Fighting evil by moonlight
Starter for @constanzea
The Ethereal Ball is still months away but that won’t stop students and staff looking forward to it early. There’s one big hiccup at present, however: the Goddess Tower, where hopes and dreams of confessions and romance go to burn bright or crash and peter out, is reportedly being haunted by a nasty ghost. What’s worse, the specter seems to particularly have it out for those touched by love’s embrace. Not to mention, no one is technically allowed inside… Patrol the grounds or bust in, and save the Ball from certain doom.
Reports had reached the professor’s desk about strange going ons at the Goddess Tower. Knowing that this was a popular . . . hang out spot on the night of the Academy’s famed Ethereal Ball, the higher ups at the Church had requested that she investigate. Why her? She was unsure but having inspected the details of the reports closer there had been the note about the spectre preferring those in love. Guess having a reputation as emotionless husk made her the perfect candidate to sort out the problem.
Deciding to investigate late in the day, assuming the spectre would be more active at night, Byleth headed to the specified location. Arriving at the tower, the Professor immediately saw the large padlock on the entrance barring students from gaining access. And of course, the church had forgotten to provide her with a key in spite of asking her specifically to come here. She wondered about busting out her trusty lock picking kit and make use of some of the skills she’d learnt in her time teaching here. It was for a good cause after all and preferable to using force.
Before doing this, the ex-mercenary decided to patrol around the tower quickly just to check there wasn’t another, simpler way in. It was probably too much to ask for an open window but you never know. Setting off, it wasn’t until she reached the back of the building that she came across someone. Immediately on high alert, her hand twitched towards her sword hilt ready for confrontation. She relaxed slightly upon seeing the Officer Academy uniform indicating this person was a student. They still shouldn’t be here though, time to play the teacher role.
“What is your purpose here?” Byleth enquired, walking up to them. “This place is out of bounds to students, which I believe includes you“