The Haunting at Kravis School of Fine Arts

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Sep 23, 2023 8:34 am
OOC:
I could've sworn I posted something right after J-Money chased Joe with the stuff on his hands... Clearly didn't happen so I'll fix that ASAP
Get that away from me, you steroid addled freak! Joe shrieked alarmingly as he realized Justin was serious. He put the hand-held camera down hastily as backed away as quickly as he could. What is your damage , man? Always putting stuff in your mouth like an unsupervised toddler... He used the sinks to keep Justin on the far side of them, scurrying around them like a furtive weasel to avoid the red, slimy fingers the Jersey Shore reject waggled at him. Are you...possessed? he gasped, reflexively looking into the camera for dramatic effect.

KCC

Sep 27, 2023 1:19 am
OOC:
No worries, all. I’m dealing with my stomach (again) so we don’t need to rush.

Let’s get some Provoke rolls while we leap frog to the next (last?) room.
Sep 27, 2023 1:44 am
OOC:
I hope your stomach feels better soon!
Narcissus observes Joe's hasty retreat with amusement, making no move to intervene and save the man from the tetanus threat. "Didn't you already do a possession bit before the commercial break? I don't think our watchers have that short of a memory, especially not with the show our resident psychic put on back there. Speaking of..." He frowns slightly, glancing at the man in question. "Ricky, stop harassing the poor mannequins, I'm pretty sure a good number of them is decaying and not good for you to be too close to."
Last edited September 27, 2023 1:44 am

Rolls

Provoke (3) - (1d6)

(3) = 3

Sep 27, 2023 6:44 am
Leigh nods and yawns. "Yeah, this is getting old. Maybe we should throw a bath bomb in those sinks, get 'em to bubble over or something."

Rolls

Provoke 2 - (1D6)

(4) = 4

Sep 27, 2023 2:20 pm
"Isn't that what you said about your mom, too? I think we have enough footage here, right Mike? It's a little creepy, but I don't think the bathroom has much relevance to what happened here. B-roll footage at best. In other worse, perfect for Leigh's talents." He gives the camerawoman a teasing wink.

Rolls

Provoke 4 - (1d6)

(1) = 1

Sep 28, 2023 6:12 am
Let's move on before anyone gets hepatitis in here... he shot a look towards Justin. Hopefully our next shoot won't have anything of interest for the window lickers among us. Joe fanned his face ineffectually with his hands as he caught his breath.

Rolls

Provoke 3 - (1d6)

(4) = 4

KCC

Oct 1, 2023 8:32 am
Justin eventually ceases his assault on his co-star, and you prepare to leave the bathroom for ‘greener pastures’.

You turn your backs to the room, leaving the mannequins in their place, keeping their vigil of the ever-dripping, rusty red water.

Just as Leigh puts her foot to the door, ready to usher the rest of you out on-camera, the room breaks out in a cacophony of sound behind you.

Suuuuurrrrshhhh…
Comes a wet, sucking sound from everywhere at once. The sinks empty themselves, with the wet sound soon being replaced by a hollow, hungry sound as the pipes yawn for more of the rusty red!

A second later, you hear a similar sound from the bathroom stalls, as the toilets empty themselves too. You cover your ears as the doors of the stalls start to hammer themselves against their place, slamming open and shut as it a tornado was whipping through the room.

Boom, Boom-Boom, Boom, Boom-Boom…
The large tree outside, the branches of which had been cast into the room by the moon beyond rattle powerfully against the window at the same time. Spindly twigs lash against the pane, like nails on a chalkboard, sending a shiver up your back.

And then a deep, mournful gulping of air fills your ears, as all other noises cease.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh…
The sound is replaced soon after by a guttural death rattle, and then the room falls silent.
Oct 1, 2023 8:38 am
Leigh films the clattering of the stall doors and the branches against the window, all while slowly moving backwards to the door to get out as soon as possible or necessary. Once the room falls silent, she says, "Shit, that was creepy." It's not something she would ever have thought she'd honestly say while working on this show and her voice sounds genuinely rattled. "But I got it on camera."

KCC

Oct 1, 2023 8:44 am
As soon as Leigh breaks the silence, an ear-piercing scream erupts:

EEEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHH…
It holds for so long that your mind turns to those old videos of glass breaking as an operatic singer wails nearby.
Oct 1, 2023 11:17 am
Ricky covers his ears as the sounds assault them. He stands behind Leigh so as not to block her shots, a small part of his mind thinking that finally they'd get something to garner the ratings! But how was this pulled off? So many different effects, all working together? Were they being pranked? Was this like Ghost Hunter Busters? It certainly was convincing too...

