Halloween I.F – “That Which Lingers” – Day 7
[ Please read the kickoff post before commenting! ] Webb felt as though their fight-or-flight instincts had been activated—their palms sweating, their breath coming fast. Despite the fear buzzing through their veins like electricity, the temptation to just dash out into the street was incredibly high. They wanted to square off with this spooky motherfucker […]
Halloween I.F – “That Which Lingers” – Day 6
[ Please read the kickoff post before commenting! ] “I’ll take you to meet the Curator,” Webb said finally, drumming their fingers restlessly on the table. “For a limited definition of meet, anyway. I don’t really know what makes them tick, but it seems equally unlikely that anybody else is working through them. They’re… unique.” […]
Halloween I.F – “That Which Lingers” – Day 5
[ Please read the kickoff post before commenting! ] Webb let out a breath, slumping back in the booth, and closed their eyes. A good person. Webb tried their best not to be the reason harm came to anybody. They weren’t totally sure why it bothered them that Ariadne recognized that. Maybe because that sort […]
Halloween I.F – “That Which Lingers” – Day 4
[ Please read the kickoff post before commenting! ] Dozens of questions were instantly on the tip of Webb’s tongue, crowding their mind with a noisy static that intermingled with the murmuring buzz of the crowd. Glasses clinked; cutlery jangled. Some guy at a table nearby was talking far too loudly. “Interesting,” they said after […]
Halloween I.F – “That Which Lingers” – Day 3
[ Please read the kickoff post before commenting! ] Webb considered Ariadne’s offer, casually looking up the restaurant on their phone in a show of deliberation. The reviews seemed decent. No one-star reviews proclaiming that the servers dragged them into a hidden back room for ritual purposes. ‘Locally sourced’ could be hit-or-miss with some places […]