Ooooh! Illusioning all these to be blank could be a real scare! These are clearly important to him! We’ll keep that in our back pocket. I think it’s time to rest for tomorrow now though~

Haunt the photos make them talk to him. That will freak out this freak.

>>1116085
Even if we weren’t low on spirit energy, I feel like we should get more data on what to have the photos say for maximum spooky effectiveness. At the very least they should say his name, which we DO NOT KNOW actually. We should make sure that’s intel Syven is gathering! (He’ll probably introduce himself naturally, but as a ghost it’d be cute to ask Syven to add it to the list regardless, since we’re not as familiar with human customs)

>>1116085
No, he might like that! Don’t do that!

Oh right, after getting a little more info on the photos, go rest.

(1/6) OMNI 2025/11/05(Wed)03:06 No. 1116351 ID: 43c2d7
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>Call the police

Huh? The people in the black and red uniforms with the red lights? You don't see why they would need to be called. As far as you're aware, there's no one dead here but you!

Unless you count the way that the new tenant is absolutely murdering that pizza. Completely in their own world as they scroll on their phone.

You try to decipher what is being shown on the small screen, but he scrolls too quickly for you to read. As if he's looking for something specific.

(2/6) OMNI 2025/11/05(Wed)03:06 No. 1116352 ID: 43c2d7
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>Investigate photos

You put your detective cap on and saunter over to the photo wall to ponder their significance. The subject of each one is constant; a smaller, almost nerdy, human, that matches the one you saw on his lockscreen previously. The subject seems to be aware of the photographer in the majority of the photos, their gaze towards the camera, except in more scenic pictures.

A few of them are torn. A handful have people(?) completely blacked out in marker.

Here is what you gather:
- Seems like a romantic photo album!
- All the photos are of this subject. There are no other people visible except the new tenant.
- Most of the photos look worn/yellowed. The newest ones seem to be torn or vandalized.
- Some photos look to be taken at a far distance.
- The subject... looks a lot like the guy you saw across the street!

Perhaps there's a romantic tryst going on between the two? How juicy! How interesting!

If you didn't dislike the new tenant, you may be rooting for them!

(3/6) OMNI 2025/11/05(Wed)03:07 No. 1116353 ID: 43c2d7
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>Illusion photos

Manipulating photos is not your expertise, but it's good to practice anyway! If you were to make them all blank, it would take a significant amount of energy. If you were to try and have them speak, you could probably do one at a time. Otherwise, the least amount of energy would be spent in making yourself show up in them.

As practice, you muster the last of your strength to possess the photo, your ghostly visage taking shape where the subject once was. Their spectacles appear too to match of course. You feel a sense of joy that was likely captured in the moment. It feels nice!

Your understanding of photos has increased! You'll be able to appear and make the photo speak.

Though it would definitely help if you knew how the subject sounded.

(4/6) OMNI 2025/11/05(Wed)03:08 No. 1116354 ID: 43c2d7
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>Rest time

You exit before the photo rejects you.

PHEW! You sure got a lot done today. As tired as you are, you feel proud of what you have accomplished!

You head on out to retire for the day. Up into the secret attic.

(5/6) OMNI 2025/11/05(Wed)03:08 No. 1116355 ID: 43c2d7
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DAY 1: END.

Tip: Ghosts cannot be physically harmed by humans.

(6/6) OMNI 2025/11/05(Wed)03:09 No. 1116356 ID: 43c2d7
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DAY 2: BEGIN.

You wake with the day. You feel BOO-FRESHED and ready to get your haunt on!

Syven has not yet returned, so you have some time before you can put your plan in motion and let her know of all the new information you'll need her to gather, like a name.

At the moment, you are in the back hallway area. It connects the surrounding apartments together as they all have backdoors. It's a bit of a maze, but you're used to navigating it.

The back hallway can also be used to access the garage, the front office, the utility closets, and the storage closet Mapa resides in.

Where would you like to go?

>>1116352
Ah, that's a guy. So, looks like ex-boyfriend, or former friend, but they split up and our target has resorted to stalking. This kinda seems like something we should tell the psychic. Even if our GHOST persona doesn't understand romance, we could at least mention the room full of photos as a potential route for a scare.

How far away from the building can we go? The guy in the photos is nearby, so it'd be useful to spy on them for a bit to learn about them and thus get better context for photo haunting.

