Plot Invitation: Ghost Ship

[rememory]

Hey all!

Allie here. Alicia and I have been working up a plot for Sabine and Scott that we'd like to invite you to join!

The basics of the plot are simple:

1. An autopiloted ship comes in with only dead bodies on it.
2. And ghosts.
3. The ghosts get loose in the station and cause various types of havoc.
4. One ghost in particular is very sticky because he had mental powers while alive, and he has no interest in being dead, so he keeps possessing people and Sabine keeps driving him out.
5. Eventually, he possesses Scott and tries to use Scott's force-blasts to kill Sabine.
6. Sabine defeats the ghost but it can't be killed.
7. Weakened, it hangs around as an NPC that can be used later for other plots with Sabine.

Here's where the invitation part comes in:
1. Station personnel to find the bodies and casually spread the news.
2. People to talk about the bodies, speculate on what happened.
3. Encounters with ghosts that stop short of possession.
4. People to be possessed--either by the ultimate evil ghost or by other ghosts, and cause incidents or need Sabine's help.
5. People with relevant abilities or strengths to help Sabine keep Scott contained and banish the ghost.

I want to stress that the invitation here is wide open. If you want to play, if you have a thought, if you have a question or a concern? Feel free to voice it. I absolutely can run this plot in a way that only uses NPCs, Scott and Sabine, but there's room for anyone who might want to participate, whether they know me or Sabine or Alicia or Scott or not. And if you want to play but you're not sure how your character could fit, drop me a note here or elsewhere (Sabine's mailbox, my email, Slack DM), and I will find a way.

Every single player or character who wants to participate in these shenanigans will be accommodated. No exceptions. There is room for everyone.

Come at me, bros!

Allie

Comments

[makemeastone]

River is in, in any way you may want to use her. I mean she already has a head full of crazy what's a few ghosts.

[rememory]

Hee. How would you like to use her? Do you want to traumatize her? Do you want her to get a hero moment? Do you want both? Or for her to meet some new people?

I can do all kinds of things within the scope of this plot, and I live to serve. I love when I can make good things happen for other players with a plot that also works for me!

[makemeastone]

I think ghosts and a ghost ship are pretty much guaranteed to traumatize her, whatever happens. She doesn't need a kick ass and take names hero moment, but some fun crazy would be fun. I can't decide if having no shields would make her easier to possess or harder.

[rememory]

Generally, no shields makes them easier to possess, but it could be different with River for a dozen reasons. Tell me how you want it, and I can make it work.

Fun crazy like getting possessed accidentally by a really young little girl or boy ghost? Or hyper-sexualized one or...?

[makemeastone]

Hmmm not hyper sexualized. I don't think either of us is ready for that. Rather than being possessed she might be a good ghost spotter. Can't ou just see her talking to people who aren't there or meeting a possessed person and realizing they have two people in their head?

[quitestrange]

Perfect. And it might be a fun thread for her and Alice, too.

[makemeastone]

Ooh yes, that could be an interesting thread with River and Alice and River's 'imaginary' ghost friends.

[annnamarie]

Ooooh!

I'd love for some succubus kind of ghost to possess Marie, having her fight not touching everyone with wanting to touch everyone. Finding dead bodies is a bit too morbid for me, but she'll hear about it.



Maaaaybe (sorry for the third edit) I can use it to collide with the introduction of a new pup. One alive guy on the ship? First day possession?

[rememory]

I'm assuming that it'll be Hawk who finds the bodies, really, but I'm open to anyone doing it. :)

I can have her get possessed by like a psychic vampire of a ghost, and either Sabine can send it away or since her powers are mutant powers, she could touch Sabine, get her power to cast the spirit out herself (but because her powers required a fuckton of development to get to the point they're at it would limit Marie's ability to use them). Then Marie could help her control Scott, if you wanted, since she could take Scott's powers and/or get close enough to distract him while the ghosts put his glasses on. ;)

And if you want to use it for new pup, I can definitely do that too. We just have to figure out whether people can arrive by ship. To have him hiding in the hold would be so tragic.

[cora_hale]

Molly or Cora are at your disposal!

[quitestrange]

I will take both or either. However you want them and in whatever capacity you'd like to use them. I'm thinking Molly's a good fit at the end, since her powers and Sabine's may be compatible in restraining Scott and get him unpossessed. Plus, Molly's been through enough shit that she'll understand the whole "almost getting murdered by someone you love" thing. ;)

[thewinterlady]

Oooooh yes! Molly is up for that! Just nudge me when she's needed!

[rememory]

Shall do!

[cpt_harkness]

POSSESS ERIC OMG

And I want Jack in on it but IDK how but yes.

[rememory]

Okay! You can possess him. Log him with whoever you want while possessed and then Sabine can fix him. Maybe Lee or Will, since they both will know Sabine. Although Lee probably won't know about the ghosts.

[rememory]

Oh, and we'll figure out something with Jack in chat.

[ice_tomeetyou]

Oh lord, so much scope here. And I think Sebastian needs to be possessed, for reasons. In whatever way possible.

Kate would definitely be up for speculation.

Len would just watch and see what he could get out of the aftermath.

[quitestrange]

Sebastian, yes. We'll talk, as we said.

I might pair Sebastian with Hawk for a log, or with Jack and/or Ianto, if you wouldn't mind?

Len, lol. Of course he will. I'll see if I can think of some way for him to profit from it. I can usually make just about anything happen given time and scope.

[shinywhitearmor]

I don't mind either, and in whatever situation the plot throws up. Seb needs his world completely shaken up so it's good for it.

[rememory]

We will shake him up thoroughly. ::nods::

[shinywhitearmor]

Sweet!

[malachai]

I would put Nick forward, but i don't see it ending well. Nick's powers in the hands of a malevolent spirit could be a disaster and it would send Nick to a very dark place in his past.

Wanderer could be an interesting option as she would not only know straight away that she wasn't alone in her own head, and would probably try to reason with the spirit.

Maggie could be fun since she uses elemental magic and could create some interesting issues.

[rememory]

I'm happy to have Wanderer get possessed, if you want to play with that!

Depending on how things shake out and with whom, I might be able to use Maggie with Molly to help contain Scott while Sabine unpossesses him. So if you want her to be possessed first, that could be how Sabine knows she's got magic to use.

[malachai]

That could work, and they'd probably work together well since Maggie and Molly know each other.