BTC: So, what now?
BTC: So, what now? Duo and Relena talk about a ghost.
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*Zhan meows and jumps to the window* *Relena glides up to the house with two carriers - one on the back of the bike, the other strapped to the handlebars.*
Duo: *watching with Zhan at the window, and goes out to help you unload the "kiddies"* *notices how thin Relena is and frowns for a second* Here, let me help you with those.
Relena: *Hands him the one from the handlebars, Leo lets a yap of impatience* Thank you! *Nanki-Poo yowls* Oh, hush, both of you.
*Zhan lets out a Siamese warble*
Duo: *grins* Oh, that's just Zhan saying "Hello, don't forget this is MY house."
Relena: *laughs* I'm sure! I'm not sure how this will work, maybe I'd better let Nanki out first, she knows him.
Duo: Good idea. After a hiss or two, it'll be fine. Just letting everyone know who's in charge.
Relena: Oh, yes *sits on the living room sofa, keeping Leo in his carrier next to her. Opens Nanki's case. He hops out and walks stiff legged into the center of the floor*
Duo: *whispers* Ooh, look at Mr. Attitude. *snickers as Zhan goes up to him with ears back, gives him a tap on the nose then runs under the sofa*
Relena: *Nanki flicks his tail and dives under as well. Two hisses and one yowl later both come out from under the sofa. Nanki sits down and begins washing himself. Zhan rubs against Duo, purring.* *Leo barks impatiently*
Duo: *Leans down to pet Zhan, still snickering* I think we've reached an accord. Who needs the UN, huh?
Relena: Well, here come the unknown. *Opens Leo's cage. Takes him out and tries to hold him in her lap, but he squirms out*
Duo: This oughtta be good. *sits back to watch*
Relena: *Leo runs over to Duo and sniffs his shoes. Wags his tail. Zhan's tail is puffed and she arches her back. Leo ignores her, trying to get Duo to pet him.* *Nanki gives an obvious "Here we go again" look to the ceiling*
Duo: *scratches Leo's ears* Sorry Zhan, he's company. Gotta be a good host. You know I love you best, so don't be that way.
Relena: *Zhan growls and switches her tail. Leo notices Zhan and runs over, wagging his tail. Zhan spits. Leo backs off and barks at her. Nanki stalks up and cuffs Leo. Leo looks confused.*
Duo: Hey, two on one is no fair, you two! *goes over and picks up Zhan, putting her on his lap* Now, be a good kitty and I’ll let you sleep on Wufei tonight.
Relena: *laughing as a bewildered Leo comes to her for comfort* It's all right, Leo. You'll survive.
Duo: Face it Leo, you just don't have what it takes in a cat fight. Out-gunned and not enough attitude. Just like your namesake. *laughs*
Relena: *Nanki starts washing himself again. Leo goes over and starts to help. Nanki lets him, with a disgusted look*
Relena: *laughs again* But he just doesn't know when to quit - like some pilots I know.
Duo: Ew, dog slobber. See Zhan, it could be worse. *pets Zhan* Now, what's up with you and Heero?
Relena: *sigh* It's not really us. Duo -- I'm not sure how to explain this.
Duo: Just start talking. I promise to be open-minded. And not laugh or anything. Cuz that would be rude.
Relena: Do you remember before you went to China with Wufei, there were some strange things happening in the upstairs flat? *pauses as Duo nods* Well, Adam and Quatre discovered it - she was a ghost. Her name was Lucrezia.
Duo: Ooookay. Lucrezia...there's a name you don't hear every day and a ghost to boot. And yeah, I vaguely remember some weirdness being talked about.
Relena: You should see the photo of her - it's Lt. Noin in an old-fashioned wedding dress. It's eerie. And she thought Zechs was her long lost husband. She somehow, I don't know how, got /inside/ Zechs and she's /stuck/. I did some research. Ghosts need energy to stay here. She's draining Zechs. I think the reason I've been losing weigh is that she's draining me as well. When the vet said Leo and Nanki had both lost weight - I mean, Leo's still a puppy, he should be gaining weight. That's why I wanted them out of there.
Duo: I see. *still stroking Zhan absently* Maybe you should get out of there too, Relena...you're looking a bit haggard, if you don't mind me saying so. Heero’s worried about you, you know. This can’t be good for either of you. *frowns*
Relena: *snort* you and your flattery -- I suppose I could but then what happens to Zechs? or Heero?