>>1116356
Ah, if it's only these locations... Wait, who is Mapa exactly? Let's go say hi, check the storage closet.

the front office probably has tenant records to spy on

>>1116359
I like these ideas

Snooping through front office sounds like a good idea, then we can go say hi to Mapa~

Why does the tip feel more like a threat, yeah the ghost can't be hurt but we have living friends. As for the destination just follow your heart.

(1/5) OMNI 2026/07/28(Tue)21:30 No. 1130077 ID: 13a5d1
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>How far away from the building can we go?

You can't leave the apartment complex. The boundaries end where the complex meets the sidewalk or sometimes the walls of certain buildings. You do get access to a few patches of "outside" where there's some foliage, but nothing compared to the REAL outside.

>we could at least mention the room full of photos as a potential route for a scare.

Ohhh true! Might be a bit tricky manipulating all the photos but you always like a challenge.

(2/5) OMNI 2026/07/28(Tue)21:31 No. 1130078 ID: 13a5d1
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>Wait, who is Mapa exactly?

Mapa is your caretaker of course! They're the one that decides who's doing what haunts and decides when you're ready for them. You would hate to disappoint them by failing your first assignment.

>Let's go say hi, check the storage closet.
>Check front office

Hmmm the storage closet is on the way, might as well say hi first! Who knows how deeep into the research you'll get.

(3/5) OMNI 2026/07/28(Tue)21:31 No. 1130079 ID: 13a5d1
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"Good morning, Mapa!"

(4/5) OMNI 2026/07/28(Tue)21:32 No. 1130080 ID: 13a5d1
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Creeeeeeek..

(5/5) OMNI 2026/07/28(Tue)21:33 No. 1130081 ID: 13a5d1
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Mapa gives you a warm pat on the head. You beam at the affection.

" "

"It's going well! The new guy's a tough nut, but I'm working him down." You mime raising your fists in a boxing stance proudly.

" "

"Mmm I dunno. I think maybe he knows I'm there and just ignores me! So rude!"

" "

"Acting strange? Besides being rude?"

Listen, I don't think we should see this guy as harmless. To me, he seems like a deeply concerning individual and someone up to no good.

The guy doesn’t react to the normal stuff, only young people malaise!

He also looks out the window weirdly! Gives off weird vibes.

Huh, seems we can't hear or understand Mapa. Could you recount what he/she/they told you, or translate?

Also got some questions on ghost lore!

1) Why are hauntings so important that they have supervisors and assignments?
2) Do all ghosts manifest by default in the Egyptian Medjed shape (bell-shaped, sheet-covered entity with eyes and legs) like you do, or is that a matter of personal preference, experience or heirarchy?
3) Is ectoplasm a thing?

As for what to mention to Mapa, say that you
suspect them being aware of your haunts but seem ti pretend they're something else or make up excuses for them. Haunt targets can't see you normally, right? They're not a medium or similar?

Also that they have a fixation on a specific human with hundreds of photos, in case that means you have to involve said human in a haunt if they ever come over (alive or otherwise).

Also worth asking what happens if you do your job a little too well (death by fright or accident), is that a failed assignment or a success?

its like he's looking for something outside, what a weirdo

>acting weirdly
He's got a room full of pictures of someone that they keep staring at out the window.

Describe the person they have pictures of to Mapa. Maybe she knows more about them that could be useful for spooking.

It also might help to know if the current target has any ghost friends in the complex or outside of it. He might be aware of ghosts from a different haunting and is mistaking you for a different boo.

Or maybe they're a werewolf, and as we all know, good boys can detect ghosts and similar entities.

A brand new day and prefer for a booo job. So find somebody to get your present of surprise. It might scare them initially but when they recover form it they will feel stronger.

>>1130083
Prejudiced! Just cuz someone looks spooky doesn’t mean they aren’t nice! Boo looks SUPER spooky, and they’re a real sweetie! Well, when they’re not haunting I mean.

>>1130097

I wasn't referring to the skeleton hand, I was talking about the human that we've been observing. The one who has a room full of pictures.

(1/2) OMNI 2026/07/29(Wed)15:57 No. 1130103 ID: 13a5d1
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>>1130093

Hehe that's the goal.

>Huh, seems we can't hear or understand Mapa

WEIRD. You can understand Mapa just fine. They've only been asking about your assignment, nothing too big just yet.

>1) Why are hauntings so important that they have supervisors and assignments?

Mapa said it's important for ghostly enrichment to have haunts. A bored ghost is a tragic ghost! Also something about birthing two eggs at once by keeping people safe. Something something.

