I brew my tea in a platonic solid

[thanate]

So, a poll:

A couple of ten-year-olds are trying to summon a ghost, using a pentagram done in sidewalk chalk on the driveway, filled with symbols taken from a chapter at the back of a library book on occultism that talked about Aleister Crowley and some other stuff from earlier in the same book. They're not allowed to light candles, so they've got an assortment of flashlights, a battery-powered candle, and a solar garden light on the points of the star, and one of them (the one who read the library book) cobbled together a summoning charm. Also, they keep getting interrupted by inconsiderate adults to do things like eat dinner, or have cookies.

Does it work?

**ETA-- they're using the full name of the particular ghost they want, so I think the odds of getting something else by mistake are slim to none.

Comments

[cheshiretiffy.livejournal.com]

God I hope not. I can't imagine 10-year-olds summoning anything we'd want summoned.

[laeticiav.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong to find that adorable?
(Yeah, it's all cute until they summon the infernal flashlight demon.)

[thanate.livejournal.com]

Sadly, since they're using the full name of the ghost in question, I don't think the can end up with an infernal flashlight demon. But maybe someday I'll write you an alternate ending. ;)

[shinysayyadina.livejournal.com]

I think it depends on the children:)

[grauwulf.livejournal.com]

you gain "Summon Hello-Kitty-astoth!" (14/26)

[damurxac.livejournal.com]

Maybe. Explicitly maybe, in fact. They get results, but the results are couched in mysticism and symbolism and *could* just be coincidence.

[leimon-malakoi.livejournal.com]

I think this mainly depend on how much they believe that it will work.
If they really really think it is going to work, then it will.

Also, if one of them has been saying the whole time, "It'll work; you'll see." to a doubting Thomas, then yes it will work.

Of course it could work but only for one of them which has a better imagination than the other. Which could be fun.

Also, once they have the ghostie, how do they get rid of it? give it cookies?