#ghost:task

[deadsoojin]

[ TASK 1: solo investigation ] location: château de brissac || brissac-quincé, france trigger warning: death, murder

soojin chose this particular location because of its convenience in location as she was already going on a business trip to paris, france for her father’s fashion company. it was only about a three hour drive from paris. she thought that there wouldn’t be another chance to visit such a beautiful work of architecture, so she made her decision to go there. being on a solo investigation meant that she was in charge of filming, audio and research which was a bit worrisome since she’s never done it herself. therefore, she was worried about not filming enough quality content, but hoped the group editors would be able to work with what she had.  before arriving at the castle, she had given a call to book a room and asked for permission to film as a content creator during her stay. she was allowed to leave the task if things were to get too overwhelming, but she did not think that would happen. being one of the clairvoyance of the group, she’s seen enough spooks in her life and experienced more than the average.  the castle was built in the 11th century and claimed to have their own resident ghost. they called their ghost, the green lady, who was a woman by the name of charlotte de brézé. charlotte was an illegitimate daughter of king charless vii and his mistress agnes sorel. she was forced in an arranged marriage with jacques de brézé. they were said to be polar opposites and did not love each other. jacques came back after hunting one night, had dinner with charlotte, and went back to his room. the couple did not share a room, probably due to their unloving relationship. in the middle of the night, a servant woke jacques to tell him that his wife was having an affair. jacques caught them red-handed and murdered the two in a rage of fit. charlotte is said to still roam the castle today, while her lover is said to have moved on. soojin took on this task to find charlotte who is said to roam the tower room of the chapel in her green dress; hence the name, the green lady. 

DAY 1: 

soojin arrived at the castle bright and early, checked into her room and rested a bit before she set up her camera and audio. she clipped her microphone near her chest and put everything else into order as she have seen the crew done before. the room was filled with a cozy queen bed with artwork plastered on the walls and decorations that fit the 11th century theme. she turned on the camera as muttered under her breath, “is this on...? i wished i had someone operating the camera for me.” she flipped the camera around to film herself and spoke to the camera in an anxious voice, “well, i guess you all are stuck with me for the next two days.” her visage was in an obvious state of worry, but a smile managed to break through. “so we are at château de brissac, a castle in france. it’s considered the largest one here. they claim to have a resident ghost haunting the place. she’s known as the green lady...” she took a breath before she continued explaining, “the green lady is the ghost of charlotte de brézé who was forced into an arranged marriage. how did she die? in short, she had an affair and was brutally murdered by her husband because she was caught red-handed.” usually soojin was behind the scenes and not in front of the camera, so the fact that she was required to film and carry on a conversation with the viewers was a very odd experience to her.  “so i booked a tour for the afternoon; however, the tour is in english and my understanding of english is not the best, so please be patient with me.” she explained as she filmed herself walking to the meet up place. as the tour began, the brunette tried to catch the words: ‘ghost’ and ‘tower’ because that was her purpose for this trip. soojin simply nodded as the tour guide spoke as a gesture of acknowledgment. they continued to walk around the different rooms in the castle and she remembered during her research that sometimes you were able to catch the dukes of the château and their family. soojin was unable to that day, but she was able to film the inaccessible areas to the general public with the private tour.  at the end of the tour, she and the group were brought to an underground tunnel. as soojin walked down, she was just imagining the endless possibilities of what could have happened down there. it was dark and extremely dimly lit. the only source of light came from the flickering lit torches attached to the walls of the tunnel. “it’s a little dark down here, so i’m not sure if you can see... but we are currently in an underground tunnel. i’m not sure what the purpose of this underground tunnel. it may have possibly been used for mining or for military purposes.” soojin explained behind the camera as her eyes darted around, noticing the spirits that were wandering around. she did not pay much attention to them because her aim was the green lady, but she still reported, “there’s actually some spirits wandering down here. i want to get a closer look at them, but our tour guide is asking us to make our way out.” she was lying. she let out a sigh of relief because the closer she got to them, the more she would be closer to experiencing their death with her ability. sometimes she could not handle how gruesome and devastating it was to see their last moments flash in front of her eyes.  after the tour, she had a late lunch at the castle. she did not forget to film the food and dining area. after staying for a few days in the foreign country, she was really missing korean food. being out here alone reminded her of how alone she really was in life. even if she did have her group of people who she called her friends, in all honesty she never really felt close to them. it was all a facade. afterwards, she strolled around the castle, filming every bit and part of it. the greenery of the winter landscape was amazing. there wasn’t much around besides the few decorations they still had up from christmas and the wine tasting section, but somehow it felt warm and cozy to her. night came and she was ready to embark her adventure. mostly everyone was asleep, but she could still hear some staff cleaning and working. she had already gained permission from the people in charge and began to film from her room to the tower room. she felt a cold chill run down her spine as she left her room, but it was probably due to the window she had left opened. “okay, i am about to walk to the tower room where it is said that the green lady most frequently haunts.” soojin spoke quickly as she walked down the dimly lit hallway. soojin was not exactly scared, but the thought of encountering a foreign ghost was a bit chilling since she did not know what to expect as communication was an issue. she made her way up to the tower room and there was no sight of the green lady. she explored the room for thirty minutes, but there was no sign of the green lady or any ghosts. she filmed around the room once more before letting out a sigh, “unfortunately, it looks like we are not going to see charlotte today. i’m a bit too worn out to continue investigating.” feeling defeated, she closed the camera and went back to her room. soojin tried to get some sleep before her exploration continued the next day.

