action • two things wrong with this picture

[hatesghosts]

[ There is a stone statue of what appears to be an angel somewhere around town. Or in the forest. Or on a roof. The details are unimportant. All that is important is as long as someone is looking at this statue, the person that is this statue cannot move. Liz doesn't understand why, but right now she's really, really wishing this wasn't the

Comments

[gravity_splode]

[Xigbar was just sort of floating along, but he stops to look at the statue all the same. He could have sworn their wasn't there yesterday...]

[hatesghosts]

[ Liz is resigned to being locked into stupid positions once people catch sight of her. She's pointing... at something that's not there any longer. It's very dramatic.

Or dumb, but maybe this statue was just created to keep people pointed toward the East?

Liz hopes really hard that whatever this is looks away for a little. At least long enough to move her arm! Or move to where no one has eyes with which to see... ]

[gravity_splode]

[Dramatic and very intriguing, so Xigbar drifts closer for a proper look.]

[hatesghosts]

[ Liz doesn't have that internal sense that tells her it's okay to move. She remains frozen, wondering both at what this is and PIGEON AVERT AVERT DO NOT LAND ON THIS STATUE!

It's a very lifelike statue, for what it's worth. The detail is astounding, and the stone hard to decipher as far as type and origin. ]

[gravity_splode]

[Xigbar scrutinizes the statue a moment more, and then decides that it's not really worth his time and turns to head off elsewhere.]

[hatesghosts]

[ It's when he turns that Liz feels that tingling sensation that lets her know she can move again. And while she'd love to just move away, so she doesn't get locked up, the other compulsion is to follow. Reach out and try to touch someone, maybe just let them know she was alive seriously and don't leave her for the pigeons --

Split second to look back around, Xigbar. The sounds of grinding stone -- or something close -- is your only warning?! ]

[gravity_splode]

[As he is, he can't feel half the things he'd like to. But the sound of grinding stone catches his attention just fine, and he spins around, his 'arm' turning into a sort of spotlight generator and focusing on her.]

[hatesghosts]

[ Liz is stone cold again under this scrutiny, only this time she's reaching toward Xigbar with one outstretched hand. The other is locked on her own arm, like she's trying to stop herself. ]

[gravity_splode]

[There's a silence as Xigbar floats carefully around her yet again, looking to see if he can figure out the reason behind the different position.]