(1/1) OMNI 2026/10/23(Fri)01:09 No. 1133337 ID: 13a5d1
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>Answer/Greet

After a beat, Syven steels herself then opens the door to greet your target. He lowers the drink tray, shooting her that dastardly smile. What could he be hiding in that dastardly smile?!

"Hey there, I can go for a drink. Maybe the hot coco?" Syven smiles back politely.

He nods and goes to hand her the drink at the front while Syven adjusts Miss Content, who's now sitting on her shoulder.

Syven takes the drink and looks it over, searching for something. His eyes track her movements sharply.

"I'm Jay. Cool rat, by the way."

"Thanks, just got her." Syven holds the offered drink to her chest, but does not partake. "I go by Syven."

"Syven! Cool. Um... Know it can be kinda weird to accept stuff from strangers, I just didn't want to come by empty handed." He rubs his neck sheepishly. "Drink it, throw it away, whatever you want. I have some mini powdered donuts too."

"Oh, you didn't have to--"

Jay takes a baggie out of a dufflebag pocket, the Latte Lots logo emblazoned on it. Before Syven can react, he holds it out in front of her.

"Thanks..." Syven takes the donuts. Both her hands are full now.

"Ask about the bag." You whisper to her.

"Did you just move in, Jay? You've got a pretty big bag on."

"Yeah! Moved in yesterday. Still had some stuff at the old place, so I got them this mornin'." He pats the bag. "Being a hiker has its perks."

>Offer to Let Him In

"Should we invite him inside? Get some info?" You whisper.

"Makes sense." Syven cocks her head. "You wanna' come in or something? Have a nice neighborly chat?"

Jay quickly shakes his head. "Still busy unpacking, but I'll be free in about an hour or two. We could grab lunch? You want my number?"

"Oh, I'm..."

Options:
>Syven Is Busy
>Syven Is Not Busy

meeting in a public place is safe enough. yes to lunch

Discerning his aura/mood right now might help weigh the decision. Is he being genuinely shy/bashful or is there some bad mojo on him?

Also worth breaking the ice and asking if this is a date-date (in case she has to let him down softly due to incompatible sexualities) or a friendly neighbor meet.

Busy now, but not busy later. We must prepare to go TO EAR to defend her if necessary! We could get GHOST ARMOR

He looks less creepy, but still, all of this can be a mask that he is wearing to trick you. Just tell him that you have friends and that they will look for you if you disappear.

Let's give him a chance. Time to see how he interacts with other people.

(1/3) OMNI 2026/10/26(Mon)03:37 No. 1133425 ID: 13a5d1
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>We must prepare to go TO WAR to defend her if necessary! We could get GHOST ARMOR

YES!!! How fashionable! How defensible! How OSHA compliant!

>Yes To Lunch

"Say yes, Miss Syven! I will defend you from anything! We will go to war if necessary! And I'll get a cool helm."

Syven's lips press together as if suppressing a laugh, her eyes glancing in your direction as she gives a subtle nod.

"I'm busy now too, but I'll be free for lunch later. As long as this isn't a date."

Jay sputters. "Nah, nah. Just a neighborly hang! I've only got one person in my heart." He blushes then takes out his phone so Syven can add her contact.

Syven taps in the digits with her knuckle. "Oh that's cute! I have a few partners myself, but we're pretty strict on applicants. How long have you been together?"

"Several years. Feels like a blink." Jay chuckles as he types. "We're on a break right now, checking out other things."

Huh, are human relationships more complicated than you thought?

You check Syven's phone screen as she opens it. He sent This works?

"Worked!" She glances at his phone and you float over quickly to see. "Did something happen between you guys?"

"He was cheating on me." Jay drops casually, then puts his phone away too fast for you to watch his screen. You glimpse a few apps and a photo of Bookie. "I'll shoot you a text once I'm free to go."

"....."

