both. The point was that he was suddenly IN the House of the Dead, fighting to survive! ...or so he believed.
 

hiei82

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Quinn remained quiet as she heard about Karen's brothers. They sounded pretty interesting all things said and done; shame she'd need to avoid them. Then, Karen said words that could only bring a massive, evil smirk to her face. "But tell me more of these pranks...". It was at that moment, Quinn knew their relationship was made to be.

"Oh what to say. What to say. I'm fond of pulling pranks. Most of them are harmless in the end; the use of air-horns in particular. Once, I snuck into my dad's den at night and cut all the legs of his furniture in half so he went to his desk in the morning, it was like he was sitting in a kid furniture. I also made a sodium mixture I found online which pops when stepped on. I covered the front steps of the school with it. They never did find out who pulled that one." she said, thinking of all the fun she'd pulled in the past.

"Come to think of it; I was considering pulling one such prank on our beloved homeroom teacher, Ms. Tanya. What do you say; want in?" she said, smirk wide and unbalanced, enjoying the mere idea of getting some payback on the unhelpful woman.

Those pranks I mentioned are real pranks. NEVER PULL THEM!
 

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As Karen listened to Quinn retell some of her pranks, her grin grew, Karen might not have been much of a prankster on her own, but she did love a well thought out and executed prank.

"Come to think of it; I was considering pulling one such prank on our beloved homeroom teacher, Ms. Tanya. What do you say; want in?" Quinn said with a wide, unbalanced smirk. Karen giggled "Do I want in? I could kiss you for the mere suggestion of getting back at the unhelpful woman" Karen on smirk growing as she spoke. "So whats the plan? Or is there one yet" her tone carrying a child like glee. It was at this point she noticed how much the two of them had clicked, the fact Quinn had stolen those books, didn't really matter now, she had a new friend, more over, one she felt comfortable enough with to drop her 'mask' and just be her self with, this revelation changed her smirk to a smile. Friends like this where rare for her after all.
 

hiei82

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Do I want in? I could kiss you for the mere suggestion of getting back at the unhelpful woman. So whats the plan? Or is there one yet" Karen said gleefully, enhancing Quinn's own malicious intent. "Well then. I guess we'd better get started. I was thinking of..."
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An hour or so later, their plan was done and their preparations set in motion. Quinn and Karen had decided to wait on pulling the prank; observing their target for a little while. It would make for a very interesting morning when they did release it to say the least; making the wait simultaneously well worth it and almost insufferable. "Well Karen my friend, I do believe we're ready to give Ms. Tanya a very appropriate welcome to our school. I'll meet you outside the school for reconnaissance about... oh 7:00 you think?" Quinn said, still smiling. Quinn couldn't wait to wipe that smug look off her face.
 

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The pair set to planning their prank, it was probably single most malicious hour of Karen's life thus far and she loved it.

"Well Karen my friend, I do believe we're ready to give Ms. Tanya a very appropriate welcome to our school. I'll meet you outside the school for reconnaissance about... oh 7:00 you think?" Quinn said , the same smug grin she'd had on her face since they started planning, not that Karen was much better. "Sounds good" Karen going over the plan again in her mind "This is gonna be so awesome, I can't wait" a giggle to her tone as she spoke, she couldn't help it. Then a look of revelation crossed her face "We aren't just gonna get Ms Tanya with this, but the whole class in one fell swoop." her expression faded back into her malicious grin from planning "That makes it even better, don't you think?"
 

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"That makes it even better, don't you think?" Karen said, earning a nod from her accomplice. "It will be a VERY interesting morning." she said, laughing. It was about that time Quinn felt her stomach rumble. Glancing at a window, she noted the sun was beginning to set; it was getting late.

"Well Karen; its been a genuine pleasure, but it's getting late and I need to make some dinner. You're welcome to stay of course, but with that text from your mom..." she said, letting the question hang. She certainly didn't mind the company and dinner for two wasn't much harder than what she'd planned already, but Quinn wasn't sure about how Karen's mom would react; Quinn doubted she was as forgiving as Karen.

Quinn couldn't help but chuckle to herself. "Next thing you know, I'll be inviting her over for a slumber party." she thought, laughing a little at the idea.
 

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Karen giggled at their plan "That it shall" then sadly noticed the time. "Well Karen; its been a genuine pleasure, but it's getting late and I need to make some dinner. You're welcome to stay of course, but with that text from your mom..." Quinn said, and truth be told, Karen wanted to stay, but "Sadly, I must go. There is Ms Tanya and the Gauntlet to tell every one about, and then there's the matter of the books.." Karen sighed "I'll have to think of something for that." she then gave her new friend a hug, bid her a good evening and bolted for the bus stop to make it in time for the last one of the day.

Karen arrived at the transfer station, her brother Garret waiting for her beside his dark blue Shelby GT Cobra as she'd sent a text to her mother with a status update on the ride tot he station. Garret gave Karen an odd look as she climbed in, to which Karen simply smiled a knowing smile coupled with a promise of an explanation when they got home. Dinner that night was a mixed bag. They where naturally happy to have the books back, but where disappointed when Karen refused to give up the thief at first, however after a long, some what heated conversation, they conceded to Karen, besides, if the claim was accurate then a few stolen books where of minor concern compared to some one harming people in their name.

Karen then moved on to the tale of the days happenings, of the test, her class mates awakening, as well has the full resurrection of the gauntlet. There was little debate here, and Karen was effectively charged with discovering who this 'Ms Tanya' was working for, and if they where a threat that needed to be dealt with or not. A call was also made to Berlin, the reawakening of one of their relics was something that the German branch of the family needed to know about not just because it was a momentous event, but because there has long been a desire to study an active one, so plans where made, and in few days a German and America team would arrive to study the major components of the gauntlet.

Shortly after all that, Karen went to bed, happy for the most part. Despite how the day had started it ended on a relatively good note in her new friend Quinn.

ready for the next day