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who: eben and chloe
where: around town
when: early morning

who: eben and tad
where: looney bin o doom
when: afternoon

Eben was wandering. He had his map with him, though he wasn't really checking it so much as he was letting himself go wherever looked interesting. That sort of mentality had taken him down a wing that had a lot of windows and there were spirits wandering the halls. So he was taking pictures.

He'd taken shots of strangely located dead birds, all in their own window pane next to one another. He'd also found a bird skeleton on the floor, so he'd taken a shot of that as well. Now he'd moved onto more spirit-photography, asking permission to take shots, even if they didn't come out as clearly as he could see them. So far, the ghosts he'd encountered seemed a little confused that he was there, but otherwise alright. They didn't make a bunch of sense in conversation (since he'd tried) but it was still interesting, one way or another. He paused, seeing a non-spirit type figure up the hallway, though the light was too bright to make out who it was. So he just took a photograph anyhow, thinking the fact that there were two spirits between himself and the figure interesting.

Who: Taylor and Eben
When: After school
Where: Outside and on the way home

who: eben and mira
where: mshs
when: mid day

Who: Charlotte and various texts and notes (Kaysen, Alexis, Eben, Gabe, Lily, Nate)
When: Before school
Where: Textland, notes left in lockers

To Kaysen:
It's the end of the world as we know it. I'm throwing a party. My house, Halloween, 6 PM. Lots of silly horror movies, maybe some wii and pumpkin carving, ridiculous amounts of junk food. Would you and Chance like to come? Your brother and his girlfriend too. I don't know what the deal with Thom and Chrissy is and whether or not I should invite him. Also, cursed werewolf probably on the run, please please please be careful. I don't know if fire kills them or not. -Charlie

To Alexis, Eben, and Gabe:
I know it's a school night, but I'm gonna have a party on Halloween at my house at 6 PM. Horror movies, wii, pumpkin carving, and all the baked goodness and junk food you can handle. Costumes encouraged but optional. :) Feel free to invite anyone you like. Please please please don't walk, I'll pick people up and drop them off if anyone needs rides. Be careful over the weekend, guys. -Charlie

Who: Charlotte and texts to Kaysen and Eben
When: Lunch
Where: Textland

To Kaysen:
Alexis Byrd invited me to a bonfire this Friday and I said I'd go. Do you want to go? I know group things aren't really your thing, but you went to the last one so I wanted to ask. I can give you a ride if you want to go. -Charlie

To Eben:
Alexis Byrd is throwing a bonfire this Friday at eight at Wetmore's Landing, she said I could invite more people. Haven't heard from you in a while, so this is a good excuse. :) -Charlie

Who: Eben and Jesse
When: after school
Where: on-campus arcade

Jesse didn't feel like going directly home after band practice let out. He was still kind of thrown by his encounter with Chance. Usually he was better at hiding things than that, but ... what he'd seen was just too fucked up. Mirror doorways, what the hell. He'd wandered for a while until he decided on a spot to go and headed to NMU campus. There was an arcade there, and he had the itch to shoot some zombies. He had his headphones firmly on as he pumped quarters into House of the Dead and picked up the little plastic gun. He spread his legs and concentrated, tongue poking out just slightly between his lips.

Eben went for a walk after school, mostly just wandering. He liked wandering around campus in particular, because the buildings were neat, and there was a lot of different architecture involved. There were also video games, and he was cool with those. So, wandering into the arcade there, he smiled when he spotted Jesse. Walking over, he didn't say anything to the guy, and instead just stood and watched for a few minutes.

Who: Eben and Kavin
Where: Library
When: Afternoon

Who: Texts from Charlotte to Kaysen, Eben, and Ransom
When: An hour before the masquerade

To Kaysen:
Are you going to the masquerade tonight? I guess I am, last minute. Let me know if you are and what you're going as so I can look for you and say hi! -Charlie

To Eben:
I can't imagine you passing the masquerade up, so assuming I have guessed correctly, what are you going as? -Charlie

To Ransom:
Mother Nature. -Charlie

Who: Drea and Eben
When: evening
Where: phone!

