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*Meadow* · 11-05-2021, 03:27 PM

Fern’s panic attack slows as her daughter fights to regain control. Meadow does not stop the stream of sweet sounds and words until she sees cloudily aqua start to blink. With a soft smile on her ghostly lips, Meadow asks if her daughter is back with her. Frightened aqua eyes look at her and Fern’s stuttered question leaves the spirit momentarily speechless. With a gentle voice, Meadow assures her daughter, “I am not sure Fern. But we will figure this out, together.” Offering a warm smile with the words.

However, her words appear to fall on deaf ears as Fern’s face becomes a mask of absolute terror. Confused, Meadow follows her daughter’s gaze to the ghosts that appear through the fog. The unnatural sounds they make unnerve her daughter even more as Fern backs away from them. Meadow follows her daughter, trying to capture Fern’s attention but failing. Fern’s retreat is cut off by a stone pillar and Meadow watches as her daughter tries to make herself appear small against the stone.

The wolves stop a few feet from Fern, glowing eyes piercing through the darkness. Meadow moves to stand next to her daughter, trying to offer support and strength. When the wolf steps forward and dislocates it jaw to scream at Fern, Meadow steps in. The shrill scream is cut short as the incorporeal Meadow steps in toward the terrifying ghosts and shouts, “ENOUGH!” Its jaw snaps shut and jerky heads all turn to focus on her. Meadow casts a look back to the cowering Fern and sees her shaking form and distant eyes. Meadow isn’t sure if Fern is even aware of what is going on.

Turning her head back the jittery phantoms, anger rising, Meadow demands, “What the hell do you think you are doing? You cannot go around scaring everyone you meet! Have you no manners?” Heads continue to jerk as mouths open and random clicking noises are heard. Something shifts in the air and the wolf that had screamed approaches Meadow. Mouth opens as and a raspy voice punctures the air, “We need to eat.” The words are drawn out, breathy, and sharp all at the same time.

Meadow stares daggers at the ghost, unafraid of it as she states, “You are a ghost. You do not need to eat. There is no food in the world that could satisfy your hunger.” It laughs at her for a long time before the raspy voice says, “Fool! We do not eat food. We eat anger… and fear. And that one has much to give.” Its jittery head bobs toward Fern and Meadow looks back toward her daughter.

Fern has curled herself into a tight ball, mummering senseless words and rocking herself. Aqua eyes are glazed and detached as she stares at nothing. Anger pulses through Meadow as turns back to ghost and snaps, “You leave her alone! All of you! Leave her alone!” The small spirit paces in front of her daughter’s prone figure as the cruel wolf laughs and demands, “And what will you give us in return?” Glowing eyes watch Meadow as she tries to think of something they would want.

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Fern/Meadow Event Thread

Meadow