[AQ] Haunted pool! (Miyu/Yokai/x-mod)

[Nakahara Miyu]

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{Spoiler}Lettuce Swim!
+ Description: People are saying that the pool is… haunted?! Something’s been sucking down anyone who swims, trapping them at the bottom until they need to be rescued! It’s not really haunted… right? It’s got to be an X-character! But what’s its deal that it’s hanging in the pool?
+ Investigate and cure the egg: +3 Guardians, +2 Faberge, +2 Roost
+ Investigate and break the egg: -3 Guardians, -1 Faberge, -2 Roost, +5
+ Investigate, but fail to cure the egg: +1 Guardians, +2 Faberge, -2 Roost, +2
+ Try to coax someone to swim despite the rumors: +2 Guardians, -2 Faberge, +1 Roost
+ Ignore all the X-activity; you’re going to swim anyway?!: -2 Guardians, +2 Faberge, +1 Roost
+ Requirements: Tag for X-mod
+ Submitted by Pai

    A haunted pool... it really brought a spark to Miyu's interest, as well as some fear. Ghosts, curses, guardian angels, superstitions, she believed it all! So while she wanted to investigate the rumours she also didn't really feel like getting involved with bad ghosts... but maybe she could persuade the ghost to play nice around everyone, it wouldn't really be the first time that Miyu encountered a said ghost (no one believed her though). Still, since it was an idea that the teen confided in her character, Donna immedietly encouraged her to go through with it! Or well, in the way that the tiny guardian does which isn't in the softest of ways. It has also been incredibly hot lately, so even if the rumours were just rumours she would still win with the visit to the pool as she could refresh on the cool and clean water.


    Putting on a basic swimsuit under her uniform, Miyu was ready to hit the investigation of this phenomenon, it would certainly be interesting if it was real- but also quite scary, so Donna forced herself on this investigation much to Miyu’s relief. Her heart was still weak when it came to the possibility of a curse from a water ghost, it would probably be awful. Arriving at the pool it was surprisingly empty, there was no one besides them, maybe the rest of the students were either at the beach, class or just resting at their rooms since the heat really affected one’s energy to do anything.


    Seeing as there was no one in there she crouched down and looked at her reflection in the water, curiosity filling her expression as she decided to touch the water, how was she going to even look for this ghost? Well this was something she didn’t think through was it. “Hmm…” without much of a plan with how to go about this, Miyu just decides that the best idea for now is to swim… she knew how to swim so if she would be pulled it wouldn’t be much trouble right? With that track of thought she got rid of her uniform clothes and walked closer to the water wearing the proper clothing for going in the water. Donna was close by, watching over the teen as she slowly stepped inside the water, step by step she made her way into the refreshingly cold water in such a hot day. Floating effortlessly, the girl swam a bit deeper into the pool looking for any strange signs, but so far there was nothing...

[amano, yosuke]

Again with the rumors. The school was a real zest pool of rumors and gossip, always on top of the latest scoop. It was guaranteed to be circulating within a few days. So it was no surprise when once again he'd caught wind of another strange rumor during the breaks between class. The last one had proved to be so...profitable. He was actually a bit more interested in what they had to say, eavesdropping from a far before he decided it was worth checking out. He'd made it through the rest of his class fairly easily, hurrying out of the school. He didn't care to hang around any longer than he ever had to, it was not new information but none the less it was stated.

He slung his bag over his shoulder, making his way to the pool with Courage trailing behind him. The small character had been keeping his distance after a certain mishap he cared not to mention to anyone. But he didn't want to avoid Yosuke all together, so he kept close enough to watch him. The two made it to the pool, the third year sizing up the pool area as he tried to see what could really be wrong with the pool. A haunted pool...a haunted pool...first UFO in the park and now...haunted pools. He felt like he was in a badly written horror mystery movie or something. It just didn't feel realistic.

It took him a moment before he finally noticed one of the 'ghosts' taking a dip in the water. He let out a groan, as he ran a hand over his face. Of all the people, it had to be this one. She was getting almost as bad as another young girl he could barely stand. But it wasn't the time to think about that, what in the world was she doing in the pool floating around like some air headed school girl? He tried to look a bit closer, squinting as he did his best to see what he could from where he was standing. He wasn't entirely too close to the pool but he'd been close enough to know it was Miyu. There was no mistaking anyone for that long haired harpy. Her and her mini empress of a character... "Hey, the pool's closed what are you doing!"

