3.) [accidental video.]

[ijustlivehere]

((or action for Stephen Stills, if he happens to be around))

[The tail end of a distressed yell (read: scream) is heard as the video clicks on. Neil is sitting on his bed, hugging his knees to his chest tightly and staring with apparent horror at the opposite wall of the room.]

H-how did you get in here?

[His shoulders are tense, and if one looks closely enough, he appears to be shaking just slightly.]

How long have you been here? S-Stephen didn't mention that you...

[Neil seems to be terrified to move a centimetre from where he is. He gulps and takes a shaky breath, his voice coming out high and pleading.]

Why won't you say anything?!

[But it's clear to anyone watching that there is no one there; Neil is the only person in the room.]

((ooc: Neil has fallen victim to the Ghost World curse! He seems to unintentionally be playing host to visitor from back home...))

Comments

[designedtoparty]

Do you have wall phobia, or something?

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Wall ph-- what? No! It's--

[Points, apparently, at the wall.]

It's her!

[designedtoparty]

[Nathan squints. Then his eyes widen like he's seeing it for the first time.]

Oh, my God. You're right. It's her!

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[nods profusely at the confirmation]

Th-that's my ex! The big one. I don't know how she got in here. I swear I locked the door before I went to bed-- I always lock the door.

[designedtoparty]

I don't know, man. Maybe you should try asking her.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

I've tried, man. She just keeps staring at me like that.

He lifts a hand to his lips and imitates a shy, forlorn expression (http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l7oerwZBDz1qdsrcio1_500.png).]

[designedtoparty]

[Nathan gives him a sympathetic look.]

I hate it when girls look at you like that.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Yeah! Right? I mean, right!

Ugh frak everything she's so cute!

I need to get out of here.

[designedtoparty]

Run, man! Run before she sucks you in with her cute, soulful eyes and promises of sex.

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Neil flees the room.]

...

[Not long after, he returns, looking even more distressed than before.]

Dude, she's following me.

[designedtoparty]

You didn't lock her in?

Moses, what were you thinking?

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Dude. Dude.

[He looks as though he might cry, he really does.]

She can go through walls. Oh my god, that's how she got in here! Where the hell did she get the ability to go through walls? I swear to Joss she couldn't do that when I left!

[designedtoparty]

Oh, no...

You know what that means, don't you?

Action

[totallyinaband]

[In the middle of this conversation, Stephen wanders into the room is his pajamas, looking more rumpled and homeless than usual.]

Neil, what are you yelling for? Did someone beat you at tetris battle again?

Re: Action

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

No, man, look!

[He points emphatically at... nothing.]

Did you know she was here?! Why didn't you tell me she was here, man?!

Re: Action

[totallyinaband]

What, the wall? Yeah, it's been here for a while, man.

Re: Action

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Neil appears exasperated. Or on the verge of tears. Possibly both.]

What? Not the wall, dude! Knives!

Re: Action

[totallyinaband]

[Eugh, this is way to complicated for 9 in the morning.]

Knives isn't here, dude. We're in The City, remember?

Re: Action

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

I know where we are! And so is she-- will you just look? Right there!

Re: Action

[totallyinaband]

Knives is not there! That is a wall.

You're probably cursed, man.

Re: Action

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

Maybe you're cursed. You're the one who can't see someone who's standing right there!

Re: Action

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen rolls his eyes.]

Where's she standing? Here?

[Stephen moves to about the part of the room where Neil seems to be staring fixedly.]

No one is in the room but us!

Re: Action

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Neil watches Stephen walk up next to Knives... and watches his arm go through her. Neil goes seriously wide-eyed.]

Holy frak.

That should... not... be possible.

Re: Action

[totallyinaband]

And yet...

[Stephen waves his arms around a bit to emphasis his point.]

CURSED, man.



Now back to sleep. Or work, or something.

Re: Action

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Neil relaxes a little, and slides off the bed cautiously from where he's been curled up in the fetal position.]

Okay.

...

So, like... this'll go away, right?