DAY 2:

early morning came as she was awoken by the moans of a spirit. soojin researched that it was said that many heard the moans of charlotte in the early mornings, but she did not expect to hear it after the defeat last night. she quickly grabbed her camera and put on a sweater before she continued to listen and follow the source. her hand was trembling as she held the camera, not because she was scared, but she had just awoken and was still in her pajamas searching for the ghost. she saw the judging eyes of the other guests and staff as she walked down the hallway, but she was too focused on wanting to find the ghost of charlotte to bother. as she got closer and closer to the source, she found herself breathing faster and harder. she was excited to finally capture some quality content. the clairvoyant took soft and slow footsteps as she made it up into the room where charlotte was brutally murdered. she took one deep breath before walking in. she saw her. it was a quick glance, but soojin saw the alleged green lady who quickly disappeared. she saw the white figure with a green dress. soojin noted that there were holes in place of her eyes and nose, which was probably a representation of what may have been injured when she was murdered by her husband. she walked out of the room, feeling a bit scared due to the unrecognizable facial structure. finally after the sudden appearance of the ghost, she managed to speak out, “i don’t know if you guys were able to see what i saw, but charlotte was right there in front of me. she didn’t exactly have a face... it was actually a little scary. i’ve seen worse, but just something about her did not seem right...” her voice trailed off as she walked back to her room, thinking about what she had just seen.  soojin went back to her room, a little more delighted knowing that she shot some decent footage. she took it easy the rest of the day and filmed inside of the castle for more footage in case there wasn’t enough. the castle itself was not exactly spooky, but after seeing charlotte, she did not feel so well. she was not able to communicate with the spirit and that was what was bothering her. she wanted to help her move on and leave the castle as she had been lingering around for ages. her lover had already moved on, but charlotte was unable to.  night came once again and soojin turned on her camera once again. “it’s my last chance to find charlotte and maybe communicate with her, but i’m afraid i might not be able to.” her voice trembled speaking her true thoughts. she took heavy steps up to the tower room and there she was, charlotte sitting in her green dress as if she was waiting for soojin this whole time. soojin’s heart rate escalated immediately upon seeing charlotte. her breathing became uneven. she was honestly scared, seeing how calm the spirit was. usually they would try to get her attention and demand her to do things since she was able to see them. but, charlotte was undeniably too calm. soojin was unable to speak any further to the camera. maybe charlotte wanted help? soojin took careful steps over to the lady and took one gulp before she looked into the holes that were in place of the eyes of charlotte. with one deep exhale, she moved her right hand carefully over the spirit, closed her eyes, and tried to recapture the last moments and emotions of charlotte before she passed away. soojin didn’t know why but before she knew it, hot tears welled down her cheeks. she opened her eyes and in the blink of an eye, charlotte was gone. the brunette couldn’t stop her tears from falling. her legs gave away and she fell down to the hard, cold floor. forgetting about the filming, she left the camera to the side and just continued to cry until there was nothing left to come out. her heart felt like it shattered into a million pieces, it felt too stuffy. she could not control her emotions as her hands clasped over her heart, her breathing slowly getting more and more inconsistent. instead of seeing charlotte’s last moments, she saw something she didn’t expect to see again. those memories, those ‘fabricated’ memories.