Juon Miuna

[Miuna]

The famed haunted pool of Seiyo Academy was nothing more than a regular pool. It had been around since the school first opened, undergoing extensive remodeling as the years passed and students came and went. It was the absolute pride of the swimming team and was kept cleaned throughout the year for both summer and winter swimming. Not that much winter swimming went on, but it was absolutely impressive in all its glory, untouched during the colder months. It was perhaps one of the most beautiful facilities in Seiyo, rivaled only by the gardens and the observatory.

They had been lucky enough thus far to not run into any accidents. The students were generally smart when they swam, lifeguards always present to save those in need. Students were required to take mandatory lessons in P.E. if they were unable to swim, and those that refused were barred from entering the water. Up until recently the students hadn't run into any problems.

Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. Rumors of attempted drownings had brought out the best of the egg holders, drawing them to the pool as the water turned a darker shade of blue. As Miyu swam in the deep waters, a strange sensation of something slimy reached out and brushed itself against the bottom of her foot, snaking around her ankle and wrapping tight.

[Nakahara Miyu]

Hearing a sudden familiar voice, Miyu squeaked a bit as she looked around to find the blonde standing there with a look of disbelief. Was it really closed?! Was she breaking in??? “W-what??” maybe she didn’t understand him, yeah that was probably it. Her panic for doing something she shouldn’t started to grow, but then something else happened. The water was… changing colours? She grew silent and looked at the water with a puzzled expression. Her focus was on that alone, until a feeling of something slimy touched her “wha-” before she could question what that was, it wrapped tight around her ankle triggering a full panic mode letting out a scream- there really was a ghost?!


As the first year panicked and tried to escape whatever was holding her down, Donna quickly flew to her holder “Miyu!! What’s happening?!” before she could get an answer Miyu quickly shouted “c-chara change!” and so she changed, hoping that her attempt to escape would become more efficient- but her panic was too grand and the chara change was barely working as her heart felt fear. She wasn’t going anywhere, and Donna was starting to worry that this wasn’t a ghost they were dealing with.

[amano, yosuke]

Her reaction got a laugh out of the third year, not expecting her to get so flustered. Though he supposed he shouldn't have been so surprised of anything less from the meek first year. She'd gotten flustered from his fairly obviously fake statement, squirming in the water once she started to worry about the pool. The fact she'd been able to get into the school's pool in the first place should've been enough to console her.

Hands in his pockets, he sneered at her as she looked around in disbelief. He paused slowly, watching her attention turn down to the water before she began to panic. Her scream caused something inside him to sink as she began to frantically thrash in the water in some sort of fear of something inside the pool. He couldn't see a damn thing other than her sudden alarm.

He quickly pulled off his sweater, tossing it to the floor bursting into a full run as he left Courage behind in confusion. He'd been surprised to Yosuke move so fast, watching the third year spare no time in diving into the water after Miyu. He moved through the water towards her as he grabbed a hold of her, trying his best to pull her away from whatever it was that had gotten its grasp on her. He'd soon find she'd had enough reason to be frightened as pulling her away was proving to be more difficult than he thought.

[Miuna]

The strange skin of whatever it was that was under the water only became more apparent the longer it lingered. It was smooth with slightly textured bumps spotting its sides and an icky residue coating. Not quite the same feeling as a frog or fish scales but aquatic nonetheless. It tightened even harder as Miyu began to panic, whipping around underneath her feet for a moment before attempting to pull her under. The strength of the boy was an equal match but still it fought to hold onto the poor girl.

Another underwater slime reached up, brushing against Yokai's toes as if to warn him what would happen if he interfered. It was the exact same as its friend, the source of the two objects unknown as the water turned darker and darker below them. A feeling of despair filled the air as tiny waves formed over the surface of the pool, the calm water becoming a small tidal fiasco. Whatever was under them was definitely the source of the rumors, but whether they'd live to tell the tale was another story entirely.

