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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 22, 2007 23:40:43 GMT -5
Ichabod was given, by van Tassel, a room that was in the attic for his purpose in Sleepy Hollow. The Constable was welcomed to join the party, but rather than impose, he simply unpaked his things in the small, cozy room he was given. For being an attic, it was rather nice.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 22, 2007 23:45:53 GMT -5
ginny watched as the part died down and the guests leave. she sighed and stood up, wishing her aunt and uncle goodbye before setting out on her own int he dark, heading towards the woods.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 22, 2007 23:54:42 GMT -5
Even after many of the lights in Sleepy Hollow had gone out the one that shone from the attic room of the Van Tassel Manor stayed lit. Ichabod had been reading the notes he'd been given on the case and the notes he'd taken himself after an interview with the four highest statused men in the village. 'Five dead, decapitated. Heads found near the bodies.' He scratched out that last part and wrote something else. 'Head not found. Taken?' His throat tighened at this thought and he felt just a bit nauseaus.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 22, 2007 23:57:18 GMT -5
an owl screeched outside his window as the wind picked up. moonlight broke free from the clouds and distantly, hooves could be hurd pounding.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 0:01:53 GMT -5
Just as Ichabod was writing down 'Horseman, headless?' he heard a horse galloping outside. He jumped a little in his chair and slammed his notebook shut. He went to his window and looked out. Something on the ground caught his eye, though he couldn't see what it was. He pulled on his coat and went downstairs and outside as quietly as possible.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 0:06:22 GMT -5
someone screamed, which got dogs howling, which woke up the town.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 19:25:17 GMT -5
Ichabod heard the scream and immediately knew it for what it was. His blood went a bit chilly as he looked around. Lights were going on, making the street just a bit brighter. Against his better judgement, he found himself running towards the scream...towards the woods...to find who had screamed and why. "Hello?" he called.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 19:31:44 GMT -5
Ginny screamed again. it was a horrid screech that would wake the dead even. she was standing not too far intot he trees, her small house hident barely and at her feet was a body. her dress was stained beyond washing, her face and hands covered with it. under the bright red blood she was stark white and she just staired at the bodie, eyes huge and stark with fear
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 19:36:23 GMT -5
Ichabod approached and saw it was her from afar. He was about to call to her again, but he noticed something strange. She was standing and staring at the ground. As he drew nearer he could make out the body's shape, then the blood and then noticed she was covered with blood. "Miss," he said putting a hand on her shoulder. He saw the body. Now, as a constable he'd seen many dead bodies, but that didn't mean he wasn't nausueated by the sight of one just lying dead in the woods. He tried not to look at it.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 19:38:23 GMT -5
she shreeked again and jumped when his hand tuched her shoulder. it snaped her out of her daze as she looked at him for a moment."horseman"she saird before her eyes rolled up into her head and her legs turned to limp noodles and folded under her.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 19:42:20 GMT -5
He gasped and reached out to catch her. He kept her upright, holding her against him. His eyes traveled to the corpse. He gagged and quickly distracted himself by awkwardly dragging Miss Virginia away from the body. He called for help from anyone near by, tried shouting murder. Then he tried to wake the lady. He had laid her down on the ground when she'd become too heavy for him.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 19:44:19 GMT -5
the guards men ran up and looked at her."what happened? was it the horsemen? is she ok?"one asked as another ran intot he woods and shouded.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 19:48:24 GMT -5
"She claimed it was the horseman, yes," Ichabod said, "There is a dead person in the woods...head gone. That's who you should turn your attentions to at the moment. She's fine." He took her wrist and checked her pulse just to be sure she was in fact okay. He shook her a little to try and wake her.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 19:50:23 GMT -5
the man nodded and hurried off. ginny moaned and her dark blue eyes fluttered open and locked gazes with him. mind hazy and refuseing to register anything she muttered"such pritty eyes..."
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 19:52:34 GMT -5
"Um..." Ichabod said as he put a hand to her forhead. Just making sure she hadn't suddenly come down with illness. "Are you all right?" he asked slowly and quietly.
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 19:53:36 GMT -5
she blinked and sat up."i...think so...."she muttered, looking around, browns drown together. she looked down at her dress skirts and arms and muttered a small "oh"
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 19:57:54 GMT -5
He took notice of her appearance and took a quick breath. "Yes..." he said. He cleared his throat. "Now, I don't mean to be a bother, but I must ask you just what happened to make you scream? And cover you in...What's your name again?"
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 20:00:17 GMT -5
she swallowed and looked at him."Virginia, but you can call me Ginny....the horseman just came out of the dark and cut his head off."she whispered, looking at the woods."i hurd him prowling outside my house and went to see who it was and before i got a good look He comes and...andd."she swallowed again and shook her head, covereing her face with shakeing hands.
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Post by Alec Individual on Apr 23, 2007 20:10:56 GMT -5
Ichabod didn't move for a moment. He shook his head as if he were in a daze, frightened by some image in his mind. He put a hand on her shoulder for whatever comfort such a trivial touch can give. "Virginia," he said, "That's a lovely name." He was trying more to distract himself from the occurrances and the sounds he heard behind him than make her feel better. "Where do you live, can I walk you back to you home?"
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Post by Willow Short on Apr 23, 2007 20:13:23 GMT -5
she pointed back the way the dead body was at."i live in the woods"she said, looking likse she didnt want to to go back in there.
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