[hr][hr] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/557c3248-b00e-4d67-aa51-40c23e29b0db.jpg[/img] [hr] [Center][color=a6fef2]Location[/color]: Château de La Lune: Foyer > [color=a6fef2]Skills[/color]: N/A [/center] [hr][hr] Sam was a bit indecisive towards what he wanted. A part of him wished for a refreshing drink like a Pimms Cup, but another wanted to match Ralph's “Fun” drink and order a Piña Colada. Unsure of which to do, he decided not to choose. [Color=a6fef2]”I'd hate to hold you up, so to be safe could I get one Pimm's Cup and one Piña Colada, please.”[/color] Sam asked of Leon before turning his attention back towards Ralph. [Color=a6fef2]”Somewhere private?”[/color] Sam asked, raising his eyebrow. “That will be right out.” Leon said, and set to making the three drinks. [color=dae8c1]”Well,”[/color] Ralph leaned in and whispered. [color=dae8c1]”I don’t know if you want to talk about plans here.”[/color] [Color=a6fef2]”Oh!”[/color] Sam replied as blush streaked across his face. [Color=a6fef2]”That makes sense yeah, would also help to show you a few things before we set out. Most of it's pretty easy though.”[/color] Here he'd thought that he was asking for another round. He wouldn't have minded going again, but he did need to find this basement while he still had the chance. Ralph leaned back and smiled. He was interested in this ghost hunting stuff. He had never done anything like it before. Leon slid the drinks across the bar to them. “Enjoy.” [color=dae8c1]”Thank you.”[/color] Ralph picked up his drink. It had several colors and had been topped with whipped cream. He took a sip through the straw and made a sound. [color=dae8c1]”Oh that is fun. Thank you again.”[/color] [Color=a6fef2]”Thanks Leon, you're the man.”[/color] Sam grabbed his Piña first. Taking a sip of it as he felt the velvety smooth coolness of coconut slide down. Maybe he shouldn't be drinking so much before a hunt. But that wasn't exactly on the forefront of his mind at the moment. [Color=a6fef2]”Was thinking of asking Millicent if she'd like to join us. Maybe Ivanna? I know at least Mill seemed interested in it. No idea of Ivanna would be, but man do I adore that spirited drag queen.”[/color] Ralph considered it. He took a sip of his drink. [color=dae8c1]”Yeah. Let’s invite them both.”[/color] He didn’t know if either of them would say yes. But if they did it could make the whole thing fun. Sure he’d be losing alone time with Sam but that was okay. If one could take a long drag of a drink like a cigarette, that was exactly what Sam had just done. The levels in the glass of his fruity island beverage quickly depleting about a quarter of the way before he exhaled to speak again. [Color=a6fef2]”Bet. Maybe we can try Ivanna first then Millicent? Only because I feel like going up to someone who'd just excused themselves from us not too long ago might be weird. Then again would it be more weird to wait longer?”[/color] He took another long drink as he tried to think. His pouty eyes making contact with Ralph's. [Color=a6fef2]”What do you think? Who should we approach first?”[/color] [color=dae8c1]”Uh, does it matter? Millicent. I guess.”[/color] Ralph said hurried and confused. He took another sip of his drink savoring the texture and flavor of it. [Color=a6fef2]”Oh. Uh, I guess it doesn't?”[/color] Sam made a tight lipped face, looking akin to a frog (or Tom Holland anytime he's resting his face). [Color=a6fef2]”Did we want to get them before or after an equipment check? Doubt my roommate would want to actually use any of the devices, she may just tag along for the experience.”[/color] [color=dae8c1]”After. But if she does, you can explain it to her.”[/color] Ralph frowned. [color=dae8c1]”Wait, you're roommates? How does that work?”[/color] [Color=a6fef2]”I mean. No. But yes? I don't really know what to call it. We share a bathroom here which feels kinda roomate-y or very Dorm like to be honest. Terminology is weird tho, technically the only ‘room' we share is a bath'room’ “[/color] [color=dae8c1]”Bathroom mate?”[/color] Ralph offered. [color=dae8c1]”Should we head up then?”[/color] [Color=a6fef2]”Yeah, let's make our way over.”