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[leekspins]

[She wasn't really counting on making a video post now or...well, maybe not ever, but given the status of all these manipulative monster ghosts being present, she has to risk embarrassment in order to avoid being negligent and selfish.]

[So it's with an expression that's surprisingly serious for the usually carefree and cheerful Orihime as she stands before her device, bowing slightly by means of introduction.]

I don't know how many people already know or not, but there aren't just Moonblessed trying to get in contact with the living right now. There are monsters too, and vengeful spirits, and they seem like they're able to mimic the same actions of someone you know to convince you to moonlace with them and anchor them in this realm again.

[She rests her fingertips against her collarbone.]

I can see spirits, and feel their unique power too, kind of like a signature. So if you're not sure whether or not you're being haunted, please call me, and I'll rush right over to help you out. At the very least, even if it's not a monster, I can help you communicate with each other. And if it is something bad, I can drive it off.

[Her hand lowers.]

There are others who have these abilities too, so I thought this might be a useful place to speak up and offer help. Don't worry about the time either, even if it's 3 a.m., I'll answer! My name is Orihime. Pleased to meet you.

[She opens her mouth as if to say something more, but there's a vaguely guilty look in her eye as her gaze drops. Then she closes her mouth, inclines her head, and reaches forward to shut off the recording.]

Comments

[leekspins]

Pretty much all the time! Most people can't where I'm from, though, so it's a little strange to talk about it so openly here. Liberating, though!

[Annnnd it sounds like he's probably being haunted. Obviously the easiest answer would be for her to trot right over there and check it out, but he seems hesitant for some reason. Maybe he doesn't want to moonlace in front of her? Probably!]

Well...there's a theory I'm testing out with someone, where we think the monster ghosts are pulling off their imitations by reading your memories or thoughts. So if you think really hard about something that the person definitely wouldn't do, and the ghost that's haunting the hypothetical you does that very thing, it's probably a monster.

We haven't tested it yet, so please don't rely on this!

[arachneighbor]

Oh. Well, that's cool, I guess, that you can be so open about it here? It never gets too... I don't know, freaky?

[ because it sounds like it could get freaky. or... be really good, actually.

he listens carefully to her theory, but there's a sound like he's nervously tapping a pen against a table while he does so (sorry, orihime!) ]

Okay, okay. I think I get it. You're saying these aren't just weird ghosts, they're mind-reading weird ghosts. [ that was... worse, wasn't it? ]

[leekspins]

Not really! Actually it's kind of cool learning about all the things other people can do.

[She rubs the back of her head with a sheepish smile. But back to business, and she nods once.]

That's one thing it might be, yes! But they might also have some sort of ability where we see what we expect instead. I don't really know for sure. At least there seems to be quite a few people who can see spirits just like I can, so people won't have to rely solely on me for help.

[arachneighbor]

There's more people like you here? [ MAN. ] Guess that's pretty lucky for the rest of us.

[ he still seems pretty impressed, in spite of hearing that she wasn't unique in this regard, and he nods in sincere agreement at her mentioning how cool it was to hear about other people's abilities- that was something he'd never get tired of, he thinks. ]

Have you guys had to deal with a lot of... spirits, or whatever, already? I mean, it seems like some of them are kinda... annoying. [ to. say the least. ]

[leekspins]

Mm! There's someone from my world too, but he's definitely better at it since he's a full-fledged shinigami. ...Anou...I think 'soul reaper' is the more common term? He fights and exorcises bad spirits. I'm just a human who accidentally got powers.

[She beams cheerfully. Now for his second question!]

Back home? Sometimes! I'm not really on the first response list since I'm not a soul reaper, but I've helped out with a few. But here? This is the first case of monster ghosts I've seen since I got here, but I haven't been here all that long, I suppose. Do you have special powers too?