Duo: Well....um..I guess Zechs is kind of stuck with this, and you're not going to abandon him, are you?
Relena: *just looks at him*
Duo: *clears throat* Okay, he said, changing the subject. I guess we'll figure out something else?
Relena: *nods* Adam can't help - the first time he encountered Lucrezia she knocked him unconscious and Megabyte had to help him "shut her out" with his shields.
Duo: Hm...you need a Ghostbuster, not a Tomorrow person, sounds like.
Relena: The only other thing Heero and I can think of is taking him to the ship.
Duo: *musing* Um, maybe Wufei and I could help. Neither one of us is particularly empathic, except with each other. And Wufei has particularly strong shields. I wonder if electromagnetic fields affect ghosts?
Relena: Could you at least help us get to the ship?
Duo: Yeah. Definitely a plan. And it might shield and protect him until we figure out how to convince "Lucrezia" to leave.
*shakes his head* It's hard to believe /our/ Lu would willingly do anything to hurt Zechs. Maybe this Lu is the same, deep down? We can only hope.
Relena: *softly* Her husband was missing in action and she just kept waiting for him to come back. I feel sorry for her. I can't believe she's doing this on purpose.
Duo: Not that I'm an expert on this, but I've heard that ghosts are all about unresolved feelings and situations. Grief, violence, whatever.
Relena: *nods*
Duo: How do you convince a ghost she's got the wrong guy? Unless....it isn't the wrong guy...*scratches his head and tugs on his braid, thinking* Do you believe in reincarnation or anything like that?
Relena: How can it be reincarnation when we're from the future?
Duo: I don't know. Like I said, I’m no expert on this spooky shit. *shrugs* Maybe there's another reason her guy looks just like your brother and she looks like Noin.
Relena: Wait, their last name was Weyland, like my grandfather's - we're descendents of their family?
Duo: Really? Wow…talk about your coincidences. Well, there you go. She's got her Zachery back, except it's his great great-great whatever grandson she’s fixing on.
Relena: Oh, dear!
Duo: I guess we gotta figure out how to talk to a ghost without it kicking our butts. This thing has some powers if she can knock out Adam, so we need to know what we’re up against. Maybe work together some way…
And that's where we left it, guys, and we need to figure out what to do next....so we're continuing the conversation with all of you in comments below, since this involves us all.
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*Zhan meows and jumps to the window* *Relena glides up to the house with two carriers - one on the back of the bike, the other strapped to the handlebars.*
Duo: *watching with Zhan at the window, and goes out to help you unload the "kiddies"* *notices how thin Relena is and frowns for a second* Here, let me help you with those.
Relena: *Hands him the one from the handlebars, Leo lets a yap of impatience* Thank you! *Nanki-Poo yowls* Oh, hush, both of you.
*Zhan lets out a Siamese warble*
Duo: *grins* Oh, that's just Zhan saying "Hello, don't forget this is MY house."
Relena: *laughs* I'm sure! I'm not sure how this will work, maybe I'd better let Nanki out first, she knows him.
Duo: Good idea. After a hiss or two, it'll be fine. Just letting everyone know who's in charge.
Relena: Oh, yes *sits on the living room sofa, keeping Leo in his carrier next to her. Opens Nanki's case. He hops out and walks stiff legged into the center of the floor*
Duo: *whispers* Ooh, look at Mr. Attitude. *snickers as Zhan goes up to him with ears back, gives him a tap on the nose then runs under the sofa*
Relena: *Nanki flicks his tail and dives under as well. Two hisses and one yowl later both come out from under the sofa. Nanki sits down and begins washing himself. Zhan rubs against Duo, purring.* *Leo barks impatiently*
Duo: *Leans down to pet Zhan, still snickering* I think we've reached an accord. Who needs the UN, huh?
Relena: Well, here come the unknown. *Opens Leo's cage. Takes him out and tries to hold him in her lap, but he squirms out*
Duo: This oughtta be good. *sits back to watch*
Relena: *Leo runs over to Duo and sniffs his shoes. Wags his tail. Zhan's tail is puffed and she arches her back. Leo ignores her, trying to get Duo to pet him.* *Nanki gives an obvious "Here we go again" look to the ceiling*
Duo: *scratches Leo's ears* Sorry Zhan, he's company. Gotta be a good host. You know I love you best, so don't be that way.
