A Haunting (me and catloverd)
 

Name: Ynx (when with the living, Claire)
Species: Once human -- now deceased
Age: It's been sixteen years since her death, but being dead she can make herself any age she wishes
Sex: Female
Appearance: Red hair going just past her shoulders, bangs cut above her eyes, and hazel eyes -- wears a red/magenta sweater and faded blue jeans.
Personality: Tough, no-nonsense, rebellious, but a nice person
Background: Ynx's family was killed in a house fire when her mother was seven months pregnant with her. Her mother, being pregnant with her first child, hung in limbo between life and death as she bartered for Ynx's life. Her mother was allowed to stay in Death until she gave birth to Ynx, but then had to give her up -- her price. Her parents chose to end their time in Death after that and ceased to exist. Because of the limbo her mother hung in as her body was destroyed, the fire fused with Ynx's developing body and she has the ability to use fire in her Death, causing her to be called the Crimson phantom. Fire is the only thing to which ghosts are susceptible, and so she was rejected by many people as a child. She became a Ghost Finder at an early age, which is the term for a ghost who's job is to seek out ghosts who have escaped Death and gone to the world of the Living, where they cause problems. She carries a katana (invisible when sheathed) on her back for this purpose and lives with a dead doctor, his wife, and their five year old daughter, Carry, born in Death, which a ghost can do if they let themselves get pregnant in Death. She idealizes her real parents and wishes she could have known them.

Name: Emmett
Species: Human
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Appearance: Black hair, glasses, black sweater and jeans
Personality: Computer geek, nerd, friendly, can get scared
Background: Emmett comes from a normal, average family. He has one little sister and a black cat with white paws, which is why his name is boots. He just finished high school and is pretty sure what college he wants to go to and what his major is, yet he's not very excited to go despite being a genius. He has quite a few friends, all very different from one another, he's known as the genius of the group.

that sound good?

Sure ^^ I'll start.

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Ynx looked at the house. It looked ordinary enough, but she could feel the ghosts in it. Well, probably best to get this over with. The hard part would be acting alive. Yare immediately began breathing, and tried to make sure she blinked at least every twenty seconds.

She walked up to the front door, and knocked.

Emmett had heard from some friends about a haunted house. He had decided that today he was going to check it out. He doubted it was really haunted but who knew. He sighed as he walked along the abandoned street. At least it was nice out.

Ynx sighed when she didn't get an answer. She glanced around, and paused when she saw someone on the street - but he wasn't looking her way, so she quickly made herself Permeable and stepped through the door. She turned Solid again - there was no visible difference between the two except that this way she couldn't walk through anything - and walked the length of the dusty room, her eyes travelling from side to side as she examined everything.

Emmett arrived at the house and didn't see anyone around. He sighed as he walked up the front steps. It was just a house. He shrugged and thought about walking way, but curiosity got the best of him and he opened the door. Surprisingly it wasn't locked. He wondered if he should've knocked first. Then again, it was abandoned so he wouldn't have gotten a response. Yet he couldn't resist and called a "Hello?" before entering.

Ynx looked up quickly; she was in the kitchen, and hadn't known anybody was approaching. She stepped into the next room, and was somewhat surprised to see the same boy she'd seen on the way in. 'Oh, hi. Do you live here?'

"What, no," Emmett said startled to see a girl in here. Well she obviously didn't live here. "What are you doing here?" He asked though he was sure she was thinking the same.

'Just looking around,' Ynx said. 'You?'

"The same," Emmett shrugged, "I heard this place is haunted."

Ynx nodded. 'So did I. I thought I'd see if that was true.'

"Me too," Emmett said startled and a little creeped out. "Well this is just a little weird." He laughed nervously. This was quite a strange coincidence.

Ynx grinned slightly. 'I think a lot of people have before.'

"Maybe," Emmett said, "Not too much of a haunted house is it?" He said as he looked around. It just looked like an empty house. Anyone could live here if they wanted.

Ynx shrugged. 'I've got a feeling.' Actually, she could sense the ectoplasm, but couldn't exactly say that.

"Are you a ghost hunter or something" Emmett asked wondering how she could have a feeling. "Besides ghost don't exist."

Ynx raised an eyebrow. 'If you're so adamant they don't, why did you come in?'

"Just to check it out. Prove that there's nothing here," Emmett shrugged, "I'm curious. I like proving things to be wrong. It was probably just a breeze or something and people thought it was a ghost."

Ynx nodded. 'That's probably it,' she said. 'I guess I just like the thrill.'

"Ah I see," Emmett said, "So you see anything suspicious at all? To me it just looks like an empty house."

Ynx shrugged. 'Not yet. I just got in here.'

"Ah, I see," Emmett said, "Well then shall we look around together?" He wondered if she cared that he joined her or if she preferred to be a loner. She was kind of pretty.

'Sure,' Ynx said; an extra pair of eyes, even the ones of the living, could be useful.

"Alright, where should we start first?" Emmett asked as he looked around the current room they were in, "Well I think we're good here, nothing strange here...."

'Do you know how long this house's been abandoned for?' Ynx asked curiously.