Drea blew her breath out from between her lips. Okay, nervous. It was stupid to be nervous about calling boys, because hi, they were boys, but she'd been massively striking out with dude-friends since moving here and it was kind of disheartening. But maybe Eben was ... bored, or something. Or wouldn't mind hearing from her. Gabe was kinda off-limits with drama, Dean probably hated her guts, she knew that Khadim kid hated her guts, so ... weirdo cute artist boy quasi-date-but-not guy it was. She unfolded her schedule for the billionth time, standing in her socks the kitchen she'd just cleaned, and took the phone off the cradle on the wall.

Clearing her throat, she dialed the number Eben had given her and listened to it ring. Voicemail, perfect. Drea coughed again and rolled her eyes at herself. She was just being friendly, Jesus. "Um, hi, Eben, it's ... Drea. Girl you took to homecoming, remember me?" she chuckled faintly and felt uber-lame. "Anyway, I was just bored and thought I'd call, see what you were up to. So ... hi. This is my number, if you want to call me back. Just don't call after eleven, 'cause my dad works and stuff and it's a house phone and ... yeah. 'Kay bye."

She hung up, sighed, and plopped down at the kitchen table to thunk her forehead against the table. Lametard.

Who: Eben and Sammy
Where: Art class
When: Second period after lunch

Art class was always nice, but today art class was like a little oasis in the sea of rumors that were circulating around the school halls. The paint and crayon and just…art smells in general were calming and Sammy was just sitting calmly, ignored by all the other art students, working on a project that seemed to consist of a lot of wire and a rabbit totem, with maybe a couple of beads here and there. Not girly beads, just…cool, tribal type beads. The conversations rose and fell in pitch around him but for the first time today he ignored them, deciding he didn’t want to hear anymore rumors about Isaac and some random girl, or about Chrissy, or about anything. At least not from people who had probably heard it from a friend, who’d heard it from a sister, and whatever. The point was there was a lot of it and it all seemed to be continuing to mutate and form into even weirder rumors.

Who: Eben and Charlotte
When: Early afternoon
Where: We'll see?

Not wanting to risk waking Eben up, Charlotte waited until safely after noon to call Eben. Though she felt silly admitting it, Kaysen's information about him did help her relax about the situation. Even if she still wasn't convinced she'd make a good model. Sitting at her computer and opening up her phone, she clicked in to her phonebook and dialed Eben's number. "Here goes nothing..." she murmured.

Eben was already awake, and glanced up from the charcoal drawing he'd been working on, and he picked up his cell. "Greetings and salutations." he said brightly. "How are you this fine day?" Whether or not it was a fine day was kind of irrelevant to him.

Charlotte giggled slightly, thinking he sounded exactly how he had at the party. "Well I'm great." she replied. "And how are you?" Okay, so it was easier to talk to a gay guy. Clearly, she had problems.

Who: Drea and Eben, and open to other homecoming arrivals!
When: dance-time!
Where: on the way to homecoming

Eben had the cab pull up outside of Drea's place, and wait, as he walked up to the door. Knocking, he stepped back, and waited, feeling pleasantly pleased with everything of late. He was looking forward to the dance, he had his (not well liked) digital camera in his pocket, just so he could take pictures of all the imagery he was sure he'd see tonight. It would be recordable, most certainly.

He also looked forward to spending more time with Drea, who seemed all sorts of awesome. She was a cute thing, and he liked cute things. He just hoped that she wasn't nervous now or anything, considering the circumstances when he'd asked her--what with the fact she'd been fantastically inebriated at the time.

Who: Gabe and OPEN TO TEENS!
Where: Gabe's House
When: 8pm and Onwards!

It wasn't long before the house was packed and there seemed to be someone everywhere Gabe looked. There were people in the living room, people in the kitchen, people on the back porch, and he knew a few were lingering in his bedroom. The house Gabe lived in felt even smaller than usual, just by the sheer number of people, though he was once again impressed with how little space Promise Theory took up, playing in the corner. At least there was still plenty of room to move about and everyone seemed to be having a good time. He couldn't imagine so many would hang around if they weren't.

Who: Eben and Claire
When: Mid-morning
Where: Library - Study Hall

It had been a strange week so far - being invited to a party, hanging out with Josh, tolerating Chrissy Chapman and then somehow being asked to homecoming - on a friends only basis, but that was fine with Claire. It made things less awkward and there was no pressure or expectation to try and be something she wasn't around Gabe. She wasn't looking to impress - only to have fun, so she was pretty excited to be able to go. At least with Gabe she would be able to relax and have fun.