You consider how heartbreaking it would be to get cheated on... But you've never been in a relationship! Feels bad.

"See you later?" Jay says as they move to leave.

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"Hey. Wait." Syven's expression suddenly turns serious, slipping into her psychic persona. "You know this place is haunted, right?"

That's right!! Marinate him in paranoia Miss Syven!!

"Haunted?" He pauses. "Haunted how?"

"By ghosts, spirits, apparitions. Real ones that watch you at all hours of the day. Move things around when you aren't looking. We've had a lot of deaths here... So you can imagine how bad it gets."

Pause for drama.

(3/3) OMNI 2026/10/26(Mon)03:40 No. 1133429 ID: 13a5d1
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"......"

"Lot of people disappear too. Lucky for me, I have people that would look for me if I go missing."

"I see..."

Syven suddenly whispers, "Management probably didn't say, but it's an open secret... So if you're scared."

"Oh, I'm not scared, Neighbor." Jay smiles. "I don't believe in ghosts myself."

WHAAAAAAAT!!! HE'S SEEN YOU!!!

You glare at Jay and imagine tossing him around with your ghostly telekenesis. He's so lucky you can't make a pizza dough out of him.

"Trust me, they're realer than you think." Syven's laying it on thick! "You never know what they're capable of."

"I grew up camping out in the woods since I was nine. There's not much that will get me." Jay shrugs. "There's scarier things out there then ghosts."

Quickly! You must prove why ghosts are scary!

Get Miss Formerly Depressed Rat to scream. LOUD. Scary loud!

The scream will be SUPER effective because he’s an outdoorsy type and should be instinctively on alert for stuff like that

>>1133429
Blow in his ear.

Get Miss Content to sing! And Dance! And jerk off while fantasizing about having eight big honking milkers!

>>1133431
Don’t scare her though! Just ask politely for her to scream as loud as she can! OH WAIT!!! We can pick up a mouse!!! Once Miss Content screams and we for sure have his outdoorsy attention, we FLOAT HER UP!!! Freaky!!! Spooky!!! Dare I say it, OoooooooooOOOoooOOOOOOOOoooo!!!

This guy has the uncanny way to be creepy. Make the drinks that he is carrying explode in his hands.

Outdoorsman, huh? That means he might be afraid of dangerous outdoors animals. Mimic the sound of a rattler snake in his ear. Or the roar of a grizzly bear. Or a charging hippopotamus.

>>1133442
And to really sell the deal, give Miss Content the scariest thing an outdoorsman can face - a rabid animal! I.e. make it see like her mouth is foaming.

Ominously count down from ten to one in his ear, each number increasingly ominous. Builds up suspense and paranoia.

>Miss Content: Activate HRT (Hypnotic Rat Tickles).

>>1133456
*HRAT (Hypnotizing Rodent Army Teleportation)

Imitate the sound of an angry bear.

(1/6) OMNI 2026/10/28(Wed)05:42 No. 1133497 ID: 3d07d9
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>Politely Ask Miss Content to Scream Real Loud

"Pssst. Miss Content, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Hm? Anything for you, Boo."

"Awesome! I've got a plan to scare this guy, I'll warm him up first then give you the cue. Could you please scream super super loud? Maybe dance and sing? Oh, oh, and hiss?"

She shrugs. "Yeah I can do that."

Boo-yah!

(2/6) OMNI 2026/10/28(Wed)05:42 No. 1133498 ID: 3d07d9
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>Blow in his ear.
>Imitate the sound of an angry bear.
>Mimic the sound of a rattler snake in his ear.

Surely one of those will scare 'em!

Fwooooooo!

ROOOOAAARRR!

Hisss. Rattle, rattle. Hissss.

Alright! He should be warmed up now for the grand scare-finale....

(3/6) OMNI 2026/10/28(Wed)05:44 No. 1133499 ID: 3d07d9
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"Miss Content!"

"SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" Miss Content shrieks so loud that Syven jumps.