"Well if this doesn't boost our ratings I don't know what will! Shall we move on to the final area then? The scene of the crime!"
OOC:
I choose "lying reflections" for the next room feature!
Oct 3, 2023 12:53 am
Narcissus will never admit it, but he actually jumps at the sound, almost dropping his case in the process. He manages to catch it in time, his grip tightening on the handle. "Holy fucking shit," he mutters under his nose, though not particularly caring if anyone overhears him. "Either this building is incredibly unstable and is about to drop on our heads, or someone is having a laugh of their life." He raises his voice: "I sincerely hope none of *you* is responsible for this. I was under the impression that we agreed to warn each other about the staging after the whole Trish fiasco?"

He continues to grumble as he turns to follow the others to the next filming location, his free hand searching his pockets for a cigarette. At this point, Professor is way beyond caring about accidentally setting off a fire alarm - or rather, he's quite sure this building doesn't have any...
OOC:
For the attic feature, how about candles? Lots and lots of candles, so we can go out in a blaze of glory.
Oct 3, 2023 1:42 am
"I don't give enough of a shit about this show to put in the effort and stage something like this," Leigh replies to Narcissus' words.
OOC:
Alright, for the feature, let's say the roof windows are covered in some weird substance that blocks out all light.

KCC

Oct 3, 2023 10:27 am
* That shit was fucking crazy! I can’t believe we caught that on camera! They might even renew us for another season if this gets juicy! *
OOC:
My feature will be a noose hanging from the rafters and an overturned chair set in the middle of the room.

Just witch’s left and I’ll get us cracking!
Oct 3, 2023 2:12 pm
Already agitated by Justin's assault, the sudden shift to the obscene gurgling followed by the slamming of the stall doors elicited a high-pitched shriek from the older actor. Hand at his multicolored ascot, Joe seemingly hyperventilates while the room erupts in seemingly supernatural turmoil. Realizing he might still be on camera, Joe's sense of professionalism reasserts itself and he awkwardly calms himself and looks into the camera, whispering exaggeratedly, I don't think we're alone anymore... as he backs slowly towards the doorway.
OOC:
For my Attic feature, I'd like to include loose wobbly floorboards.

KCC

Oct 6, 2023 3:24 am
With a shiver up your spine, and the feeling of being pursued quickening your step, you race away from the bathroom. Now, after the thumping you’d experienced, every creak and croak of the old place feels deliberate; targeted and direct.

The feeling isn’t helped by the unsteady way you have to make your way to the attic; the steps a little too close together, making your ascent a noisy one, as you scuff your shoes against the next step. A hollow dnng, dnng, dnng announcing your climb.

You reach the attic, and feel immediately how shut off it feels up here; how lonely and isolated it is. Not to mention how clawing the air feels. No light penetrates through the skylights set into the roof. It looks like they’ve been painted over on the inside. Pulling a string ushers a single harsh light into life. You hold your hand against it, blocking its blinding rays from your eyes.

The coating on the windows… it looks wet, or thick, or waxy. Touching it would answer the question. It looks fresh, somehow too.

The floor is no steadier up here, and you feel like you have to tip toe across onto the space, conscious not to put your full weight in any one spot. Like explorers forging a path through heavy snowfall, you follow in each other’s steps, as the wood below you sings out even still.

The room, once again, is set in a circle. The circular carving in the recreation room below, the bathroom above that, and now here. This one is the most… intimate of all. Again, the mirrors. A ring of mirrors. And inside them, a ring of candles. Many rings in fact - Nine. The nine circles of Hell springs to mind. In the middle, an overturned stool, the implication of which draws your gaze to the pointed roof. A noose, thankfully free of occupants.

Stepping into the circles, you notice the mirrors distort your bodies, like fun-house mirrors from some circus show, though none of the distortions bring childish joy to the heart.
Oct 6, 2023 11:37 am
"Well isn't this cheery? I'm in my element here," Ricky says in his Hooligander voice. "The noose is a nice touch. No way they left that here after the incidents up here. What is this stuff on the window?" Ricky takes a swipe with his index finger to determine the substance.
Oct 6, 2023 11:39 am
Leigh films Ricky as he takes some of the weird substance on his finger. Before the weird Dutchman can do anything more than that, however, she asks, "Mike? Can I get in legal trouble if Ricky dies from eating stupid shit? Not asking about the production, just me personally."
Oct 6, 2023 12:04 pm
"Unlike some people, I don't put foreign substances in my mouth." He rubs his fingers together, smearing the substance.
Oct 7, 2023 10:40 am
I think we've firmly established who the 'window-licker' is amongst us... Joe quipped, almost wishing the beach-bro would pull his signature gustatory move. I wouldn't dwell much on having the noose in frame, dear. he cautioned Leigh. Stuff like that doesn't play well down South. It's a bad look. He drifted towards the circle of mirrors, anxious to check his hair after the chase scene in the lavatory downstairs. Never let it be said that Joe Glickmann would be caught dead in a place like this with his coiffure out of place.

KCC

Oct 7, 2023 12:31 pm
* Anyone puts anything in their mouth and you get it on camera! You get them doing it on camera, and I’m sure Legal can take it from there. Open and shut case. Your family won’t get a dime out of us, J-Money! *
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