Teenagers talked and they talked a lot. All that talk tended to make its way around the college campus pretty quick and, today, the talk was that a bunch of jocks had gotten their ass kicked by a girl who was kinda see through. And this time there was proof to back it up: those jocks, three or four huge, burly lacrosse players, had bruises and goose eggs, and were shaken to their very core.
And Jamie was fascinated. He’d wasted no time asking for more information from the victims of the ghost attack. At first, the jocks had threatened him, but it’d taken a small thump to a bruised shin to get them talking. He managed to get a description and a general direction she’d headed in.
Jamie’d left as quick as he could, making sure to tuck his sketchbook and pencils into his messenger bag before he took off. If he actually found a ghost, he wanted to be able to draw it. By his figure he was already nearly 20 or 30 minutes behind the spirit, and even with that knowledge, he wasn’t sure he’d actually find her. Could she travel by means quicker than walking? Could she fly or teleport?
He was just about to give up hope, walking down a slower street in the older part of town, when he came to stop outside of an old, abandoned music shop. Initially it hadn’t even caught his eye, it was run down the same as every other building in this part of town. What did catch his attention was the movement inside. His brown eyes studied the woman through the glass closely.
She matched the description, but with one key difference: she definitely was not see through. Still, he had to be sure. It was just his nature to need to know. Yes, he was Jamie Bennett, the believer, the kid who had to learn by doing.
A ghost kicked the asses of 4 boys three times his size all by herself? Better go try to talk to her, draw her, and learn allll about her.
That sarcastic inner voice of his was just letting him have it as he opened the door, which should’ve been locked, and took a tentative step inside.
He was sure the sound of the old door opening would give away his presence, but just to be safe, he announced himself.
"Uh…Hello? I’m looking for-" A ghost? A potentially dangerous poltergeist who kicks the asses of bullies? A woman matching this description? "Someone…" He finished in a deadpan.
Brunnie was rummaging through dusty boxes in the back corner when her ear twitched at the door hinges groaning open; at the announcement, Brunnie pressed a thumb to the bridge of her nose and smothered a growl.
She did a favor for the bullied kid, and then this considerate guest shows up when all she wanted a long nap.
Once she'd headed off and shoved back the building headache (which, she was sure, would return with a vengeance because not even the dust got a chance to settle around her before another storm came ripping through the day), Brunnie dropped a Pink Floyd vinyl back into the box before turning on her heel, assessing the newcomer from the shadowy corner.
His aura was the first that caught her attention; its fluttering activity and the way it rippled at her skin were characteristic of a medium, or at least one still budding. Either way, there was no comfort for her. Aside from that, he was tall, a bit lanky, and young, but not a kid anymore. There was a satchel hanging at his side and colored stains on his fingertips. He sported a unkempt head of dark hair over a pair of honeyed-brown eyes - eyes which almost reminded her of two young boys with gold-tinted irises.
They commanded attention, but she had to force herself to stare, and she kept staring while she stretched on a stern glare, and stepped out of the corner and into the light.
"Miss the 'Restricted' sign out front, Breaking-and-Entry?"
There was no bit of sharp impatience censored out of her tone, and for good reason; Brunnie at least wanted to get the two-inch layer of dust cleared away from everything before any visitors decided to help themselves in.