"Shit." Jay startles back and nearly drops the tray of drinks.

BOOHAHAHAHA!!

You quickly float Miss Content in the air menacingly, circling her around then sending her towards your target. You aren't good at illusions at all, but you try to make some foam appear around her mouth for the rabies. It kinda looks like bubbles.

>Explode Drink

If only you knew how to explode things!

(4/6) OMNI 2026/10/28(Wed)05:45 No. 1133500 ID: 3d07d9
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"Uh, gotta go! See you later!" Jay nearly trips over his feet as he turns and sprints away at your well-crafted haunting schemes!

Fear Uncovered: Feral Rodents

(5/6) OMNI 2026/10/28(Wed)05:46 No. 1133501 ID: 3d07d9
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"Miss Syven we did it!" You cheer as you set Miss Content back down on Syven's shoulder.

"That was actually kinda fun." Miss Content giggles.

"Yeah, you really got the guy good." Syven peers out the door towards where Jay disappeared back into his apartment. "I'm impressed."

"Heh, I always had it in me."

That's two-for-two on successful scares today. You're on a grave roll!

(6/6) OMNI 2026/10/28(Wed)05:47 No. 1133502 ID: 3d07d9
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"Booyah! Maybe I should don my ghostly armored garb now and continue the assault?"

"If you're feeling confident why not?" Syven lets out the laugh she's been holding in.

"Hohoho, I definitely do! I gotta' strike while the iron's hot!"

You mime boxing then stabbing with your lance and shield.

"Now... What to do with these?" Syven holds up the hot coco and mini donuts. "I guess I could try one of them or throw them away? Seems like a waste... Are you gonna' head back to keep haunting him?"

>>1133502
She should eat the free food. It's not like the creep's gonna poison some random lady he doesn't know.

Also yeah let's follow him and see what else we can do. Maybe the sound of rats in his walls...

>>1133502
Have Miss Content sniff the food as a precaution. In case it has the scent of something bad, like rat poison.

>>1133504
Unfortunately a lot of creeps do exactly that by spiking drinks. Usually in bars or such, but yeah. Best lock your door/windows first in case he decides to return before eating those.

How far can we follow him outside?

If he's away from his apartment, we can start to mess with it without him interfering. Would make for a good surprise later.

- Draw rodent prints all over the floor of his apartment. Use ketchup for that authentic food-bandit appearance.

- Rearrange the photos in his room to spell something out, like 'R A T'.

- Make it seem like his food boxes were gnawed/torn open by rodents.

- Ask Miss Content to help you shape your appearance into a ghostly, flying rodent skull.

Boo should save the donut powder for later. Roll around in it and you'll be visible. Then he'll have no choice but to believe in ghosts.

Have a rat take a sip of the drink just to make sure it isn't positioned.

(1/4) OMNI 2026/10/30(Fri)04:39 No. 1133565 ID: 13a5d1
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>Miss Content
>take a sip of the drink just to make sure it isn't positioned.
>sniff the food as a precaution.

"Maybe Miss Content should have a sip of the drink? Or a sniff of the food? Just in case it could be pOiSonEd." You say. "How was his mojo anyway?"

"Oh, you're so right." Syven opens up the donut bag for a good sniff. "Well, still creepy. I didn't feel any malice when talking to him, like he didn't want to hurt me or anything? But there was a lot of... intention behind his actions. A certain charge. Then satisfaction? I guess he got what he wanted, but I can't parse out specifics like what it was exactly."

"Maybe he wanted to be friends? You're a really good friend."

"Hah! Guess so." she shrugs. "I'll find out more later."

Miss Content sniffs the food then shakes her head. "Hm. No rat poison or anything. Maybe a little chalky."

"No rat poison, maybe chalky!"

"Huh. Maybe the powdered sugar's old?" Syven moves to pop the lid off the drink for Miss Content to sip from.

