Jeepers Creepers! [Open]

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Why was she doing this? She hated everything about this assignment. If Summer Gleeson were to ever turn anything down, it would be this one. Part of her considered handing it over to her morning co-host, or even one of the aspiring interns. That thought lasted for a matter of seconds before she came to her senses. She couldn’t let someone else take her scoop despite how uneasy this made her. If she could work undercover at Iceberg, surely she could do this! With a brave face, she stood outside in the cold and dark, waiting for her signal to start. Trying to keep her white teeth frame chattering, she looked behind her to see the unkempt, ancient-looking home that loomed in the distance. 

It had been abandoned for years and was once the scene for some of the scandals that occupied Gotham’s past. Recent activity of eerie activities had been brought to her producer’s attention and he instantly jumped to make a story out of it. Summer loathed all things spooky, though the house did draw out her curious nature. Though she would have rather investigated it in the daylight, Hal assumed the ratings would be substantially better if she do so at night. “Why not throw on that costume you wore for the Halloween party for added effect, Gleeson? The Scooby-doo girl?” Though she dismissed the, comment with a laugh, she was secretly seething.  

It was not a live feed, though it would be recorded and reflected on later during her morning show with Ryder. She would be accompanied by a small team of four and the group would spend the entire night in the ‘haunted’ home. Her nerves already were getting the best of her the more that she thought about it. Not only did she have to smoother her anxiety, but she had to appear to like the experience for the sake of the camera. Some of the featured ‘bump in the night’ sounds and effects were staged, though she was sure that even those might get the best of her.  

“….most haunted house in Gotham? We will see about that.” She sent a playful wink in the direction of the camera before they called it a wrap. The spotlights that were targeted toward the redhead shut off one after another. A majority of the crew began to pack up while the few that were arranged to go inside with her prepared as if it were a simply slumber party. The once fearless redhead waited until the group was ready and then reluctantly started toward the large front door to show herself inside.