For anyone who wants to come, Claudine and Samantha embark on a walk-through of the home. The parlor leads into a foyer, which connects to a central hallway, The hallway is a major artery that provides access to all the first floor rooms of the house. A stairway in the foyer leads up to the second floor.
The hallway is tastefully decorated with a long rug, entry tables holding vases of flowers, and modest amounts of artwork or photographs on the walls. The Guillorys lead you down the hall, and, one by one, take you into the various rooms. Each time it's the same: Claudine opens the door, turns on the light, and leads you all inside. She then explains what she has experienced, with some additional input from Samantha. The rooms have similar furnishings and spacious layouts. Two are guest rooms. Another is a family room. A fourth is a large bathroom of white tiles and brass faucets. At a cursory glance, everything appears fairly standard. Nothing about the rooms invites any immediate insights into the haunting.
Most of what Claudine tells you is a reiteration of what you've already heard. Claudine goes through a list of her family's experiences in each room. She talks about seeing a shadow person in one area, or hearing someone say her name at another. Sometimes it's sudden cold spots, and other times mother and daughter simply have the feeling of being watched. Objects (such as car keys or a cell phone) occasionally disappear only to be discovered in other parts of the house. Claudine indicates that she thinks the activity is a sign that the ghost doesn't want them here, but Samantha says she thinks it's about getting attention. When asked to elaborate on why she feels this way, she replies that she doesn't think she can. It's intuition.
So far, none of you have seen any ghosts with your own eyes yet. That isn't unusual, since the dead will often hide when they know a Sin-Eater is in the vicinity. It means your krewe may have to track them down or flush them out. Many will also hide themselves from geists, for geists can often prove to be frightening even to their fellow ghosts.
You eventually make your way to the kitchen located at the rear of the house. It's a visually appealing area that you can tell has been professionally designed and recently renovated; like stepping into the picture of a kitchen from a home and garden magazine. It's a spacious room of marble countertops, hand-dyed floor tiles, stainless steel appliances, and light fixtures that resemble old New Orleans streetlamps. An island with matching stools is situated at the center of the room. Two doors open into a separate pantry and laundry room, and a third leads to the house's backyard. It's not difficult to imagine that this kitchen cost a small fortune to complete.
Aside from its expensive decor, something else stands out about the kitchen. Even if none of you initially notice it, your geists react to its presence by glancing up at it. Hanging on the lintel of the kitchen doorway is what appears to be a tiny cloth bag about the size of a watch. It's held to the lintel by a thumbtack. Given the background of your krewe, you all immediately recognize the object as a voodoo talisman - or something that looks very similar to one.
OOC:
Anyone doing the walk-through may give me an Academics + Intelligence roll, or an Occult + Intelligence roll. Don't forget to apply your Voodoo Specialty (that will provide +1 die to the roll).
