Trilby Hatter July 6 Share July 6 @Sphinx-Ara, @Skylight Scintillate "Ooh. I can haz maerfren." Trilby says, cheeky. He grabs a quick breakfast and then collects his things. It wouldn't be long before their adventure beings. "Now this is the part of the journey I was waiting for! Just us, the friends, roughing it into adventure." Trilby says before getting settled in the van. He makes sure his belongings don't take up too much room and there is still a path so that everypony can move around freely in the van. "Let's just hope it's not one of those situations where the easy job becomes the hardest. Though I guess by that logic, the hardest would become the easiest, so it would all balance itself out?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 July 16 Share July 16 (edited) @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara On 2024-07-05 at 1:48 AM, Evelyn Noir said: "Welcome to your new home for the next..Celestia knows how long" she would say with a smile, setting up her things "Alright, so as the carousel is here in Town, I can drive, and it should hopefully be a quick job, its the one at the Asylum that I'm worried about, as tehre's a lot of negative history to that place". "Sounds like a plan," Swift Wings replied as they followed along with the others. Given that Swift Wings wasn't exactly familiar with the supernatural, they mentally prepared themselves for experiencing strange and unusual things. While in the van, Swift Wings would prefer to sit close to the window with the window down. They preferred feeling the wind in their face when on the road. On 2024-07-06 at 3:08 AM, Trilby Hatter said: "Let's just hope it's not one of those situations where the easy job becomes the hardest. Though I guess by that logic, the hardest would become the easiest, so it would all balance itself out?" "Uummm, I don't think that's how that works?" Swift Wings replied, getting a bit confused themselves. Edited July 16 by Skylight Scintillate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir July 16 Author Share July 16 @Samurai Equine @Skylight Scintillate Evelyn would look to Trilby first "Well..that's up to the both of you, just remember my warning from yesterday" she would say to him with a light chuckle, starting the engine, then addressing the both of her friends "Swift is pretty much spot on then, thankfully it doesn't work that way, in fact, I would be very very worried if it did" she would say "imagine if the Carousel was haunted by maleveolent spirits and the Assylum was haunted by benevelont spirits..chaos!" she giggles softly. as she drove. About an hour later, they would arrive outside the Carousel, where Rarity and Coco Pommel were waiting for them. "Ah, already waiting for us, Rarity is quite punctual" she would say as she puts the van into park and turns off the ignition. "Alright you two, lets get to it, first of all, is collecting all information Rarity and Coco can give us, then we set up the equiptment" she tells them before getting out of the van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilby Hatter July 17 Share July 17 @Sphinx-Ara, @Skylight Scintillate Trilby makes sure his nice hat is polished and looking it's absolute best. He even gives his ascot one last adjustment. With Evelyn leading the way, Trilby hops out of the van. "Rarity! Coco Pommel! I've come to bargain. ...I mean, help." Trilby says, pointing dramatically before relaxing. He bows before the two mares. Whatever happens next is up to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 July 18 Share July 18 @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara "Hello there Rarity, hi Coco. I'm Swift Wings by the way," Swift Wings introduced as they got out of the van. "So I've heard you called Evelyn to report some supernatural occurrences happening within the boutique. What have you observed?" Swift Wings asked as they took out their SmartPone to take notes. 19 hours ago, Trilby Hatter said: "Rarity! Coco Pommel! I've come to bargain. ...I mean, help." "Bargain? Huh?" Swift Wings exclaimed as this surprise broke their train of thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir July 18 Author Share July 18 @Samurai Equine @Skylight Scintillate Rarity would giggle a litlte while Coco rolled her eyes at Trilby's antics, before the both of them hugged the purple pegasus, "Evelyn darling, so good of you to come, and with friends as well" Rarity would say, as she and Coco led them into the foyer of the clothing boutique. "first of all, I do not bleieve either of you have been here before" she would say to Trilby and Swift Wings "So, welcome, welcome" she smiles, getting them a seat to sit down on before telling them of the occurences. "It all started about three weeks ago. SOmeof our thigns would either be moved or go missing overnight, and the mares and stalions who work overnight have reported cold spots and strange noies coming from the attic" she would tell them, "Fluttershy assures me that the family of raccoons that used to live here have moved on, so it isn't them" she would tell them as Coco serves them some coffee and nods. Evelyn thinks for a moment "Well, the things going missing or bieng moved could have been blamed on the Raccoons, the cheeky little critters that they are." she would say with a giggle "But since Fluttershy assured you it isn't them, along with the cold spots and noises at night time, could be a spirit residing here or...it could just be that this place is old" she says with a slight chuckle, shaking her head "well, we've got the day to set up, and I'll need to get everything from the van, so why don't you two do the side stuff?" she suggests. Rarity would smile "Excellent idea darling, Trilby dear, why don't you come with me, I would love to discuss selling your hats in my boutique, as I personally have a collection myself" she would say, "and Swift Wings, would you kindly go with Coco, she would love to get your ideas on fashion and accessories for those of the nonbinary persuasion" she says, beginnign to lead Trilby to her office. Coco would smile softly to Swift Wings "Please follow me, we can discuss everything at my station" she would say, leading them to her station, then asking them "Alright, please tell me Swift Wings, what are the sort of things like designs and colors that you look for fashion and accessories in your daily life?" she asks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilby Hatter July 20 Share July 20 @Sphinx-Ara, @Skylight Scintillate Trilby follows and takes a seat. He nods for now, listening carefully. He still expects this to just be a formal, paranormal investigation. He doesn't expect anything personal. That is, until Rarity shows interest in him. "Oh, you actually know about my business? And you want to sell some of my hats in your boutique? Well, uh... Yes! I'd be honored! You really are shaping up to be the generous pony that I've heard so much about. There are so many uptight designers who could learn a thing or two from you." Trilby happily follows Rarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 July 24 Share July 24 @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara On 2024-07-18 at 1:22 AM, Evelyn Noir said: "It all started about three weeks ago. SOmeof our thigns would either be moved or go missing overnight, and the mares and stalions who work overnight have reported cold spots and strange noies coming from the attic" she would tell them, "Fluttershy assures me that the family of raccoons that used to live here have moved on, so it isn't them" she would tell them as Coco serves them some coffee and nods. "I see. And you have ruled out, err, natural causes? Such as a draft or the building's utilities?" Swift Wings would ask. On 2024-07-18 at 1:22 AM, Evelyn Noir said: Coco would smile softly to Swift Wings "Please follow me, we can discuss everything at my station" she would say, leading them to her station, then asking them "Alright, please tell me Swift Wings, what are the sort of things like designs and colors that you look for fashion and accessories in your daily life?" she asks "Oh, uh, well, um, how do I put this?" Swift Wings stammered, surprised by the sudden change of topics. "Well I'm not usually into fashion, but I prefer more casual clothing. Something that's casual and comfortable, but doesn't impact my ability to fly. Also, I prefer something with bright colors, and feels modern, but isn't genderized. I mean, I feel like it's hard to describe my fashion preferences, especially relation to gender and gender expectations and norms into words..." Swift Wings explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir July 25 Author Share July 25 @Samurai Equine Rairty would smile as she walked and talked with Trilby "Well you have such a unique style and I think it is quite sad that your hats aren't more widely available" she would say to him, "And I always believe us small business owners should work together. I remember when I first started up, it was so hard to get any business outside of Ponyville" she would say as they soon arrive to her sewing room, where she had plenty of manquins set up with dresses and outfits paired with some of Trilby's hats she thought worked with them. "I might have jumpthe shark a little here" she would say with a light smile. @Skylight Scintillate Coco would look to Swift and nod "W-well, we do think it is a possibility, but most ponies aren't too keen on investigating it unless it is something supernatural" she would say to them, nodding and writing down everything that Swift was telling them "O-oh it's quite alright, I think I understand.. I find accessories like scarves can be quite gender neutral, though they can be a bother with flying, from what I have heard" she says to them. @Skylight Scintillate @Samurai Equine - bit of a timeskip - Evelyn had finally gotten everything they needed set up and the cameras ready to record. They are all sitting around the table, having dinner that Rarity cooked for them. "So, the first thing we will do, is explore the shop and areas around it, inlcuding outside and the upstairs, to eliminate the possibilities of this all being natural and the building just being old" she would say, "How-ever, while setting up everything, I did come across some cold spots that did