I2: Dancing With the Dead

Previously the lodgings of the late Lady Braddock, the Dower House fell into disuse for a number of years, particularly after Braddock Manor passed to Brian himself. Since the arrival of the University, it has been renovated into an administrative building as well as faculty and staff housing on the second floor.

Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:10 pm

"...aren't you supposed to be encouraging?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:20 pm

"There would be nothing encouraging about letting you believe that you have mental health problems when I can't see any evidence of them," Melody says.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:22 pm

"I just don't... what am I supposed to do with this information?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:22 am

Melody leans against her desk. "That's up to you. If you want my help, we can try to find out more about the nature of this development. We could explore it together carefully and in a safe environment."

"This doesn't have to be a bad or scary thing, Sam," Melody says. "But whatever it is, you should try to understand it. Otherwise, you risk hurting yourself."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:28 am

"It's not... me getting hurt that I'm worried about."

"But I get the point, I guess."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:32 am

"Well, I hope it's not me," Melody says. "Whether you got a goddess in you or not, kiddo, I've faced scarier. Trust me."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:38 am

"I do have... this vague urge to 'fix' you."

"I'm not sure what that entails, but it's probably not pleasant. Not that you probably couldn't handle me. I'm not that deluded."

"But no, not you. Or at least not just you."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:48 am

"Who then?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:51 am

"...everybody, aye?"

"Nobody wants to be the girl they let out too early."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 12:58 am

"Sam, I recently had to deal with paperwork involving a student driving another student through our infirmary wall," Melody says. "We have an ex-child assassin on campus. Most of the students are hormonal children that double as weapons of mass destruction.."

"I understand your concern and I have nothing but respect for your dedication to not hurt the people around you, but that dedication is exactly why you belong here and not at Muir," Melody says. "Everyone here is dangerous and potentially unstable. The important thing isn't what you could be, it's what you choose to be."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:11 am

"The answer's kind of the same regardless, isn't it?"

"Yes, I want help. I want to know whatever... this bloody is."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:15 am

"Good!" Melody says. "How do you feel about being hypnotized?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:20 am

"...I let another student root around in my brain the other night."

"So... probably pretty okay."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:28 am

Part of Melody helpfully informed her that this sort of thing would be easier to deal with if she wasn't taking the serum, but she told that part of her to kindly shut the hell up. She pulled up a chair next to Sam and locked eyes with the redheaded student.

"Take a deep breath," Melody says. "Tell me when you're ready."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:29 am

"...oh. You meant, like, right now."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:34 am

"Well, I suppose you could make an appointment and come back later," Melody says. "That might make more sense. I just thought you were feeling all twitchy over it, so sooner better than later, right?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:41 am

"No, no, it's fine. I'm just not quite thinking straight, I guess."

She takes a moment to steady herself. Breathing exercises she knows, even if she's not the most diligent.

"Okay, let's give this a try."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:16 am

"Look into my eyes," Melody says in a slow and steady voice. "At the count of ten, the world will fade away and it will just be you and me in a blank, neutral space."

Melody's suppressed vampiric nature gave her skills at mesmerism a bit of a boost, it was an excellent way to catch prey after all, but most of this was training from her husband. Being able to hypnotize people came in very useful for an occultist.

"Ten. The world is getting lighter. Fuzzier. Keep your eyes on me and listen to my voice..."

She was very good at it.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:20 am

Though Sam has fairly decent defenses against telepathy, she is at her core rather mundanely suggestible.

Her breathing steadies, and her eyes stay focused on Doctor Malcolm.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:23 am

Melody takes Sam through the entire count, slowly prodding Sam to become more relaxed and focused on her voice until she reaches...

"...One. Let the rest of the world drift away. There is nothing but you and me. You feel completely relaxed, calm, and safe as the lightness spreads through your fingers and fills you with an incredible sense of peace."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:26 am

"S'isn't so bad..." Sam mumbles softly as she drifts off, her eyes unfocusing.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:30 am

Melody smiles. "Now, when I snap my fingers, you'll wake up feeling completely refreshed. It will be like you had a good night's rest. Do you understand, Sam?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:33 am

"...got it," she mutters.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:44 am

"Let's start slow," Melody says. "What's your full name?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:47 am

"Samantha Elizabeth McManus."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:51 am

"That's a lovely name," Melody says. "I want you to know that you're safe here, Sam. I will never do anything to hurt you or ask you to hurt yourself. The moment you feel threatened or in danger, you will wake up on your own without me snapping my fingers. Understand?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:52 am

"Understood. That's... that's good."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:00 am

"I'm glad you agree," Melody says happily. "I'm going to begin asking you some questions about the Morrigan, Sam. Is that alright?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:03 am

"It's okay. It's... what I came here for."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:04 am

"Good," Melody says. "Where did you first hear about the Morrigan, Sam?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:08 am

"An old story about Cú Chulainn. Gran likes to tell it."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:14 am

"Which story is that?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 3:21 am

"The Morrigan can be anyone and anything, so you should always watch what you're saying because it might be her."

"One day, Cú Chulainn saw a woman driving a cow from his land. He thought she was stealing from him, so he confronted her. She turned into a crow, and he realized he'd made a mistake. He tried to apologize, but she told him there's nothing he can do now that won't make it worse. So he gets cocky and says she can't hurt him. She tells him about a battle that's going to happen in his future, and that she'll be there when he dies."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:47 am

"That's a very good lesson," Melody says. "Can you name the three aspects of the Morrigan?"
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 2:19 pm

"There's Badb, all urge and action, then Macha, the line in the dirt, then Nemain, yielding and retreat."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:06 pm

"Are these the aspects that Miriam met?" Melody asks.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:10 pm

"She met Badb. Badb was the one that snuck up on me. She said she woke the other two up to provide balance."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:13 pm

"And do you know how long these aspects have been with you?" Melody asks.
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Samantha McManus » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:38 pm

"I don't know. They remember things I've never done."
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Re: I2: Dancing With the Dead

Postby Melody Malcolm » Sun Aug 16, 2015 3:14 am

"Like what?"
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