Opal Ghosts
Summary
Rainbow coloured ghosts with stretched out faces dance outside the elevator's windows to beckon its victims closer.
Historical Basis
Loss Consciousness
Commuters on certain transits through the opal portal have reported a 3% rate of experiencing lost time while on board.Unexplained Deaths
Of the 3% total victims, around 0.001% will die, with no clear cause.Spread
It is common for revelers, businesspersons and runaways to boast of many exaggerated, or outright lies, of ones experiences going through the portal.
They either talk of: incredible time dilation exotic hallucinations creature encounters or nothing at all.
Variations & Mutation
Infiltrator
Paranoid residents from the opal cities spread horror stories of vampiric beings boarding the elevators like any other person to roam the halls and compartments for prey.Hunting Grounds
On the ghost end of the portal, some suspect a more predatory ethereal stalks the imperceptible rim inside the opal transit.Natural Phenomenon
The Opal Union goes to great lengths to assure its customers of the safety in its elevator service. So pushes hard that anything unforseen is natural.Cultural Reception
The Opal Queen is the spokesperson and leader of the Opal Union. It is so influential a position as to be comparable to the head of state of the entire of Miasmic Astral.
There is no statistically significant data to suggest any kind of purposeful intent.
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I love a good ghost story. And space portal ghosts are a nice variation!
The 0.001% of travellers dying when using the portal remembers me of the "Hitchhikers Guide".