[/color] Sam chugged the rest of his Colada before picking up the Pimms Cup and nodding for Ralph to lead the way out of the bar area. Ralph left the bar with Sam trailing him and went up the stairs to the hall of rooms. [color=dae8c1]”I forgot which room was yours.”[/color] He said stopping in front of Heliotrop, his own room. Sam chuckled slightly as he tugged on Ralph's arm lightly. [Color=a6fef2]”This way Smallville.”[/color] He led the pair towards his room, Tradewind, which was a lovely teal color with a seaside theme to it. As they made their way in, he began to take off his black button up shirt, placing it onto the desk with all the information on it before moving towards his suitcase, pulling two of them out. One which held a change of clothing for him, and another that held his equipment. He threw on a bright pink shirt that looked similar to a button up baseball jersey. He made his way towards the shared bathroom, opening it to see it was cleaned up. Most likely by the staff. He felt bad they went to the measure of doing so, but glad that Millicent wouldn't have reason to complain now if they saw her again. He began to swap out his pants, Donald ducking it for a moment as he popped open his equipment trunk that was locked together by a pad. [Color=a6fef2]”What are you interested in trying?”[/color] [color=dae8c1]”What are my options? I don’t even know where to start.”[/color] Ralph had appreciated the view of Sam he had while Sam was getting ready. It did make him want to swing by his room and change out of the formal wear. [Color=a6fef2]”Well there's tech in there to talk to ghosts, see the ghosts, or simply detect the ghosts so we can start there. Talking we have a Spirit Box, noisey but useful when they decide to actual speak to us, there's also newer models that project the word onto the screen making it less noise and more clear. Seeing ghosts is tricky. Usually use a camera, night vision, or a DOTS projector but they aren't always able to appear. Finally there's detecting. EMF is the easiest one, along with a thermometer to help detect any cold spots. Could use a parabolic mic to try and hear things we may otherwise miss, tape recorders to play back after we've asked questions to see if they've answered. REM pods to detect motion or proximity, same with things like Cat Balls, really the list goes on.”[/color] [color=dae8c1]”The Spirit Box sounds interesting, but I’ll just hold the EMF. I don’t want to get over complicated my first time.”[/color] Ralph decided. He was a little overwhelmed with everything Sam had listed. He didn’t know what over half the items were. He wished he had watched more ghost hunting stuff, up till now though he had just never been interested in it. Sam chuckled slightly as he finished getting ready. Making his way over towards Ralph before removing the EMF from the case. [Color=a6fef2]”I've got a few different kinds, this one doesn't make any noise since we don't want to wake anybody.”[/color] He said as he handed the device over to Ralph. [Color=a6fef2]”You turn it on right here, the lights will light up. Green is base, it means there's not much interference around, after that is yellow, orange, and red. Red is your highest tier, that's usually about a 5 and means very strong activity. You can think of this device almost like a compass. If you'reyou're looking left and there's nothing or low energy they aren't there. But if you turn right and suddenly is spikes then we're walking in the right direction.”[/color] Ralph nodded at the explanation on how to use the EMF. It was easy. That was a relief. He turned it on. The first green light lit up, but that was all. [color=dae8c1]”Should I get into something more comfortable before we go? I don’t know if I want to traipse about in dress shoes.”[/color] [Color=a6fef2]”Given our two destinations? I'd say so. The basement may not be too bad but the charred chapel may prove to be a bit more uneven than you'd like to do in dress shoes. I always try and make sure I'm comfortable when hunting. I could meet you after? Try and snag Millicent while you're changing or something.”[/color] [color=dae8c1]”Sounds good.”[/color] He turned the EMF reader off. He waved and headed back to his room to change really quickly. He removed his dress clothes and got into jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers.