Week 2 – Day 4 ( evening )
At the
school theater in the evening there was a special assembly to outline the plan
that was being developed to deal with the ghost army in the ruins. The student
council was hosting the meeting, but there were numerous teachers lurking
about.
The group
arrived a bit late. They found some seats just as the presentation was
starting. The student president Kanade “Angel” Jingu explained the situation in
her usual quiet but confident voice. “Reports of major ghost activity in the
ruins have been confirmed. It looks like they are forming an army. Various
religious groups have been contacted. But it does not look like any will move
quickly. They each want to confirm the situation, and then talk with each other
about how to proceed. No group is willing to take independent action. That is
where we come in. Professor Snape knows a spell that should keep the ghosts
contained until the religious groups can perform a proper final rest ceremony.
However this spell will require a lot of casters and a lot of help.”
A map of
the ruins and the nearly circular road that runs around it is projected behind
Angel. “We need to set up 8 casting spots with at lest 2 mages each. Then we
need 8 groups to draw lines from each spot to the next; a distance of about 1.5
km. The line drawing teams don’t need magic but they must be sure to get the
lines done on time with no brakes in them.”
“The event
will be held Sunday morning under the cover of being a school activity, a relay
race. The road way will be closed to traffic for one hour. There will be some
police and maybe curious onlookers. Several teams will be needed to distract
them and ensure their safety.”
Angel
paused for a moment then continued “We expect the ghosts to detect the magic
energies as soon as the ritual starts. We expect they will attack the spell
casters mostly, but the line runners must be ready for a fight too.
Unfortunately normal attacks are useless against ghosts. We are looking for
volunteers, especially those with powers which may affect the super natural.”
She then opened up the floor for questions.
There was
lively debate and some on the spot planning for the next hour before the
meeting was called to a halt. “Everyone go home and think about it. Tomorrow
morning there will be sign up sheets posted at the usual spots. If you have
ideas, please write them down and drop them off at the council office.”
