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The Witch of Joshua Ward House

This Georgian and Federal style building was constructed by Joshua Ward, a wealthy merchant sea captain, in the late 1780s on the remaining foundations of former sheriff George Corwin’s house on Washington Street in Salem, Massachusetts.

Corwin was a bloody figure whose zeal added to the unfortunate events surrounding Salem in the late 1600s. Nicknamed ‘The Strangler’ after his preferred torture (which included tying his prone victims’ necks to their ankles until the blood ran from their noses), he is said to have been responsible for many of the ‘witches’’ deaths, including that of Giles Corey who was crushed to death by placing heavy stones on his chest in order to extract a confession.

Legend states that just before he died, Corey cursed the sheriff and all sheriffs that follow in his wake, for Corwin’s despicable acts. It should be noted here that every sheriff since Corey uttered his curse died while in office or had been “forced out of his post as the result of a heart or blood ailment.” Corwin himself died of a heart attack in 1696, only about four years after the end of the trials.

 By the time of his death, Corwin was so despised that his family had to bury him in the cellar of their house to avoid desecration of the corpse by the public. In the early 1980s Carlson Realty bought the House with the intention of turning it into their headquarters. After moving in, a realtor by the name of Dale Lewinski began the task of taking photographs of the staff members to add to a welcome display.

 Lewinski used a Polaroid camera to snap the head-and-shoulders, passport-style pictures. It was the photograph of a colleague by the name of Lorraine St. Peter that caused a stir. The Polaroid was developed and, instead of showing St. Peter, it appeared to depict a frightening image: a strange, black-haired, feminine figure. St. Peter was nowhere to be seen on the snap. The photograph has, apparently, not been cropped at all. St. Peter has been entirely replaced by the apparition. 

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That news infuriated Sophie, but she kept it in. How was she supposed to survive there, with no friends, and a family that sold her off? She would wither there, crumple into a cold and heartless monster. Of course, that was likely the plan. If she became heartless, she would never care what happened around her, no matter how bad.

"I understand," she said. Her anger didn't come out in her voice. Instead, it sounded flat, and hopeless. 

The grandeur of the room hardly impressed her. She was used to such things. When she was let in, she went right to the window to look out. The view pleased her, even making her smile, but it lasted only a second. A prison with a nice view was still a prison.

"It's very nice," she said, not turning around. "Thank you. I would like to rest now."

"Of course you can, please follow me."

He gave her a grin that said he would give her the world, but eyes that were slightly darker then anyone with his kind of smile should have.

"You should be aware of the rules, aside from a detail, you are not allowed to keep your current cell phone. We cannot risk leaks so you will be issued a blank phone and a new number.

Your friends cannot come here to visit. Ever. Your family only. This is, again, to prevent any kind of leak. Ah here we are.��

Hans opens the door, revealing quite a lavish bedroom. A canopy bed with sheer coverings over the mattress and four fluffy pillows lining the head board. A walk in closet, an adjoining bathroom with a sperate bathtub and shower.

A wide window spanned the far wall over looking the pool and garden. Hans grinned a bit before looking back at her.

"This is only temporary, at least until we marry."

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"Really?" she asked. "That's lucky then. Someone might not have been here." She did notice the hesitation, but she chose not to question in. There were plenty of reasons a person would hesitate, the most obvious being that they didn't want to talk about it.

At the mention of pudding she smiled.

"That does sound fun," she said. "I eat choclate for fun. Even though I'm really not supposed to." She shook her head, recalling some of the trouble she'd gotten herself into over chocolate.

"Board games sound nice," she said. "Should we find them?"

5 people knocked on your door

"Oh, we don’t live here. We are just staying here for Lane’s…job." Sophie gave a small smile, hoping her pause wasn’t too noticeable; she felt telling the whole truth may not be so smart this time around.

She looked around, blinking slowly. “Fun… I eat pudding.” Sophie found that fun, mainly because she didn’t have to eat as a ghost and she loved pudding, but that probably wasn’t what she was asking.

"I think there are some board games hiding around here somewhere…"

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"Alright, we're gonna go upstairs now," Sophie said, grabbing the plates to put them in the dishwasher.