Relena: *Zhan growls and switches her tail. Leo notices Zhan and runs over, wagging his tail. Zhan spits. Leo backs off and barks at her. Nanki stalks up and cuffs Leo. Leo looks confused.*
Duo: Hey, two on one is no fair, you two! *goes over and picks up Zhan, putting her on his lap* Now, be a good kitty and I’ll let you sleep on Wufei tonight.
Relena: *laughing as a bewildered Leo comes to her for comfort* It's all right, Leo. You'll survive.
Duo: Face it Leo, you just don't have what it takes in a cat fight. Out-gunned and not enough attitude. Just like your namesake. *laughs*
Relena: *Nanki starts washing himself again. Leo goes over and starts to help. Nanki lets him, with a disgusted look*
Relena: *laughs again* But he just doesn't know when to quit - like some pilots I know.
Duo: Ew, dog slobber. See Zhan, it could be worse. *pets Zhan* Now, what's up with you and Heero?
Relena: *sigh* It's not really us. Duo -- I'm not sure how to explain this.
Duo: Just start talking. I promise to be open-minded. And not laugh or anything. Cuz that would be rude.
Relena: Do you remember before you went to China with Wufei, there were some strange things happening in the upstairs flat? *pauses as Duo nods* Well, Adam and Quatre discovered it - she was a ghost. Her name was Lucrezia.
Duo: Ooookay. Lucrezia...there's a name you don't hear every day and a ghost to boot. And yeah, I vaguely remember some weirdness being talked about.
Relena: You should see the photo of her - it's Lt. Noin in an old-fashioned wedding dress. It's eerie. And she thought Zechs was her long lost husband. She somehow, I don't know how, got /inside/ Zechs and she's /stuck/. I did some research. Ghosts need energy to stay here. She's draining Zechs. I think the reason I've been losing weigh is that she's draining me as well. When the vet said Leo and Nanki had both lost weight - I mean, Leo's still a puppy, he should be gaining weight. That's why I wanted them out of there.
Duo: I see. *still stroking Zhan absently* Maybe you should get out of there too, Relena...you're looking a bit haggard, if you don't mind me saying so. Heero’s worried about you, you know. This can’t be good for either of you. *frowns*
Relena: *snort* you and your flattery -- I suppose I could but then what happens to Zechs? or Heero?
Duo: Well....um..I guess Zechs is kind of stuck with this, and you're not going to abandon him, are you?
Relena: *just looks at him*
Duo: *clears throat* Okay, he said, changing the subject. I guess we'll figure out something else?
Relena: *nods* Adam can't help - the first time he encountered Lucrezia she knocked him unconscious and Megabyte had to help him "shut her out" with his shields.
Duo: Hm...you need a Ghostbuster, not a Tomorrow person, sounds like.
Relena: The only other thing Heero and I can think of is taking him to the ship.
Duo: *musing* Um, maybe Wufei and I could help. Neither one of us is particularly empathic, except with each other. And Wufei has particularly strong shields. I wonder if electromagnetic fields affect ghosts?
Relena: Could you at least help us get to the ship?
Duo: Yeah. Definitely a plan. And it might shield and protect him until we figure out how to convince "Lucrezia" to leave.
*shakes his head* It's hard to believe /our/ Lu would willingly do anything to hurt Zechs. Maybe this Lu is the same, deep down? We can only hope.
Relena: *softly* Her husband was missing in action and she just kept waiting for him to come back. I feel sorry for her. I can't believe she's doing this on purpose.
Duo: Not that I'm an expert on this, but I've heard that ghosts are all about unresolved feelings and situations. Grief, violence, whatever.
Relena: *nods*
Duo: How do you convince a ghost she's got the wrong guy? Unless....it isn't the wrong guy...*scratches his head and tugs on his braid, thinking* Do you believe in reincarnation or anything like that?
Relena: How can it be reincarnation when we're from the future?
Duo: I don't know. Like I said, I’m no expert on this spooky shit. *shrugs* Maybe there's another reason her guy looks just like your brother and she looks like Noin.
Relena: Wait, their last name was Weyland, like my grandfather's - we're descendents of their family?
Duo: Really? Wow…talk about your coincidences. Well, there you go. She's got her Zachery back, except it's his great great-great whatever grandson she’s fixing on.
Relena: Oh, dear!
Duo: I guess we gotta figure out how to talk to a ghost without it kicking our butts. This thing has some powers if she can knock out Adam, so we need to know what we’re up against. Maybe work together some way…
And that's where we left it, guys, and we need to figure out what to do next....so we're continuing the conversation with all of you in comments below, since this involves us all.