[GENERAL CONTACT]

[flickerflies]

[For the people who want to speak to Haunt!]

[And for the people crazy enough to want Poltergeist, idfk]

Comments

[beathach]

As much as you can. Or . . . as much as you feel comfortable with.

[flickerflies]

O-oh, okay. Mmm. . . I will d-do my best.

Then what do you want to know? Um. Ummmm. . . specifically?

[beathach]

Well . . . I'm looking into ways to . . . sort of - lessen the damage of games like . . . the last one.

I know your team was hit hard, so . . . I figured I'd ask you about those kinds of games. Since you - may know something that could help.

[flickerflies]

[the firefly on his finger briefly flickers red]

Mmmmm. . . I-I don't know what can be done to help, um. In other s-situations.

For me, um. . . g-getting rid of Poltergeist would h-help a lot.

[beathach]

[earnestly] If there's a way to do that, I want to help you.

[flickerflies]

T-there has to be.

But, um. . . I d-don't know what it is.

[beathach]

We'll figure it out.

[flickerflies]

Mmmm. . . I b-believe in you.

[beathach]

Teams aren't the only ones suffering, so . . . [he gets it]

[flickerflies]

Y-you are suffering the most, though.

[beathach]

I don't think it's really a contest of who is suffering more. Everyone's suffering - that's what's important, right? And it has to change.

[flickerflies]

I-it does.

Is. . . um, is that why you're here? Are you. . . trying to change?

[beathach]

More or less. Right now I'm just . . . gathering as much information I can. One has to start somewhere, you know?

[flickerflies]

M-mmm, it's true. I'm s-sorry I can't help you more. . .

[beathach]

You're helping more than you think, Haunt.

What can you tell me about Poltergeist's games, though? Anything you think might be helpful in - stopping him, and protecting the teams.

[flickerflies]

Um. . . w-were you here for any of Poltergeist's games? He ran-- um. Two, so far.

And he l-likes to punish the losing teams.

[beathach]

I've . . . been at both, actually. Unfortunately.

I noticed that . . . is that another way for him to get energy?

[flickerflies]

Um, I-I don't know. . . he usually feeds off of m-my energy.

[beathach]

—he does?

[flickerflies]

Mmm. . . he does.

[beathach]

[mostly to himself]

I wonder if there's a way to block that . . .

[flickerflies]

[she responds, anyway]

Um. . . I don't know. I-it might require some sort of spell, b-but I don't. . . have a spell like that?

[beathach]

Ah - I didn't think you did. But I could look into it? While I'm going around asking questions.

[flickerflies]

I can. . . mmm. I'll see what I can find? But. . .

[she trails off]

[beathach]

I'll see what I can find, too.