"Keep your door open," Mrs. Bennett said. Sophie nodded and led leigh upstairs.

Closed with Leighwinchster

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Sophie smiled for a moment.

"I teleport, sometimes," she said. "Usually, it's not far from home. Once in a while, I end up across the country. Twice I ended up in other countries. This is the first time I've gone to another dimension entirely." She sighed, turning to look out the window.

"They told me things like this would happen if I resisted," she said. "But I don't think they're right about me in the first place. They might be messing with me to get me to believe."

"Not again," Sophie mumbled as she found herself in unknown territory. The accidental teleporting was getting out of hand. She looked around, trying to figure out just where she was when she spotted a familiar figure not far away. "Bunny?" she called, hardly believing her eyes. "Bunny!" She hurried over to throw her arms around him in a hug. "I knew I'd see you again! You promised to come back, and you have!"

Aster froze as a strange young woman suddenly hugged him.  He blinked, tilting his head down to look at her and raising a brow above his sunglasses, baffled.

"Can Ah uh…help ya?"  He asked, worried that the sheila had hit her head and was mistaking him as someone else in the park.

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 Sophie, or rather, Sunny, nodded. "You seem to live pretty far form anything," she said. "Must not be much to get out to."

She looked around again, trying to figure out a little more of the people who lived there, but the room didn't much speak to her. It was a good thing she didn't aspire to be a detective or interior decorator.

"What do you do for fun in here then?" she asked.

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"Same here. About the having a lot of people around, and about the date thing, too. Although I’ve never really had an interest in relationships beyond platonic ones."

Sophie did her best to keep herself from flickering, not wanting to freak the other Sophie out. “…I do not get out often.” Well, that was sort of the truth. Being a ghost made ‘getting out’ a bit difficult.

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Leave Out All The Rest - Linkin Park

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"You see? He lives in you.” -Rafiki 

Concept art for Disney’s The Lion King (1994)

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"Yeah, I'm fine," Sophie said. She finished her food quickly, and waited for Leigh to do the same.

Closed with Leighwinchster

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"I'm not doing it for me," Sophie said. "I won't get anything for it. Please, just let me try." She stood before him, tall as she could. She was trying hard not to be scared, but he was intimating. If he didn't want to let her help, he could send his nightmares after her.

His eyes looks at her as hand grips a bit on the picture frame “Even if you try to help me grain my missing memory from my past which I highly doubt you can what would you get out once this was over? Hm?” 

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"Yes, I'm a Pooka," Sophie muttered. Did everyone have to know? She told Jack because it had been important to her. He was her friend. But these girls were strangers. Spirits or not, helping them or not, they didn’t need to know her personal business. Too late though, they knew.

The differing feelings towards Jack were explained, but that didn’t help Sophie feel any warmer towards the little spirits. They should have been nice to Jack, regardless, especially if he did something so nice for them. While Jack explained to them, her attention wandered. It wasn’t until Jack had his arm around her that she realized it was time to go.

“Are we going to see him now?” she asked, the words stuttering out. It was still cold, and she really didn’t like it. As they made their way further south, it got better, but still wasn’t all too comfortable.

The sight of the flowers made her smile. As soon as she was put down, she went right to the flowers.

“Is there a tunnel?” she asked, looking down to try and see.

How Long has it Been, Truly? | Closed RP with pookasophie

The gray girl cocked her head to one side and readjusted her hold on the bucket in her hands, the water inside sloshing around. She didn’t seem bothered by the short reply and sniffed a little. “No. I’m a sprite.” She looked her up and down again and a faint look of realization seemed to come over her dull eyes. “Pooka,” she said simply. “You’re like Bunnymund.” She looked over to where May had perked up at the sound of the Guardian of Hope’s name. She then glanced to Jack, who was gently beating snow from his pants. “Why are you here, anyway?” she asked with a sour look on her face.

"April!" cried May, her chubby hands curled into fists on her hips and her lips puckered. "Don’t be mean to Jack!" she cried.

