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Poltergeist (Yet Another 250 Word Story)
Posted on: August 21, 2008, at 11:43:06am

“Fix it.”

Clarissa put on her best innocent face. “Pardon?”

The taller boy gestured exasperatingly at his younger friend.

“I don’t know -what- you did to him, but he’s been unable to speak since this morning.”

Finally sparing a glance at the blond-haired boy, Clarissa allowed herself a faint, triumphant smile. -Serves him right.- Raising an eyebrow, she muttered disdainfully,

“Did you even -think- about ripping it off yourself – it’s not like it’s magically enchanted or anything.”

As if to accentuate her point, she leaned forward, and, in a quick sweeping motion, tore off the slip of paper she had earlier fastened across his lips.

“Speak.”

Drawing herself back, Clarissa watched as the boy opened and closed his mouth animatedly… But only silence.

And everything clicked into place.

Setting her jaw resolutely, Clarissa reached into her bag, clutching a handful of cleansing charms, almost gasping as the cool rush of magical energy swept through her body. A bluish glow encompassed her clenched fist, pulsating quietly with restrained ferocity. She wound up, preparing to loose her assault…

And then she hesitated. For an instant.

And in that instant, the spirit possessing the boy in front of her pounced, phasing out of his body and launching itself in her direction.

Startled, Clarissa felt her grip on the charms weaken. They dropped to the ground, instantly releasing their payload in a blinding flash of blue. With a piercing shriek, the malevolent apparition vanished.

Still shaking slightly from the ordeal, Clarissa sighed.

“How irritating.”

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Chronologically, this occurs almost directly after "Hygeine" and distantly after "Two Steps Forward, Three Steps Back." If you haven't read either of the two, you probably won't understand anything that's going on here - feel free to message me and I'll gladly send you the prequels.

Ooh, I think she's starting to warm up to him! Or not.

As always, comments and criticisms brighten up my day (even flames are welcome)!

1: Harp of Altara
Posted at 11:55am on August 21st, 2008

As always "-(text)-" denotes italics, usually used for thoughts or emphasis.
On a side note, if anyone knows how to actually incorporate italics into Random Thoughts, I'd very much like to know.
2: Cappuccino_girl
Posted at 4:38pm on August 21st, 2008

i gett it.. teehee.. its good. :D
3: Harp of Altara
Posted at 12:30am on August 22nd, 2008

Good. I had to cut out a lot of the description and explanation to save words, so I was afraid it came out too vague.
Also, I stink at writing action.
4: SacredMidnight
Posted at 6:38pm on August 26th, 2008

It's really good. I wish i can write like this ._.
5: Harp of Altara
Posted at 12:21pm on August 27th, 2008

I still have my reservations. The next one will be better, because, to be honest, it can't get much worse. Now if only I could conjure up a plot of some sort...
6: AmreKept
Posted at 9:49am on August 28th, 2008

I had to read this like 3 times to get it. Maybe you're too advanced for my tiny brain. But so far it looks good.
7: -Yukari-
Posted at 12:07pm on August 28th, 2008

Well, as far as the action goes, it's not too bad, really. Granted, there's only so much action in there ^_^ but what's there is descriptive enough.
Also, I remember the first pretty well, but Hygiene I don't remember as well, which is odd. I think there's a connection between the two I'm missing (or the two are independent plot-wise and I'm thinking about this too hard XD).
8: Harp of Altara
Posted at 1:32pm on August 28th, 2008

AmreKept: No, it's certainly not you. I'm not very good at explaining things while still being economic with my words. Of course, if you don't remember what happened last time around, you are probably lost regardless.
9: Roy565
Posted at 6:40am on September 26th, 2008

[i] [/i] Gives italics.
Also, this is really good. Though... I don't know the others. ;P