feel a bit odd. I also did a bit of research, Nothing violent or really bad happened here in the past, but ther was one incident when this was the headquarters for the Midsummer Theatre Revival group where..." she stops for a moment "Where a little filly was playing in the backstage area and a prop collapsed and crushed her.." she says with a sadness to her tone "So, it is possible, her spirit is still around and is jsut lonely and wanting to play" she would say "some poltregeists aren't evil like the ones you see in the movies or read in books, some are just mischevious" she would say to the group. "I've also interviewd most of the employees, and no one has said they have not said to anyone that isn't a customer that they are welcome to the shop, so we can likely rule out an Annabelle situation" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilby Hatter July 25 Share July 25 @Sphinx-Ara Seeing how Rarity all ready has some of Trilby's hats makes his heart swell. He was NOT expecting that! "Well, since we're being honest... I've had a few ideas for a collaboration line between the two of us. My hat designs with some of your exclusive materials. Your dresses with some of my exclusive accessories. I am sure we could hammer out the details." --TIME SKIP-- @Sphinx-Ara, @Skylight Scintillate Trilby listens to the situation. "Hmm... I don't have a lot of experience dealing with little foals, let alone spirits of little foals. Perhaps with enough time, I could build a little puppet theater. Wait, would that even work on a spirit?" Trilby thinks it over as he graciously eats. "Oh my, this meal is just as fabulous as the hooves that prepared it. Do I taste a hint of truffle?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 July 30 Share July 30 @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara On 2024-07-24 at 8:37 PM, Evelyn Noir said: Coco would look to Swift and nod "W-well, we do think it is a possibility, but most ponies aren't too keen on investigating it unless it is something supernatural" she would say to them, nodding and writing down everything that Swift was telling them "O-oh it's quite alright, I think I understand.. I find accessories like scarves can be quite gender neutral, though they can be a bother with flying, from what I have heard" she says to them. "Yeah scarfs are quite nice, but I agree with what you say about them getting in the way when I fly. Maybe I'll wear some of them when I'm not flying," Swift Wings would reply. They would glance around at the different clothing at the boutique. "Hmm, what else do you think looks good on me?" === Time Skip === On 2024-07-24 at 8:37 PM, Evelyn Noir said: They are all sitting around the table, having dinner that Rarity cooked for them. "This food is quite nice," Swift Wings would note. On 2024-07-24 at 8:37 PM, Evelyn Noir said: Evelyn had finally gotten everything they needed set up and the cameras ready to record. They are all sitting around the table, having dinner that Rarity cooked for them. "So, the first thing we will do, is explore the shop and areas around it, inlcuding outside and the upstairs, to eliminate the possibilities of this all being natural and the building just being old" she would say, "How-ever, while setting up everything, I did come across some cold spots that did feel a bit odd. "I see. I was thinking we could use inferred cameras to see where the cold spots are. And if supernatural phenomenon doesn't show up in inferred cameras, then we would know that this would be the case," Swift Wings suggested. "What equipment did you set up?" On 2024-07-24 at 8:37 PM, Evelyn Noir said: Nothing violent or really bad happened here in the past, but ther was one incident when this was the headquarters for the Midsummer Theatre Revival group where..." she stops for a moment "Where a little filly was playing in the backstage area and a prop collapsed and crushed her.." she says with a sadness to her tone "So, it is possible, her spirit is still around and is jsut lonely and wanting to play" "Oh. Thats... sad," Swift Wings replied. "I hope she's ok. How long ago was that?" On 2024-07-24 at 8:37 PM, Evelyn Noir said: "I've also interviewd most of the employees, and no one has said they have not said to anyone that isn't a customer that they are welcome to the shop, so we can likely rule out an Annabelle situation" "Uuh, what's an Annabelle situation?" Swift Wings whispered to Evelyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir July 30 Author Share July 30 @Skylight Scintillate @Samurai Equine As the four ate, Coco would nod to Swift with a smile "T-that's great to hear, I will be able to get some scarves made for you, maybe..pair them with a pair of flying goggles and a flying suit?" she would suggest, clearly getting excited about her new project. Rarity would smile "Oh my, aren't you a charmer, Trilby darling" she would say with a light giggle, "But thank you, I quite appreciate the compliments" she says, then smiling a bit more, listening to Coco and Swift's discussion "It fills my heart with joy to see Coco so passionate about this, she's been a bit burnt out with her usual proejcts, so