"Oooh have I got something for you!" Hearing David's query Rodriguez excitedly opened the bag and took out a box and put it on the table while spreading his hands and revealing what he put down.
David and Sarah both leaned forward to get a better glimpse. Written on the front in big white letters with a smokey black background was the word "Ouija".
" I heard from a friend of a friend who knew a guy that 2 people using this while performing something called a seance that you can talk to whatever entity is here and the entity can speak back to you through this. " Rodriguez described how he knew this object and its uses.
"Are you sure that this... friend of a friend that knew a guy is reliable?" David suspiciously questioned Rodriguez while staring at him skeptically.
"Of course, amigo(friend) have I ever let you down?" Rodriguez reasoned with his good pal.
"Yes, you have... remember that one time with the mmmmph."
David started to recount the times he was almost done in by his friend when Rodriguez reached across the table and covered his mouth.
"I thought we agreed to never speak about these things." Rodriguez challenged David with a glare and sent a smiling glance to his friend's wife.
"Haha, he's just joking I've never let him down." Rodriguez denied it vehemently while allowing David to remove his hands.
"Sure whatever you say." Sarah stared speechlessly at them playing around.
Meanwhile, Jack was distracted by a system notification he got as soon as he laid eyes on the board.
*Ding*
[Detected User near newly encountered spirit medium.
Name: Ouija Board
Effect: One word no matter the letter length costs one energy.
Note: Only usable during a seance]
Jack stared at this notification excitedly, if this is an ouija board then he wonders what other ghost-hunting equipment might allow him to do.
With this, he will be able to not only scare them but also potentially communicate seriously. Jack was delighted to be able to use this but was knocked out of his thoughts when he heard an important question being asked.
"Okay, so how do we use this?" David was concerned as he asked this as he doesn't want things to get worse than it already is.
"I have no idea!" Rodriguez declared candidly.
"..." David and Sarah speechlessly exchanged questioning glances that seemed to be asking each other if this is ok.
"I do know that we need candles for it though so I got a dozen. " Rodriguez said as he started taking them out of the bag.
"Also stop making those loving eyes at each other, you are making a lonely man like me jealous." Rodriguez misunderstood and complained about them looking at each other.
"*sigh* Rodriguez we shouldn't do things like this that we don't understand completely." Sarah protested as she worried about the consequences.
"Don't worry, it comes with instructions. " Rodriguez says reassuring her. He then started to open the box to get them.
"Let's see here... aha here we are."
Rodriguez exclaimed as he pulled out a piece of paper.
"There's a lot of rules. " Rodriguez said as his eyes spun in circles just trying to understand the instructions.
David saw that and snatched the paper out of Rodriguez's hands before reading it with Sarah peeking from over his shoulders.
Instructions:
1. set the mood with lit candles, preferably at night, and remove all loud distractions.
two people(preferably male and female) are to sit on their knees across from each other, knees touching, and placing the board on both of their knees.
2. pick a medium to ask questions and all parties are to place their index and ring finger on the planchette gently.
3. have the medium greet the spirits and ask questions, remain polite and respectful, to end the session move the planchette to goodbye.
David read the most important instructions out loud while light skimming the many notes for the users to keep in mind while using the ouija board.
" This is so complicated there are so many things to keep in mind. " David complained.
"We are trying to communicate with the dead after all." Sarah reasoned.
As David continued skimming through he noticed a warning at the end.
"If the spirit indicates it is evil or the planchette starts counting down/going through the alphabet backward then immediately end the session." David reads loud with concern.
"What do you think happens if you don't end the session?" Rodriguez asked curiously.
The couple shared a glance full of misgivings.
"By the way, I noticed that you keep saying 'you' and not 'us' are you not staying to help?" David noticed Rodriguez's speech.
"No way, I'm not getting involved with this stuff!" Rodriguez denied any involvement making the couple glare at him.
Seeing that things weren't looking good for him if he stayed he quickly got up.
"Well it was nice meeting your wife and daughter but I have some important things to do so I have to run. bye, kiddo." Rodriguez began talking while walking briskly out of the kitchen and telling his farewells.
The family was stunned and listened to him walk to the front door and leave. David marveled that he had such a shameless friend.
The couple stared at each other, both in their thoughts about what to do next.
"Well let's wait until Angelica goes to sleep tonight and see how this goes. " David suggested his plan to his wife.
"Are you sure we shouldn't have her play at a friend's for a sleepover just in case?" Sarah recommended it as she thought about her daughter's safety and not even wanting her to be around while they try something like this.
"Yeah, good idea. That's probably the best bet." David agreed.
"Let me go make some calls." Sarah left as she planned who to ask while David left to check on Angelica who was still playing in the living room.
Jack having heard everything debated on what he should do. should he do what he needed to level up or try and get them to help him?
After thinking for a while Jack reasoned that even if they wanted to help him they probably couldn't do much. He could try and get them to find his family to give him closure but it didn't seem possible considering he doesn't even know if this is his world.
He supposes he could do both, give them his name and birth date and then scare them. As Jack debated on what to do he checked his status.
[
Name:Jack
Race: Ghost(Phantom)
Lvl: 2 (15%)
Energy:15/15
Regen: 2/h
Haunt location buff: none
]
After seeing how he only got 5% for the doors and photo frames, he dejectedly waited for the family to start the seance.