Completed The Flowered Inn

[Elaine Spade]

Winter 33, AV 512

It was night. Elaine couldn't be more annoyed by the pageants on the streets. There was fighting, there was laughing, oh look there was robbing and lying and clumsy people .... it's just a usual day. Everything calmed down. She decided to go into an inn, however she knew humans rent them, but she thought maybe they are fullfiling their needs on the beds. She found an inn. It may not be that bad, they put flower onto the window. Like a wild wind, Elaine opened the door and entered. She was invisible and the inn tempereture jumped a bit down. She looked around and saw a lady.

~Ugh... Little flea, can't these hyper humans sleep now?

She silently whispered to herself. She could take it a little more, wait until the woman goes to sleep. She went one of the window far away from the "waitress" and stared at the moon.
The innkeeper woman was just washing the pint when the cold air hit her. She looked around but nobody was around, only the door was open. She ran there and closed it.
-Creepy...maybe it's just the lock again... or..never mind, it can't be* She didn't brother herself with that and went back to the pints.

Elaine paid attention to the woman, who just run there and back because of the door. If she could just stop already, Elaine wanted some peace. While the innkeeper was taking care with her pints The Silent Lady examined the inn. On the walls there were pretty paintings, on the windows there were flowers. In the middle of the inn there was a huge fireplace, what gave great amount of warmth, which Elaine didn't really perceive. Behind the counter there was a shelf, many-many drinks in order. They took care of this inn didn't they? But Elaine noticed some cage, with birds in it. She went to want and looked at the bird which was sitting there. Elaine thought one and opened it. The bird flew away from the cage as fast as it could.

~Fly...You are free from this hell.~ Whispered Elaine, not that quietly.

The woman looked up from the work and saw the flying bird. She heared some whisper too.
-This is even creepier.- She said, while she was taking back the last glass.- Like somebody's there.- She didn't get scared at all, she had some business with ghosts.

~Oh how clever is somebody.~

Whispered Elaine to herself again with sarcasm. She didn't forget the other birds. Humans, they just locked them into a cage, because they can. She freed them one by one. The birds were flying in the inn around, in circles. She went back to the far window.

The woman tried to catch them with seeds into the cage, she didn't keep them for her own fun, they were injured, she took care of them. Elaine just got annoyed by the situtation that the lady is doing something else again. She openned the window so the bird could fly away finally and she could go to sleep. The innkeeper didn't care about her curls on her face now and she looked around with her green eyes.

-Everything is opening today... No matter, they hopefully recovered and can live by themself now... but something's wrong.- She closed the window-Who is there? - Asked firmly.

Elaine couldn't take it anymore. The anger filled her up. She went away from the window to the corner of this place. A girl form was there. You couldn't really see the person, only a form. Her soulmist was grey around her. Elaine may went too far with it a bit, but she had to act*

~Hello human. I like .... I would rather say I advice to go sleep because I want to be here in silent. Now!~ She whispered firmly too.

The woman a bit suprised, but she saw ghosts before, in old times.
- Hello to you too... sorry, but I have some things here to deal with... if you really want to be alone, please go to a room, to haunt.

~I'm not the first ghost you met am I? Because you wouldn't be that sassy. I thought after my death, I can be in peace.~ She whispered madly. She found it interesting and annoying in the same time. She could be already be here in calm and not playing with a man child. Her soulmist became darker and denser. Elaine went to the fireplace. The fire was still there brightly, but the warmth disappeared.

-No, you are not the first... and peace after death? You are in this world... whoever is there, even a ghost or even a human, won't find peace and calm there.. She said, and she was cold now.

~And you wouldn't change it would you, you rather don't give respect and keep the traditions?~ She asked nervously. She didn't had business that kind of human, she saw many by the way. There was cold in the whole Inn now, however the fireplace still gave some light, and tried to give some warmth but couldn't. Elaine other self was about to awaken.

[Elaine Spade]

-Please, don't be mad, but because you are a ghost, you do not have the right to order me in my own inn- she said. - But I'm not the main problem am I?
~Oh, because you humans have the right... ~She whispered.~And who would be my biggest problem if not you human? I'm nervous because you.~ Elaine didn't take this conversation too well. Her soulmist just sheded the black fog and was going closer to the innkeeper lady. In the same time, Elaine was going to her too. At least closer.

- I don't have the right to order to you neither... You can be mad as much as you want here. -
She said, then turn around from the Ghost and took a broom and started to clean the place again. The Silent Lady couldn't control her madness. She concentrated to her soulmist, then with her hand she touched a table and with help of her mist she pushed it, which leaned cause by that. Elaine other self nearly awaken. She looked at the woman, while she was cleaning the inn. She collected her soulmist around herself. For some reason she didn't want to kill her. She was too interesting prey. Too much courage and too sassy for her. And she had brain... maybe she still could get her to go away from here, and not make a scene because maybe some human could come. She again concentrated and she touched one of the chair. Again a big push and it lied to the floor. Elaine still watched the "waitress".

The woman was still cold. Then when she heared the noise of the failing char, she turned around back to the soul.
-You don't seem joking...- she put the furnitures back to their place. -Look, if you sweep around here instead me and clean the tables, then I go to sleep now.

Elaine hissed one.
~ Why was I funny one moment ago... ~She thought about something.~ What is your name excatly? I won't clean anything in here. I have no business about the hygiene of this inn. They can sit on the dirt ~ She awsnered. Then her soulmist went around the innkeeper lady. Then finally her other self was alive again. She let herself to her otherself. She wanted to get rid of this woman now.
- My name is Alice. - Said and looked at the ghost.- You can kill me, but nobody orders me in my own place, please keep that on mind. I have respect for you, you can go one of my empty room, altough you can stay here, but don't distrub me on my work.