As the girls spoke, Jack leaned over to Sophie and chuckled. “May’s opinion of me wavers between love and hate based on what I’ve done for her lately. April is less… influenced.” He straightened and cut into their conversation by stepping closer. They both took a few steps back and stared up at him from where they had landed on the ground to better argue. “Girls… I was wondering if you could help us out. We need to visit Bunny, and you know how he is with letting me into the Warren.”

April scrunched her nose at the idea, but May seemed delighted. “Sure! We’ve been meaning to visit Bunnymund lately!”

April rolled her eyes. “Distracted by ice sculptures,” she muttered, sounding more inconvenienced than truly irritated. May wrapped April’s thin hand in her chubby one and took to the skies.

Jack jumped at their sudden departure, wrapped an arm around Sophie’s waist, and jumped into the sky after them. They headed south, the ground below blending together in a blur of color as they shot across Canada and strayed into Michigan. It was on the rocky shores of Lake Superior that Jack spotted an unusually placed flowerbed. The girls landed amid the daisies and tulips, waving him down. Reigning in the frost that generally coated his body like a second skin so he wouldn’t kill the flowers, Jack touched down and set Sophie beside him.

"Ta-da!" cried May, bouncing with delight. She motioned to a rather thick bush of violets. "Right in here!"

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Mythology Asks

Anubis: How do you feel about death?

Atum: What are your greatest imperfections?

Bastet: Do you have any cats?

Hathor: What brings you joy?

Horus: What is one thing you've had to fight for in your life?

Osiris: Do you believe in the underworld?

Ra: Do you have any major responsibilities or importance?

Thoth: Do you like to read/write?

Arawn: What is the most terrifying thing you've ever done?

Bran: How is your health?

Brighid: Tell us about your relationship with your father.

Cernunnos: What is your favorite animal?

Danu: What is your relationship with your mother?

Morrigan: What do you think happens when we die?

Olwen: What is your favorite flower?

Rhiannon: Have you ever been betrayed?

Bragi: What kind of music do you listen to?

Freya: Have you ever been in love?

Freyr: Do you have any children?

Hœnir: Are you a silent or talkative person?

Iounn: How old are you?

Loki: What is the best trick you've ever pulled on someone?

Odin: What is your family like?

Thor: Would you consider yourself pretty powerful?

Tree: What have you done with your life? What are you going to do with it?

Aphrodite: What do you think of yourself?

Ares: Are you an easy person to anger?

Athena: Would you consider yourself an artist?

Apollo: Do you play any instruments?

Dionysus: Do you drink?

Hades: Do you have a bad reputation?

Hekate: Have you ever tried to communicate with the dead?

Hermes: Have you ever stolen anything?

Poseidon: Are you a moody person?

Zeus: Are you a confident person?

Jupiter: Would people say that you are intimidating or fairly approachable?

Pluto: Where do you think we go when we die?

Apollo & Dianna: Do you prefer to be up during the day or at night?

Mars: Have you ever gotten into a fight?

Minerva: Do you generally give good advice?

Proserpine: Have you ever felt trapped?

Plutus: Do you have a job?

Venus: Have you ever had your heart broken?

Vesta: Do you like being home or do you try to get out whenever you can?

Morpheus: Do you daydream often? Of what?

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"Make anyone cry today?"

"It’s not everyday you find a girl who’ll flash someone to get you out of detention."

"Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want."

"Just ‘cause you’re beautiful, that doesn’t mean that you can treat people like they don’t matter."

"I don’t like to do what people expect."

"No drinking, no drugs, no kissing, no tattoos, no piercings, *no* ritual animal slaughters of any kind."

"Tell me something true."

"Who needs affection when I have blind hatred?"

"We’ll dance, we’ll kiss, we’ll come home. It’s not quite the crisis situation you imagine."

"Well maybe you’re not afraid of me but I’m sure you’ve thought about me naked, huh?"

"You don’t buy black lingerie unless you want someone to see it."

"Expressing my opinion is not a terrorist action."

"Wow, is this what a bar looks like?"

""Hates him with the fire of a thousand suns." That’s a direct quote."

"I warned him that if he told anyone, the cheerleading squad would find out how tiny his dick is!"

"You are amazingly self-assured, has anyone ever told you that?"

"I dazzled him with my… wits."

"You don’t always have to be who they want you to be, you know?"

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