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[shatterings]

[ The video flickers on and Naminé's looking incredibly unsettled. She's quiet for a while until she opens the door of her room. There, standing in the hallway, are two Meowstics--one female, one male--and a lone Espurr. Kind of like this, with the Espurr right in the middle. Standing. Staring.

Quietly, Naminé turns the camera toward herself. ]

When we woke up, we found them like this. I... I'm not sure why they're doing this.

... Is this normal?

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[shatterings]

[ D: ]

... They are Psychic types... do you think they can see something that's not there?

[ thank u small child for freaking her out ]

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[garbagechild]

_{[IT'S WRATH'S SPECIAL TALENT.]}

All the Psychic types I've seen can do all kindsa stuff.

... So... yeah, probably!

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[shatterings]

[ THE AMOUNT OF DDDDDD: IS SO REAL RIGHT NOW.

you've officially horrified her. Way to go, Wrath. ]

... I wonder if this place is really haunted...

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[If he had any idea why that was so scary, he might be sorry.]

[As it is, he just tilts his head to the side inquisitively.]</sub>

Haunted?

What would it be haunted by?

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[shatterings]

[ ... welp. ]

Um... ghosts?

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[That answer, while accurate and correct... seems to have sailed completely over this kid's head.]

[Which he then tilts the other way.]</sub>

Oh.

What's a ghost?

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[shatterings]

[ Naminé's actually... not used to teaching people about something! ]

It's sort of like... the imprint of someone who's passed away. It stays usually in one place, and... that's a haunting.

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[garbagechild]

_{[Wrath considers this... and then takes it completely literally.]}

I guess I've seen some of those before! Sometimes it's real messy when people die, so they leave stains or dents... but I don't see how you could miss it if there was one.

They're usually pretty obvious.

And smelly.

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[shatterings]

[ What kind of world does this child come from...? Naminé looks uh. Very visibly startled. ]

O-oh. Um... that doesn't sound very nice.

[ SHE ALSO DOESN'T... KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY... ]

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[NOT A GOOD ONE.]

[All the same, he nods at her earnestly.]</sub>

So... yeah!

You might wanna check for stains that are shaped like people, if you're worried about that. I dunno if they can be gotten rid of or not... my old family used to joke a lot about blood being hard to get out of things, but I guess if it's other fluids...

_{[wrath STOP]}

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[shatterings]

I... I'll make... sure to do that.

[ oh god

why is this happening

SHE'S VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WRATH NOW, IF... HE NOTICES... THE VERY WORRIED LOOK ON HER FACE. ]

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[He DOES notice, but... this is not the most emotionally-intuitive kid around. He can tell there's SOMETHING up, but the idea that she might be worried for him doesn't really cross his mind.]

[He tilts his head, frowning lightly.]

[Shouldn't finding out that 'ghosts' were just harmless imprints of organic bodies in decay be reassuring?? Bodily fluid stains were gross, but they couldn't hurt anybody!]</sub>

What's the matter?

... Did I say something bad?

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[shatterings]

Oh, no, not at all... I'm just not really used to... hearing things like that.

[ That's partly true. Mostly, she is concerned about him, but... it would be odd to come right out and say that, wouldn't it?

Definitely. ]

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[garbagechild]

Oh!

I'm sorry.

Sometimes I forget that humans don't like talking about the crushing inevitability of death.

_{[He says this with the same matter-of-fact tone that one might casually remark on forgetting that someone doesn't care for broccoli.]}

But since you were the one who brought up goh-sts...

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[shatterings]

Oh-- it's okay. Um, you're right.

[ Pause. ]

I'm Naminé, by the way.

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[garbagechild]

Nameenay? That's a pretty name.

My name's Wrath.

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[shatterings]

[ bluuush why do people keep saying stuff like that-- ]

Thank you. It's nice to meet you, Wrath.

[ ... Does he know Greed, then? The names are similar enough. ]

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[HE DOES, ACTUALLY! Except any dropping of that name on her account would get nothing but a confused reaction out of Wrath because he doesn't actually know the nice man with the fur vest and sunglasses is Greed. Greed is supposed to be dead, you see.]

[And Wrath is none the wiser that the supposed 'traitor' is alive and kicking here.]</sub>

Nice to meet you, too!

I hope you don't find any goh-sts in your house.

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[shatterings]

I hope I don't, too. Though... I'm sure my Pokémon would protect me, if they were mean ghosts.

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[Now it's Wrath's turn to look baffled and unnerved.]

[<8I HAD... HAD HE NOT BEEN CLEAR ENOUGH?]</sub>

... Um... dents and fluid stains can be kind of ugly, but they're... they're not mean. Or nice.

They, um.

They can't think, they're just marks.

They don't do anything.

'Cept exist.

Like dirt, or rocks.

_{[Namine r u ok]}

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[shatterings]

[ Yes she's perfectly fine gosh, there's just... obviously... a misunderstanding there and she doesn't exactly know how to clear it up. ]

... I-I guess that's true.

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[garbagechild]

Ahuh!

So don't worry, they can't hurt you!

_{[Wow he feels so helpful. c8]}

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[shatterings]

I'll... try not to worry. Thank you, Wrath.

[ small child she will... be perpetually worried about. ]