From: Gabe
To: Isaac, Thom, Tyler, and Jason
Time: 8:45 PM

Party at my place, Friday night, 8pm. Does Promise Theory want to play? Let me know. If not, I can set up the stereo. Text if you'll be there.

From: Gabe
To: Mass Text: Eben, Jordan, Claire, and 30 other friends
Time: 8:50 PM

Party at my place, Friday night, 8pm. Text back if you'll be there.

Who: Anna and Eben
Where: Anna's house
When: Late afternoon

With the freedom from the shadows, Anna had been trying to catch up on her weaving and her sleep to help with her sickness. Because of Eben's collected thought and good will, she went to the hospital and got what was needed for her horrible infection. And without the fear of light or dark, she could string and weave comfortably and catch up on her sleep. Of course, with her fading between the dream world and the real world, she was completely oblivious to her surroundings the day before.

who: eben and drea
where: MSHS
when: mid day

Who: Gabe and Eben
Where: Outdoor basketball court
When: Late Afternoon

Gabe was starting to pretend the world was normal again, that one day of insanity could be forgotten, so long as it didn't repeat itself. He had no explanation for what had transpired and it didn't peak his interest so much as scare him off. While some people might go looking for answers, he preferred to act as if a question hadn't been asked in the first place.

Who: Anna and Eben
When: Early Morning
Where: Text

Are the shadows really gone? Can you come over?

Who: Eben & Jules
When: Mid Afternoon
Where: Beach

It was well into the day when Jules finally stirred from her slumber and rolled over to look at the clock by her bedside. She shook her head and inwardly cursed herself for sleeping the morning away. She grabbed her robe and made her way to the porch to survey the weather for the day. It was unusually warm for this time of year and she decided to use that unseasonal weather change to her advantage.

who: eben and anna
where: her house
when: early evening

who: eben and buttah, dessicant (still open for a separate thread if anyone wants!)
where: the craft show
when: midday

who: eben and anna
where: McCarty's Cove beach
when: early afternoon

Eben walked along the sandy beach, occasionally taking time to attempt to skip rocks, not that that worked out for him. He didn't mind. The water wasn't still enough to really be doing that. He liked more watching the lines of chaos spark out from the stone when he threw it. He liked tipping them in different directions to see if he could get the rock to skip once, before it disappeared beneath the surface.

Who: Stacey
Where: On the Phone
When: Tuesday morning

Want to go to Art on the Rocks sometime?

Who: Sammy and Eben!
Where: MSHS
When: Last period

Turmoil roiled through Sammy like waves tossed and turned on the sea by a hurricane as he sat by himself on the side-lawn where he and the others had met for the system-setting-up meeting. Technically he should have been inside like everyone else in his last class, but he didn’t want to sit in there anymore. He also didn’t want to go home once the final bell rang, to be honest. He just wanted to…sit. And do nothing. Yes.

Who: Eben and Stacey
Where: out!
When: Early Evening

Stacey sat on the porch waiting for Eben. She could have waited inside, but it was pleasant enough outside she didn't mind. Then there was the benefit of snagging the would-be boyfriend before the parentals got a chance to grill him. She rifled in her purse for her cell phone to check her messages. He was picking her up here, right? She hate to think she got confused and forgot to meet him at the restaurant.

who: eben and stacey
where: stacey's house
when: mid afternoon

Who: Doc, Kurt, Liadan, Jovie, Dessicant, Seven, Eben, and Evan
Where: Washington Street
When: night

This had officially gone on too long. In Doc's mind, it had been too far with the first death, but he knew that he'd been powerless to stop it at the time. He'd been trapped in the basement of his home, an intangible victim of his own power and the decisions he'd made for Eva's sake. There had been no choice for those first few days but to sit and wait, to listen to Teddybear's status reports and wonder if the twins would get in over their heads. Finally, they had... People were dying and those that were alive were trapped in their fear, resigned to hiding until the plague that had come to town forced them out. But that wouldn't be the case. It was time to do what he'd made a life out of, to cleanse this place the only way he knew how.

who: eben and stacey
where: downtown
when: noon

Eben was decidedly confused. It was difficult, walking around town, watching all the lines of chaos and where they led back to. Whatever was going on in town had the lines going fucking insane. He'd never seen it before. It was like chaos had just wandered into town, pissed all over the place, and hung out for a while. It was far more concentrated than he was used to, that was for damn sure.