this giving her a new passion for fashion, well it's wonderful" she would say, then looking to Evelyn "Oh..oh no, that is sad indeed" Evelyn would nod, "It says it happened 50 years ago, so if it is her spirit, she has been here for quite some time" she'd tell everyone, before continuing "And it would appear that you and I think quite alike, Swift, I've set up some infrared motion cameras in the cold spots, as well some detection devices" she would tell them "We wil still need to go around with EVP devices and our own cameras." she smiles a little "As for what an Annabelle situation is, well..a couple had found a raggedy Anne doll at a thrift store, and bought it for their daughter who was a nurse. At first it was all good, but soon, little things like things going missing, the doll bein in places they were sure it wasn't, started happening. Later, a 'spirit' came to the daughter through the doll, and claimed to be the spirit of a little girl, and so the daughter invited it into their home via inhabitating the doll..only to find out short after, it wasn't a spirit of a little girl, but instead a demon" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilby Hatter July 31 Share July 31 @Sphinx-Ara, @Skylight Scintillate Trilby smirks and raises his glass to Rarity, giving her cheers for her work, then turns back to his friends. "Well I'm no talking dog, and I don't need any snacks named after me, but I'm willing to be the bait that lures out the spirit. Whatever you need me to do, just let me know." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 August 1 Share August 1 @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara On 2024-07-30 at 3:11 AM, Evelyn Noir said: As the four ate, Coco would nod to Swift with a smile "T-that's great to hear, I will be able to get some scarves made for you, maybe..pair them with a pair of flying goggles and a flying suit?" she would suggest, clearly getting excited about her new project. Swift Wings would immediately light up at that suggestion. "Oh my gosh, flight suits and flight goggles! That's brilliant! I don't know how you do it, but it's like you can read my thoughts that I can't put into words. I love it!" Swift Wings exclaimed. On 2024-07-30 at 3:11 AM, Evelyn Noir said: "And it would appear that you and I think quite alike, Swift, I've set up some infrared motion cameras in the cold spots, as well some detection devices" "So, um, does that mean supernatural phenomena show up on inferred cameras?" Swift Wings asked Evelyn. "What should we be looking for?" On 2024-07-30 at 3:11 AM, Evelyn Noir said: "As for what an Annabelle situation is, well..a couple had found a raggedy Anne doll at a thrift store, and bought it for their daughter who was a nurse. At first it was all good, but soon, little things like things going missing, the doll bein in places they were sure it wasn't, started happening. Later, a 'spirit' came to the daughter through the doll, and claimed to be the spirit of a little girl, and so the daughter invited it into their home via inhabitating the doll..only to find out short after, it wasn't a spirit of a little girl, but instead a demon" "Oh my, that sounds quite dangerous. How would cases like these be dealt with?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir August 2 Author Share August 2 @Samurai Equine @Skylight Scintillate Coco would smile "You're very welcome a-and thank you for the compliments" she would say, listening to the others "O-oh dear, that situation does sound dangerous, demons are quite scary" she would say as Rarity puts a hand on hers and smiles "It's alright darling I don't think we have any demons here, and if it is a spirit, then our friends here will help it to cross over to the other side" she reassures her. Evelyn smiles as she looks to her friends "Well Tribly, that's good to hear, as much as I loved Scooby Doo as a filly, this is a lot more serious than a badguy in a disguise" she would say to him and then looks to Swift "Well yes and no, not all spirits will show up on the camera, but if it is what I think it is, then yes, she likely will" she says, then looking a bit more serious to them "As for demonic activity, I would need to contact either the church of Celestia or the church of Luna to get permission to perform a exorcism" - Time skip- After finishing up their dinner and saying goodnight to Coco and Rarity, watching them leave, Evelyn would run Swift and Trilby through everything they needed to do "Alright, luckily, this is a smallish area, so it's great for training the two of you" she would tell them in the van "First off, I put up cameras in various places, some are static motion activated cameras, which I put in areas that Swift had suggested, but I also put up some video cameras in the areas that everyone has said they had seen things being moved, so hopefully we can catch activity on those as well." she begins "I've also set up certain devices in some areas, where if there is spiritual activity it will let us know" she smiles, giving out two headbands with video cameras attached "These will also document everything we do, and now, as it is a small area, there's really no need to split up, thankfully" she then gets out a EMF metre and a temperature reader "this is an EMF metre, if there is any spiritual stuff going on, it will light up, and let us know, as for this, this is just a temperature reader, it will let us know if the cold spots are supernatural or natural" and finally, she gets out the EMP recorder "and this, is a EMP recorder, it will, sort of let us talk to any spirits here, if there are any" she stretches and sips on a can of soda she had opened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilby Hatter August 2 Share August 2 @Sphinx-Ara, @Skylight Scintillate -SKIP!