[Elaine Spade]

~Alice?~ She whispered, her voice indeed changed a bit, it wasn’t the same like before. Her other self was talking.~Interesting, interesting. I am Elaine Spade, The Silent Lady, what I got as a title when I was a mortal myself. Tell me Alice, what kind of ghosts you had business with? ~ Elaine sudden change was scary. You could hear a little giggling from her. She sat down to a char. Then she focused on materialization only her head. Her face and hair became detailed. However her hair hid her face, you could only see a creepy smile. The Silent Lady played with her. She was curious how other ghosts reacted to this man child.

-Hmm… what kind of ghosts? To be honest I didn’t have business with a lot. – She sat down too. - I saw my mother’s ghost for long, she appeared few times for me… she does nowadays too… and my old childhood friend’s ghost.

~Fascinating.~She smiled. ~How did they stuck there?~ Elaine’s playing was strange. She stared at the woman, while she was telling the story. Her creepy smile was still there. The Silent Lady’s soulmist was still around the woman.

- My mom couldn’t let me go… She thinks I’m not capable to take care of myself and run this inn alone and live… but she is wrong… and it’s strange, but I’m happy I see her, she sometimes comes to me and talks to me, but in the same time I feel guilty because she couldn’t reincarnate because of me. And my childhood friend killed by his own father… and the vengeance controls him.

~Poor unfortunate souls~She whispered it with sarcasm and stood up. Her face couldn’t seen anymore. She went to the window then turned around to Alice.~So, thanks for the story, I didn’t want to be rude like some human being. Let’s see now…~ Elaine disappeared. Her back soulmist wandered around the inn owner. Then one time her soulmist just entered to Alice through her eyes, mouth, ears, nose. Alice touched her throat and kneeled down. She was dizzy and she felt she can’t breathe like something just in her throat. She started to cough greatly and held a chair. Elaine successful entered to Alice. She aimed her will and she whispered to her mind.

~You lost soul. Because of you, your mother had to stay here because you can’t do anything alone. Your inability and your selfishness priced a sacrifice. She can’t find peace. ~ She took a little effort to it and do some damage on her.

- NO! – groaned Alice and her fingers became white, she held the chair that strong. – You are lying, go away from here… go away… - She focused to stand up while she was trembling. But it was hard because she felt pain. Elaine tried to take a little more effort in it. But she had to take care or she will be too tired.

~You are even lying to yourself now? Think about it! You know the truth, it was caused by you, she said it herself. ~ The Silent Lady played an awful game with it but…

-No, I didn’t ask for it. GO AWAY FROM MY BODY – She stood up and held the table. Elaine tried to take over her mind but she wasn’t able to… She was tired. The Silent Lady had to come out from the girl’s body who was tired as well from the attack. The black soulmist was coming out from the body and collected in one near the window then a girl shape appeared again. The ghost was nervous and she felt so weak and was so frustrating that a human actually defeated her. Alice was taking deep breaths.

-Good one… It was a good one and we humans are selfish… it seems ghosts can use others for their own reasons… tell me what did you want to do with me?
~ENOUGH!!~ She shouted and with her remaining power, she did a big push one of the table which overturned. The Silent Lady raised up her voice for the first time. After it... She did nothing. Her soulmist from black became grey. Elaine other self again disappeared. Her voice changed back, again she whispered with her old voice to Alice.

~...J-just finish the cleaning and leave me alone. Leave me and disturb your mommy with your own clumsiness~Then she went to the and sat down there. While she was looking out she became invisible for Alice, so she couldn’t talk to her. Alice just went quickly and got some water and drank it slowly. –Phew…- She was still quivering a bit, she just found a duster and wiped the tables. The Silent Lady didn’t take attention to the innkeeper lady now. She was just staring at the moon and was still mad. A little warmth came to the inn again. Alice with quivering she could continue the work, although she was late now. And Elaine... Elaine’s pride got damage because a human being resisted her and defeated her!

[Verilian]

. . Thread Award . . Elaine Spade +1 Soulmist Projection +1 Materialization +1 Possession You Question My Logic? : Okay, so, you did a lot of stuff with soulmist projection that you shouldn't have been able to do. I only awarded you for pushing open the door, but the rest of the stuff really shouldn't count. At novice level, soulmist projection can only do simple things.. actually, I doubt you could even turn a doorknob with it, much less operate a latch on a bird cage. And certainly not several. All you can do is push, and you can only push 2 pounds worth of stuff at that. So overturning a table really wouldn't work. You could push a door open, but only because it's on hinges and it takes less than two pounds of force to make it move, assuming you don't have to turn a handle and all that. So in the future, be careful with how you use it, and make sure to stick to the lore. If you have any questions about your reward, feel free to ask. Lores: Lore of Alice the Innkeeper Notes: Did I mention I love ghosts? Sorry for the lecture in the Logic section above (if you didn't read it, you need to), but I did enjoy the thread. Keep up the good work, and keep to the lore, and most importantly, keep writing! Notice As per the request of the Founders, threads cannot be graded unless your CS is up to date. This means you need to add threads to your thread list when you make new threads, keep your skills up to date, ledger, living expenses, ect. If you aren't up to date, you'll get a PM from me before i grade your thread. If you are up to date, disregard this notice.