>>5548165>>5548192>>5548199>>5548395>>5548428>wait for a bit longerYou decide not to go about any funny screaming or panicking or shaking and instead wait your master out. You tap the glass face of the clock in rhythm with the ticks–<span class="mu-i">one tick, two tock, three tick..</span> and after just seventeen-and-a-quarter tick-tocks, your master hiccups and the spectral glaze about her eyes fades. In turn, her expression returns to its usual vague-haughty-irritation.
“Ah! My lady, it’s good to see you back.” You greet her. “I must admit, the corpse was very amenable for a ghost. Hm.. shall I attend to the funerary rites? I’ll need a moment to prepare the wax bananas, so..”
“..No, not yet, SNUFF. There’s a slight problem.” Your lady’s expression falls grave. “It’s been some time since I’ve gone about channeling as a halfling. I’m a little out of practice with the technique, so.. there’s been a hiccup in the process. A minor snag, really. I can’t quite drive the spirit out from my body.”
“W-what? Really? But–you’re you right now, aren’t you..?” You raise your fisticuffs. “Is the spirit actually evil?! Will I have to exorcise him with a good whallop..?!”
“Do <span class="mu-i">not</span> exorcise him with a good whallop.” The halfling pushes you back. “The knight wants out just as much as I want him out. But there’s supranatural limits–his spirit’s strong, my magic’s weak. I can muster up the strength to surface for a few moments at a time, but for the moment, he’s at the reins. I should be able to exorcise him with some time to rest and rebuild strength, but.. that could take a significant amount of time.”
“You have an idea, then..?” You frown. “I don’t presume you plan to sit about on your thumbs.”
“I’ll continue to focus my CADAVERINE MAGIC. In the meantime, you exorcise him the traditional way–attend to any unfinished business of his and send him to the great beyond. It seems we lucked out in that respect.” Your lady continues. “He sought to have an adventure in this dungeon and get to the bottom, just as we do. You get him down there and see him off, we get the residue and my body back.”
“Ah! I see.” You snap your fingers. “Right–a traditional exorcism.. will you be quite alright, my lady?”
“Fine. Just treat him to the adventure he wants. Play along with his fantasies–you’ve got the MAGE, FIGHTER, and ROGUE, with him as the HERO now.” She folds her arms. “Try to make it exciting. And make absolutely SURE that this fool does not trip and dash my brains against the ground.”
>Try getting in character here.>Ask your lady if you can attempt an exorcism yourself! You’re sure you’ve got a general idea, sort of, of how to do it.>Panic. How are you going to get by without your master..?!>Write-In. 