- Trilby lines up, ready for their first night mission. Though he does use some cartoon physics to quickly change from his current hat to a safari style pith helmet. Spoiler Taking the headband, Trilby straps it to his helmet. A tight, but perfect fit. "Ooh~ I volunteer to use either the EMF meter or the EMP recorder. Whatever scouting around you need me to do, I'm ready." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 August 6 Share August 6 @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara On 2024-08-01 at 8:15 PM, Evelyn Noir said: "Well yes and no, not all spirits will show up on the camera, but if it is what I think it is, then yes, she likely will" she says, then looking a bit more serious to them "As for demonic activity, I would need to contact either the church of Celestia or the church of Luna to get permission to perform a exorcism" "I see," Swift Wings nodded as they reflected on what was mentioned. "Well I suppose we all hope we'll see her appear on the cameras..." On 2024-08-01 at 8:15 PM, Evelyn Noir said: "These will also document everything we do, and now, as it is a small area, there's really no need to split up, thankfully" "Ok, everything else makes sense, but I thought it would always be bad to split up when dealing with the supernatural, even in large areas?" Swift Wings asked as they adjusted the headband. On 2024-08-02 at 3:53 AM, Trilby Hatter said: Trilby lines up, ready for their first night mission. Though he does use some cartoon physics to quickly change from his current hat to a safari style pith helmet. "Woah, how did you do that?" Swift Wings would exclaim as they stepped back in surprise before turning back to Evelyn. "I'm ready to do whatever you need me to do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir August 6 Author Share August 6 @Samurai Equine @Skylight Scintillate Evelyn just shakes her head but then chuckles "Alright then Trilby, how about you hold the EMF reader and a temperature reader" she would say, handing the two devices to him, before looking to Swift and nodding "Well you're right there, Swift, even in big areas, it's a bad idea to split up" she would say, handing a portable monitor to them "Here, this way we can keep an eye on the motion cameras while exploring" she would say, making her way to the first cold spot, looking at her temperature reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trilby Hatter August 6 Share August 6 @Skylight Scintillate Trilby smiles and pulls Swift into a hug. "Magic, my dear friend~! Unicorn magic!" Trilby explains, lifting his hat to show off his horn. When he pulls away from the hug, Swift soon finds that he now has a corndog in his hooves. @Sphinx-Ara Trilby nods and takes the items. "Thank you so much, Evie." Turning the EMF reader on and making sure it works, he adjusts his hat. "All right, let's do this! LEEEEEEEEROY JODHPURS!" Trilby says and runs forwards into the unknown, so eager to begin that he completely missed the part about not splitting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylight Scintillate 1,928 August 11 Share August 11 @Samurai Equine @Sphinx-Ara Swift Wings would take the portable monitor and then follow Evelyn to the spot she wanted to observe. Once there, Swift Wings would glance back and forth between what the motion cameras were seeing and the temperature reader. "What does it say?" Swift Wings asked. On 2024-08-06 at 5:22 AM, Trilby Hatter said: Trilby nods and takes the items. "Thank you so much, Evie." Turning the EMF reader on and making sure it works, he adjusts his hat. "All right, let's do this! LEEEEEEEEROY JODHPURS!" Trilby says and runs forwards into the unknown, so eager to begin that he completely missed the part about not splitting up. "Wha...?" Swift Wings would exclaim, glancing at the corn dog that was somehow balanced on top of the portable monitor in their hooves. They would glance back and forth between the corn dog and Trilby in surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evelyn Noir August 21 Author Share August 21 @Samurai Equine @Skylight Scintillate Evelyn would blink "I swear, that stallion never ceases to amaze me" she would say, texting Trilby to come back. She shakes her head and then smiles a little "Well, he's enthusiastic, that's good" she would say, monitoring her handheld monitor. She then looks to Swift "You doing okay over there?" she asks them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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