AN: And here's today's theme fic! Story time: I wrote this back at the end of April, before the calendar was finalized, so the theme for today was still "Hide-and-seek". But I'm lazy and I liked this, so I decided to just use this instead of writing a new one, because it's still technically a ritual.
The game Danny's playing here is called Hitori Kakurenbo, or One Man Hide-and-Seek. It's a Japanese ritual for contacting spirits which uses a doll stuffed with rice, which is then supposed to be possessed by the spirit. However, Danny didn't read the instructions carefully enough...
'I'm gonna kill Sam.'
Danny squirmed, the feeling of the stuffing pressing against him becoming unpleasant. Why did he even listen to her when she got these plans?
'This was such a dumb idea. Mental note: don't offer to look through new books from the Skulk and Lurk for 'boredom busters' anymore.'
The worst part was that he could barely even see out of the doll's eyes, nor could he move any part of the body. It was even worse than being shoved into the Fenton thermos! And because he was so convincing in getting his parents and sister out of the house for some "study time", he'd ensured that no help would be coming for the next three hours. And then he'd have to get Jazz away from his parents long enough to explain the situation and get Sam on the phone...
A low chuckle echoed through the dark room, halting his thoughts and sending a shiver up his spine.
"Oh, you foolish little boy. Didn't your mother ever teach you not to go poking into the occult?"
If you don't get it, the dummy got himself sucked into the doll and left his own body behind for the spirit to possess.
Hope you enjoyed!~