[Day 2, Night - A House South of Town]

[direstnews]

[Written into the ground alongside one of the houses to the south of town tonight are a series of strange letters, forming a rough circle near the wall. A figure of approximately Loki's build, not there during the day's exploration, leans against the wall at the corner. The door to the house is open.]

[Some hours after the sudden switch from day to night, Loki stands in front of the door, a candle before him, a kitchen knife in one hand and a spoon in the other. He checks the mirror set carefully in the darkness, nothing yet visible in its surface. Then he strikes the knife with the spoon's handle, and he holds his breath - and he waits.]

Comments

[charmed_life]

Right. Right.

[Pinches the bridge of her nose] Did you see where that thing came from in the first place?

[direstnews]

[Sherlock is here, and Chrono is already poking around at the circle he made, so this answer is not a fifth as evasive as he'd like it to be:]

Not particularly, as such. More sort of a general idea.

[charmed_life]

What did you see?

[direstnews]

Its arrival.

[charmed_life]

Could you be a little more specific. It might be important!

[direstnews]

I drew upon the ground the circle to call one who would aid us.

When it arrived, that substance spilled forth and washed over it, wresting control.

[charmed_life]

You were able to summon something here? And it made it! Sort of.

That's good, right?

[direstnews]

I would be loathe to try it again. That it was able to take control of such a creature at all speaks of great power.