> Your client was very specific about this kind of nuisance; a spirit with a knack of knocking shit over. Poltergeists weren’t uncommon, but the blue blood insisted this was more intense. He had scratches and bruises, and even a small injury from a thrown lamp. Supposedly he had called four exorcists before you, and none got rid of the problem for good.
> You were polite when you let this man passionately recount his woes, even when he revealed himself to be quite an asshole. He had the highblood role down perfectly. You tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, that maybe he was just at the end of his rope when it came to being chased out of his own hive, but when he grabbed your tie and threatened you if you didn’t “get the job done right” you considered walking out of the coffee shop he met you at to discuss the case. But no- no you smiled tight lipped and assured him you could do this. Money was money after all, and when he told you what he would pay, and in three perigees, if the ghost was truly gone, he would triple the amount.
> The two of you agreed on a price, and a date to meet at his hive. But in the meantime you went shopping for some supplies. The usual extra candles, oil, some herbs that would help protect you, etc. Mostly it was you spending the last bit of money you had just to replenish your stock of witchy ingredients. From his account, you had a feeling that this ghost liked to book it and come back when the exorcist would leave, having assumed the job was done. Which meant you need to cast a holding spell so it couldn’t flee until you’ve dealt with it proper. You like to “deal” with the infestation instead of just considering an empty hive good enough. As well as cleanse the hive afterwards to stop it from coming back too, or another one. You hope this is just a ghost and not anything more powerful though, because some acorns, basil, black pepper, and a handful of salt and crystals isn’t going to be enough for an angel. Though you doubt it’s anything more than a prankster’s anger at not having enough attention. Most ghosts are more like lost children in your experience, and leave it to being a jadeblood, you were pretty okay with kids.
> Two days later you’ve taken a cab to the blue blood’s hive. You meet with the man outside his hive, and he yet again threatens you to not scam him before he’s left in his car and you’re left to walk inside the empty and dark hive with a duffle bag of stuff and your shotgun concealed just to not come in guns blazing. You don’t like to look threatening, it usually gets you attacked.
“Knock knock, anyone home?”
> You call out once you’ve closed the door behind you. You fall silent, listening for a rustle or floor creak, but the hive is empty. There is a lingering energy in the air, something you’re extra sensitive to, that at least confirms there was a ghost here recently. It looks like it already booked it. Fuck. On top of a holding spell, you need a summoning spell. But the bright side of being able to sense the ghost’s lingering energy- you know you can pull it back and then decide how to help it move on.
> Time to get to work. You start by finding a rug and flipping it around. It takes an hour of prep, but by the end you have a rug with a painted sigil trap, candles set up and lit, crystals and lined in each corner of the room, and an old coin in your hand as you start to chant an incantation just to pull the stupid spirit into your circle. If all things go according to plan of course. There’s always room for error despite your attempts at keeping it simple. Messing with candles always gets you a little nervous, funny enough. You just think there’s a risk of them going out.
“Alright ghosty, come out come out wherever you are,”
> You’ve casted your circle, let the summoning and trapping, begin.