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Year 19??

[b]???[/b]
[i]???, ???[/i][/center]

You are human. 

Regardless of how fervently you pursue something past that horizon, you cannot escape this sole truth. Your mind, your soul, your nature is fundamentally human. As such, for daring to peer past that veil, your only hope for escape is atonement. Atone for your sins. Atone for the sins that are not yours. 

[i]"Th-The circle is failing! Stop the flow, now!"[/i]

As you are a human, you cannot understand. That which you have dared to reach out towards is beyond description from the concepts of your enclosed reality. You cannot comprehend something so Other, as your mind cannot understand memories which go beyond what it means to be a human. 

[i]"Energy accumulation is happening too quickly, we can't do anything!"[/i]

This time, your world is not to be cursed. Your world cannot be cursed, as it was you who brought that vital tear that allowed something from beyond its own logic to enter. That is precisely why your world has attempted to fix your mistakes, why your world has attempted to atone for your sins, why your world has condemned you to death. 

[i]"Hurry, everyone get out! We'll collapse the building before the formation completes itself, this was a mistake but we can still-"[/i]

But, your world is shortsighted. Hopelessly, pitifully shortsighted. Even as it beats back against the current that flows from the tear you dared to rip, it fails to recognize what lurks in those waters that it rebels against. 

[i]"...what..."

"...what the hell is that?"[/i]

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Year 2015
Tuesday, October 27th- 3:30 PM

[b]Matsushima Mitsuko[/b]
[i]Classroom 2-A, Yurei High School[/i][/center]

With a raised eyebrow, a steel-faced young girl looked out over the gathered individuals. Frankly, the sheer number of people who had elected to come to this first meeting was...surprising. She had expected no more than three or four prospective members. 

Maybe the promise of free snacks was [i]that[/i] enticing? She'd have to note this for later...

After checking the clock mounted on the classroom wall to confirm the time, the young girl walked over to the propped-open classroom door and slammed it shut with a resounding thud, subsequently clearing her throat firmly to disrupt the chatter of those inside of the classroom as she walked up towards the board at the front of the classroom, where a teacher would be standing during a lecture. Once everyone had quieted themselves, she spoke. 

"Good afternoon, everyone. For those of you I have not met previously, I am Matsushima Mitsuko. It is my pleasure to welcome all of you to the first meeting of the newly-refounded Occult Club. The advertised snacks will be served at the end of the meeting, so please be patient."

Speaking up in a crisp tone, the girl, Mitsuko, addressed her peers with a straight face, though one might notice the trace of a smile playing across the edges of her lips. She had to admit that she was rather satisfied with this turnout, even if the majority of those here were just present to make a mockery of her organization. 

...Mitsuko also had to wonder why Shikishima-sensei's child was here, but that could wait until later. 

"Now then, today's club meeting will take the form of a hybrid lecture-seminar, to introduce those of you with little occult experience to basic knowledge about the occult. I will be leading a discussion on the matter, and all of you are free to ask me questions, within reason. This Thursday's meeting, as well as all subsequent meetings, will take a group discussion format generally, but because many of you might have little experience with the subject-matter, I've prepared some basics to go over for today. We will also be discussing the theme of this year's Halloween Extravaganza, and I will be distributing waivers for those who are interested."

"Let's begin. Would anyone like to tell me what a 'ghost' is? Ah, and please, if your answer is 'nonexistent' then kindly don't bother raising your hand."

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