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*inspects the tape, she's never noticed this one laying around before*

*no label, no box, watch it. You know you want too*

*But what if it's one of her Dad's porn tapes....maybe she shouldn't...still....it could be something interesting. Playback from a hunt, maybe*

*~~If it's a porn tape Samara will crawl back into the well!~~ What harm has ever come from a little tape. (She should have put this on dvd by now, atleast it won't wear out)*

*true. grabs the tape and puts it in the VCR before turning to find the remote has disappeared....dammit....starts looking, can't watch the tape without the remote*

*the tape would like to point out there will likely be a play button on the vcr*

*also true. this tape is very helpful...should we be suspicious of that? and snacks! we need snacks! what says mysterious unmarked tape better -- popcorn or m&ms?*

*Samara worries m&m's will cause her to wreck her beautiful complection but she did starve to death so she's up for it. The tape urges you to turn up the volume and invite your friends over*

*sadly most of her friends are out of town for the holidays, but Mary grabs the bag of m&ms and presses the play button on the VCR before taking a seat on the couch*

*now for the hopes there is no power cut the tape starts to play*

*sits watching, vaguely intrigued...this has to be the weirdest tape ever*

*at least it's not Hannah Montana in concert so watch till the end, it keeps getting better* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBgB2FzeY8w)

Seriously? That was it? Really? *frowns -- this weird unmarked tape was so not scary*

*In seven days time you won't be saying that*

*why? what happens in seven days?*

*~~It'll be in the new year!~~ You'll die and you're face will look horrible, picture one of the charmed sisters but dead and driven over by a truck a few times*

*Seriously? Actually die? Or is this like a practical joke thing? And even in death, I'd be beautiful*

*die die, horrible death really don't believe the tape ask Elvis. Oh that's right, like you he watched it!*

*I see....this will take some investigating*

*While you're doing that you can make copies of the tape and post them to people the tape would be happy. You've got seven days before you die so make each day count.*

Taps her fingers against the tape, considering who to send it to.

*make copies, in fact help put it to dvd or make it a download for all those horrible torrent users*

There's something weird about this tape...

OOC: *fangirls madly!*

*play it and see for yourself*

OOC: *hehe so fun!*

Ooh, a movie. *pops the tape in*

*yes a movie, that's right a harmless little kill you in seven days type movie*

Ooh, I'm going to watch this, right after the lifetime movie is over.

*accidentally presses record*

*NO what are you doing, stop that! STOP!*

I HAVE to watch this. This girl has an eating disorder and she's going to die if her mother doesn't face her demons... and am I talking to a tape?

*no..this is...err...

the tape somehow magically pops out of the vcr and lands on the floor, no eating disorder dramas for you!*

... I didn't break the VCR, I swear.

*no but the tape had to find some way of getting out of being recored. It chose to eject itself rather then put up with your choice of tv shows.*

*tries to put the tape back in*

*time goes back in - damn*

*accidentally presses record again*

*Well there goes my fun*

*stops recording for some reason. No bad lifetime movie on the tape*

*the tape thanks you!*

So... which is it then? Ghost or demon?

*the type does not reply to the strange man talking to himself, instead he sits there all tape like waiting to be watched*

*Spike picks up the odd box-like object and shakes it out of the sleeve, made of a stiff sort of paper. He examines the strange little black flattish box, with the two holes on one end. They're like cogs. He frowns slightly, then flips up the flap bit at the top and sees a weird glimmery black sort of ribbon inside.

He's quite used to seeing strange things in the nexus now- those flat things with the bright screens that people type on and call 'lap-tops', the tiny, insect-like 'phones that take snaps, the gleaming flat little metal discs that play recorded images and music. He's never seen a box like this before, however.*

Found a billiard's ball around this place, has got a demon in it. You give it a good shake, ask it a question and it's sposed to tell your future, like. Only mostly it just insults you and generally acts like a git.

Friend a' mine's got it now.

Always a bit suspicious when little items just turn up all out of the blue, like, though. Wonder what it is you do, then?

*Spike turns the flat box over again and taps it against the palm of his hand.*

*the fact the tape doesn't do anything and is blank makes it all that tempting to play don't you think? Go on it's not you'll die or anything...*

*Spike tilts his head, cocking a brow curiously. He's never seen anything like this before- not in 1883 of course, and not here, either. He gets a flash of inspiration.*

I know! I'll ask Fritz. Or Hans or Titch or somebody.

*Spike shoves the weird little box back into its sleeve and tosses it up into the air, whistling cheerily as he heads out*

*Why can't you watch it and die like normal people! NORMAL PEOPLE!*

"I just found a movie! I should do the honorable thing and return it to Blockbuster!"

*Grins and turns the tape over*

*You may have missed me this time but someone will rent me out and if I'm like I might get on dvd. That's right it's not over*

*She looks at it, confused.*

*shrugs and tosses it into a milk crate of Betamax, VHS and 8-track tapes*

*sighs* For fuck's sake, really? A mysteriously appearing tape? This is what you people are resorting to today?