But first: ghost busting. His answer gets a tilt of her head, the faint glow of her eyes in the dark making it clear that her attention is back on him. Even then, there's still a wariness to her; a guard that doesn't falter even when her focus shifts. ]
I hope that's not me you're talking about - [ There's a shriek, sharp and piercing, as a blur of something tries to aim itself towards Lapis. Tries to, as it's rebuffed by a wash of dark sky and stars - as if a piece of the nightsky was plucked out and placed between her and the spirit. The rebuff pulls another echoing cry as it's stunned, and now she can get a good look at it; it moves and twitches in ways that don't make sense, jagged in ways that makes it hard to pinpoint what shape it should be.
It's more than a little concerning, and the starry barrier between them diffuses into nothing as she reaches out. The jagged edges catch the fabric of her jacket, leaving cuts along her hand before it flinches back - scattered cries filling the air again. ]
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But first: ghost busting. His answer gets a tilt of her head, the faint glow of her eyes in the dark making it clear that her attention is back on him. Even then, there's still a wariness to her; a guard that doesn't falter even when her focus shifts. ]
I hope that's not me you're talking about - [ There's a shriek, sharp and piercing, as a blur of something tries to aim itself towards Lapis. Tries to, as it's rebuffed by a wash of dark sky and stars - as if a piece of the nightsky was plucked out and placed between her and the spirit. The rebuff pulls another echoing cry as it's stunned, and now she can get a good look at it; it moves and twitches in ways that don't make sense, jagged in ways that makes it hard to pinpoint what shape it should be.
It's more than a little concerning, and the starry barrier between them diffuses into nothing as she reaches out. The jagged edges catch the fabric of her jacket, leaving cuts along her hand before it flinches back - scattered cries filling the air again. ]
... It seems like it's been corrupted.