[Nakahara Miyu]

Trying her best to get out of the sticky situation she'd gotten herself into, Miyu was barely moving from the spot, especially since the grasp of whatever was down there only got tighter and tighter to the point that only fear was on her mind. With her eyes closed, another was getting his grasp around her, but this time it was with the intent of help. Without any hesitation she returned the grasp, getting her arms around his neck in desperation as the slime started to pull her down taking a squeak of fear out of the first year. 

Donna for a moment felt powerless, there was nothing at that point that she could do- even chara changing Miyu didn't seem to help at all! The girl was just so.... afraid. The calm pool was now over taken by something like a storm, everything changed so fast, things had to turn around or they would be in a whole other level of trouble. "Miyu!! Focus!! You need to get out of there!" The tiny ballerina shouted almost ordering her holder but then proceeded to frantically look around for something! For what could be a solution to this. And suddenly she saw something that could be of help if things went as the guardian thought.

In a fast motion as the two students struggled, she flew to the nearest diving boards from the pool and shouted again "MIYU! Get your ribbons to tie here!" This quickly got Miyu's attention and she looked at where Donna was standing "t-there's no way..." with the chara change, Miyu also had her ribbons with her, safely wrapped around both her arms. They were strong and to a point never ending in a magical sense just like hearts eggs magic of sorts, but there was a couple of problems- they were wet, and miyu had no confidence or focus to throw them there at that moment. Fear was still covering her expression as she tried her best to not fall victim to the pulling underneath that was only becoming stronger. She needed to get herself together somehow.

[amano, yosuke]

The two continued to struggle, Yosuke more so than the other as he thrashed and moved with all his might as Miyu seemed to barely move. Either from the restrain of whatever it was under the water or the fear that had swept over her, he wasn't sure. But something was stopping her from putting her full effort into it. With only his kicking and thrashing there was only so much the two could do. It was times like this he wished he'd hadn't ended up with such a powerless character. His character change would do nothing to help either of them...

In a sense he was slowly starting to panic himself, feeling even more powerless than he usually did as he had no extra strength to call upon. He looked at Miyu's character before glancing at her as quickly as he could. She almost seemed frozen as she struggled to grasp onto Donna's sudden idea. Courage watched from a far as the waters seemed to fly everywhere with the two writhe in the pool, whatever was holding onto Miyu seemed to have a tight grasp. "Y-yo-chan..." He whimpered, feeling equally powerless. What could he do...what could Yosuke do...how were they going to get out of this...His ears swung back, reaching up to touch his ribbon and bell as he hoped Yosuke would forgive him...

Miyu's arms around his neck he suddenly felt something new. A sudden rush of emotions he was unaccustomed to but he...recognized this sudden shift. This was another one of Courage's character changes. Was this really the time? He instinctively went to resent the character for his poor judgement until he realized there was no sudden fear...there was no panic....just a odd sense of calm. The bitter feeling that always lingered inside him was gone, if only for a moment as he quickly turned to Miyu.

"Miyu! Calm down and focus..." He hollered out, still keeping a hold of her as he was sure whatever it was down there was not going to be pleased he was not giving up. "Try to focus! Listen to Donna and give it a shot. It's all we can try-- don't give up just yet."

[Miuna]

The strange slimy substance under the water gave them little time to react as it tightened its grip on Miyu's leg. The character change of Yosuke's had given it quite a scare, the tendril near the boy backing away as it sought to capture its current victim. This girl seemed unable to place her trust in her egg for long, that would work well in its favor. As long as it could keep a hold and the other didn't transform, it would be quick work dragging the poor girl down to the very bottom of the pool.

Sliding another tendril up, it grabbed the girl's other leg, wrapping around it tightly and beginnings its careful descent into the deep waters. The boy would be left alone for now, hopefully keeping well out of its reach as it did its best to capture its first victim. The suffering this poor girl would feel as she sank to the murky depths would be more than enough to turn her egg as black as the shadows that entangled her limbs.

Off to the edge of the pool, a strange black shape started to rise to the surface. Tiny pockets of air broke through with each inch it hit, a creepy laughing echoing throughout the high walls of the room. There was definitely despair breaking through the air, yet all of it seemed to stem from a single source underwater.