>2) Do all ghosts manifest by default in the Egyptian Medjed shape (bell-shaped, sheet-covered entity with eyes and legs) like you do, or is that a matter of personal preference, experience or heirarchy?

Egyptian Medjed sounds awesome... Nah, this is your ghostly uniform of course. It's important to wear it to keep everyone on an equal playing field. Mapa didn't raise a cheater.

>3) Is ectoplasm a thing?

If you spit, cry, or get juiced you'll make ectoplasm!

>what happens if you do your job a little too well (death by fright or accident), is that a failed assignment or a success?

A failure!! No ones supposed to die! Like you said before, everyone tries to avoid those because then you get another suuuper angry ghost and that's when a fight can start. There's nothing more frightening than another ghost attacking you. Well, cats are number one actually.

(2/2) OMNI 2026/07/29(Wed)15:59 No. 1130104 ID: 13a5d1
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>>1130083

Hm. He hasn't done anything real bad though?

"He doesn't react to the normal scary stuff! Is that the young people mayonnaise?"

Mapa chuckles at you. You don't know what you said that was funny but it makes you feel good.

"Hmm, he also looks out the window weirdly! Like, like, he's looking at something!"

" "

"Oh, that's what windows are normally for?" Boo thinks hard. "He's not just looking out the window... He's looking at someone important to him! A guy with glasses. He has pictures of the glasses guy too. Lots of 'em. That means he's someone important, right?"

There's a long pause.

" "

Mapa seems to agree.

" "

"Oh, I shouldn't worry about it? Okay. Yay!"

Mapa's other hand crawls out of the door, presenting you with a shard from a mirror. Ah, you know this. This is one of Mapa's tests.

Do you accept Mapa's assistance?

Heck yeah gimme the test, test is best.

yes, probably fun right?

Sure, accept, and I have to apologize for accidentally implying that you, Mapa, are untrustworthy. You are cool, I was speaking about the human.

We will do the test but only if we get to give one to Mapa as well.

(1/2) OMNI 2026/07/31(Fri)01:34 No. 1130145 ID: 13a5d1
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"Heck yeah! A test sounds fun..." You gesture dramatically. "But on one condition!"

Mapa sizzles in anticipation.

"I get to give you a test too. Boo style."

They stay silent, taking your proposal quite seriously, their limbs roiling along the space of the cracked open door. You do wonder how big Mapa is, since you've never seen them come out of the storage closet. Hmm it must be cramped in there!

Mapa eventually gives you a thumbs. Yessss.

(2/2) OMNI 2026/07/31(Fri)01:36 No. 1130146 ID: 13a5d1
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You accept the MIRROR SHARD. A hand-sized piece from an old tenant's bathroom mirror.

For a moment, you inspect your warped and handsomely beautiful reflection as you rotate it in the air.

For the test, Mapa asks you if you know what it does. Pshhhh. Of course you know.

It can.....

Show a human's fears to a ghost. They'll appear in the reflection as sort of illusions. The more abstract fears can be hard to figure out though.

It lets us spy on things that happen outside the building! That way we can do more digging on how to effectively haunt him without leaving the apartment complex. Cuz we can’t.

It lets you see behind corners and look at yourself!

But also, it shows a persons surface thoughts as Edgar Alan Poe-style writing.

>>1130103
Well, that raises a few more questions.

A) How on Earth does a ghost get 'juiced'?
B) Why are cats the scariest thing to ghosts?

>>1130146
Creates a temporary copy of yourself, allowing you to pull off more elaborate hauntings that would need more than one ghost effect active.

For example, the copy could knock ominously on a door in another room while you're busy whispering in someones ear.

>>1130146
It lets you glimpse into an 'opposite' dimension - its like our current world, but things are opposite in some way - e.g. a coin being flipped shows it landing on the other side, a cat looks like a dog, etc.

>>1130146
Shows a brief glimpse into a possible future of - usually one minute ahead. This future can be altered if you or other supernatural events intervene.

Got a potential haunt tactic! What makes many people scared is the thought of a stranger being present in a place they assume safe from intrusion. Knock on doors or make footsteps when our target is alone, from rooms that they assume to be empty (e.g. a bathroom).

Tapping peoples shoulder when they're completely alone is also a good way to unnerve them.

If you put it under the pillow of a sleeping human, it gives you the ability to enter the mind of that sleeping person.

That piece of mirror you can attach to any mirror gives you the ability to make illusions appear in the attached mirror. But the only people who can see the illusions are really tired ones.

The mirror shard lets you see the most handsome and spookiest ghost in the room. :3