"It tastes kinda bitter, but not like any of the poisons I've tried."

"Miss Content says it doesn't taste like poison."

"Great! Well, I think I'll still pour this down the sink. And I don't think rats should have too much chocolate."

Miss Content pouts but doesn't object.

(2/4) OMNI 2026/10/30(Fri)04:40 No. 1133566 ID: 13a5d1
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>Save the donut powder for later.

"Could I have some of the donut powder?"

"Sure thing." Syven pops one of the donut holes into her mouth.

You float a few of them up to parse out the powder. When you make yourself corporeal later on, you'll powder yourself up and leave a ghost cloud behind. That'll be undeniable proof of your paranormal self!

+1 Donut Powder

>Lock doors/windows

"Are you going to lock stuff up?"

"Lock stuff up? Nah, it should be fine. Why would he want to rob me anyway?" Syven still moves to lock her front door.

You shrug.

Syven does have a lot of cool things you'd really, really, want if you were a thief. Like her cool rocks. But you aren't! Because you have respect.

(3/4) OMNI 2026/10/30(Fri)04:41 No. 1133567 ID: 13a5d1
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>Follow

Heeheehee, you already have some ideas in mind that you want to try out. Like making rat skittering noises in his walls or rearranging his photos to spell R A T. Or, or, shaping into a flaming rodent skull!

You could also make some rodent prints on the floor as a nice dread builder. But you'll need to find some ketchup or ink!

"Thanks for everything, Miss Syven, I'll see you in a bit! Time to get my haunt on."

"Happy haunting."

Syven and Miss Content wave at you as you phase through the neighboring wall into your target's apartment. You leave the Mirror Shard and Donut Powder in Syven's posession for now.

As you enter, you do not see your target in the ground floor, so you phase upstairs into the bedroom.

No sign of them here!

(4/4) OMNI 2026/10/30(Fri)04:42 No. 1133568 ID: 13a5d1
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Huh. No sign of him in the bathroom either.

Oh! Isn't that the bag he had on?

>____

>>1133568
Snoop through the bag.

Also I bet he's in the tent. He brought a tiny portable room with him to put inside his room! How strange!

Is he camping? maybe he couldn't afford the heating bill.

Check the bag for secrets.

Snoopy spooky ghost time

Snoop the bag, tent, and some of their boxes (maybe you can learn more about him from his choice of furniture/belongings).

Weird that he's choosing to sleep in a tent, by the window, instead of a bed like a normal person. Maybe he's some kind of fey, werewolf, or other species that really likes/needs the outdoors but had to get an apartment?

Is it's temporary until a proper bed is installed, or does he already have one in this apartment?

That or he's very committed to stalking/watching from the window to the point of sleeping next to it.

Make sure to check what the view from the window is, in case the cafe is visible, or any other buildings/things of note.

Ghost prank: re-pack their pictures back into one of the boxes. Harmless and might be interesting to see their reaction.

I know I've been suspicious of this person for a long time. But maybe he is just that, a little bit of an odd person. But as long as he is not hurting anybody, he is not dangerous. Maybe he is just getting ready for camping. But just in case, let's snoop around and see what he is up to.

(1/3) OMNI 2026/10/31(Sat)20:40 No. 1133614 ID: 13a5d1
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>Snoop Bag

Hehehe time for some good ol snooping action! What sweet sweet secrets must be hiding away?

(3/3) OMNI 2026/10/31(Sat)20:43 No. 1133617 ID: 13a5d1
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Oh!

Hello there?

[End of Thread 1]

>>1133617
Oh no he works FAST.

Is he wearing a fucking shock collar!

Completed thread, right on time for the spooky seasons end. Lets hope the guy didn't suffocate in the bag / is still alive.

When can we expect the continuation?

>>1133619
yes

>>1133650
ill be going on a short break from questing then will continue. updates may not be as frequent, since i wont be crunching to hit a halloween deadline. we'll see.