And now the problem of reality interfering with a desired narrative appears. Ayel and Kieu don't have PI licenses. Kristi shouldn't, but she's surprised me before. Aidan does, and that's why he's on retainer. But if there's no evil magic or annoying spirit around, LTV Paranormalists can't investigate without risking fines from the province. There is something in the warehouse; Ginger confirmed it. Just not the source of the Phantom of the Warehouse.
As mentioned last week, Ginger has been to I Can Has Cheezburger. This wasn't planned. Ginger needed a presence in the scene. If she was a cat, she'd be climbing over everyone to be the centre of attention. NaNoWriMo encourages word count, not necessarily coherence, so anything that adds to the number of words is fair game as long as the words are words. Given the two and that this was probably written during week three, when sanity has long fled, Ginger became a LOLfae. Yet, I still wanted a reason for the new behaviour. Zaina introduced Ginger to the Internet. That might have been the wrong thing to do.
The material Ayel brought for Ginger is so that she can have a proper wardrobe. A bit of research - mostly verifying tales like "The Shoemaker and the Elves" and seeing similar stories - let me realize that Ginger could make her own clothes, provided she has the cloth and thread to do so. The catch in most of the tales is that if the human takes the elves for granted, the elves get revenge. Here, not too much a problem; Kristi makes sure that Ginger has what she needs and some of what she wants.
Why did I pick Aztec carvings for the shipment with the "awful magicks"? Shadowrun, mostly. The game does go into some detail about what's known about Aztec culture, enough to give me a base to start with in researching and hand-waving. I didn't get deep into details here; the characters don't know much so thus they are researching. Zaina has taken some classes, first year comparitive religion and such, to give some detail. Kieu, being slightly detatched from reality, found the Shadowrun details and didn't have the knowledge to separate those from actual history.
The new break-and-enter let me get a new detail about Kristi out. Ayel and Kieu have family in town; Kristi doesn't, so her supporting cast tends towards roommates and classmates. Now, she has a sister. And since the sister has been mentioned, an appearance in a future arc isn't a sudden surprise.
The same scene let me show off Ginger. Just how powerful is the little LOLfae? Strong enough to unlock a garbage can and banish spirits. I went with a skunk instead of a raccoon; both are common enough in areas around Ottawa. However, raccoons have another role to play, one that needs to appear in the first arc. Again, things work here without the first arc, but expand on ideas from there. Augh!
One idea I do have for a future arc, now that Ginger has material to makes clothes, is a supernatural problem at a convention, one that includes dolls. Not a dolls-only con, but along the lines of Doll North, part of Anime North. Just because such a con doesn't exist in Ottawa (yet) doesn't mean one can't exist in fiction. That way, Ginger doesn't have to be carried in a backpack, under a jacket, or in a sports bag. She gets to be disguised as a doll herself.
What Ayel did while Ginger exorcised spirits, in Hauntings Anonymous Chapter 11, "Back into the Warehouse".
Also Friday, over at Psycho Drive-In, hiatus week because life
Saturday, over at The Seventh Sanctum, animated adaptations.
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