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I can manage.
[Dorian makes a judgement of the base of the tree, walks backwards from it, and then goes for a running jump at the lowest branch. He manages to swing himself up on the momentum, and with a bit of scrambling, he has got himself standing on a tree branch. Getting in touch with his monkey self, Dorian manages to pulls himself from one branch to another until he has himself balanced on that lower branch.]
There we are.
[He goes to lean forward, as Sally demonstrated.
And his foot slips.]
[Dorian makes a judgement of the base of the tree, walks backwards from it, and then goes for a running jump at the lowest branch. He manages to swing himself up on the momentum, and with a bit of scrambling, he has got himself standing on a tree branch. Getting in touch with his monkey self, Dorian manages to pulls himself from one branch to another until he has himself balanced on that lower branch.]
There we are.
[He goes to lean forward, as Sally demonstrated.
And his foot slips.]
[ that was actually decently impressive. ]
Y'know, I never actually pictured you being too into the athletics. [ she's saying, except dorian's slipping before she can quite get the last word out. sally's eyes go wide, and she flings a hand down to wrap firm around his shoulder. y'know, so he doesn't fall like six feet back into the dirt? but of course, her hand goes right through him, stupid useless ghost hands. ]
Y'know, I never actually pictured you being too into the athletics. [ she's saying, except dorian's slipping before she can quite get the last word out. sally's eyes go wide, and she flings a hand down to wrap firm around his shoulder. y'know, so he doesn't fall like six feet back into the dirt? but of course, her hand goes right through him, stupid useless ghost hands. ]
[He raises an arm—kind of lazily, but give him a break, he is pretty sure there was some concussing going on there—and points a finger at her.]
My death is on your hands. Live with that guilt.
Or remain undead with it. As you prefer.
[The arm drops. Dorian closes his eyes.]
My death is on your hands. Live with that guilt.
Or remain undead with it. As you prefer.
[The arm drops. Dorian closes his eyes.]
[Dorian (the corpse) smiles.] I disagree.
You've been all right, then? No malicious clone, no Biff getting struck down by plague, noe—I don't know. There has to be some third thing flittering about wanting to wreak a doom upon us. Fill in the blank.
You've been all right, then? No malicious clone, no Biff getting struck down by plague, noe—I don't know. There has to be some third thing flittering about wanting to wreak a doom upon us. Fill in the blank.
[ wow, he went right for the 'biff' jokes. they totally aren't a thing, dorian!! the universe won't even let them bang. ]
No getting horribly exorcised by some asshole with a vengeance? [ she supplies from personal experience. ] None of the above so far. [ she lifts her hands to cross her index and middle fingers for luck, a less dated 'knock on wood'. ]
No getting horribly exorcised by some asshole with a vengeance? [ she supplies from personal experience. ] None of the above so far. [ she lifts her hands to cross her index and middle fingers for luck, a less dated 'knock on wood'. ]
Um... hey. This is Yosuke Hanamura. You might not remember, but I made a network post a few weeks ago... about wanting to die and stuff?
Well, I just wanted to say sorry. You were trying to be nice and talk me out of it, and I totally blew you off. And it wasn't cool to poke into your personal business, with, um... everything about you being dead before.
So, yeah... sorry again, and thank you for trying to help.
Well, I just wanted to say sorry. You were trying to be nice and talk me out of it, and I totally blew you off. And it wasn't cool to poke into your personal business, with, um... everything about you being dead before.
So, yeah... sorry again, and thank you for trying to help.
[ she shakes her head, not that he can see it. ]
No worries. Like... you don't have to believe me, but I actually do totally know where you're coming from here.
It's just. [ a pause, and then it's a little quieter, a little more genuine. ] It's not something you can take back, y'know? Here, you can. Back in the real world? Being a ghost was pretty much the worst thing I've ever felt. And that was before the vacation in ghost-limbo hell.
No worries. Like... you don't have to believe me, but I actually do totally know where you're coming from here.
It's just. [ a pause, and then it's a little quieter, a little more genuine. ] It's not something you can take back, y'know? Here, you can. Back in the real world? Being a ghost was pretty much the worst thing I've ever felt. And that was before the vacation in ghost-limbo hell.
[........whoa... so that's it? that's what she was talking about?]
You're - a ghost?
[the conversation is officially on hold for the moment.]
You're - a ghost?
[the conversation is officially on hold for the moment.]
Part-time. Like, my buddy Josh kind of... found this voodoo-witch soup cook to put me back in my body and like - fix it so it wasn't all gross and rotten and shit? But I guess it only works for like six months, and it was aboooout three months in that I showed up here, so. Every two to three months, bam, I'm dead again. And as much as I totally rock this whole 'ghost' thing, I seriously would not recommend it.
Whoa.
[that... sure is something.]
I... I see. So, you're sort of like, um, a zombie. But, not mindless - like... still walking around, and not rotting, but still dead...?
[wait, he didn't just say something offensive, did he?]
[that... sure is something.]
I... I see. So, you're sort of like, um, a zombie. But, not mindless - like... still walking around, and not rotting, but still dead...?
[wait, he didn't just say something offensive, did he?]
S-Sorry, it's just - the first thing you think about, you know? But, sure. Reanimated is fine. Whatever you want.
Yeah... I mean, I'm square if you are. And if you're not square, that's cool. I can be a dork sometimes.
Hey, if you'd call it something else, I don't even want to know. [chuckles.]
Okay - good, then. If you ever need help or something, just give me a call, too. We're... in all of this together.
Okay - good, then. If you ever need help or something, just give me a call, too. We're... in all of this together.
I'm Sherlock Holmes. I don't believe we've spoken before, but I'm conducting research on ghosts and ghost technology. If it wouldn't be any trouble, I'd like to collect a sample of ectoplasm from you.
I could provide some fish as compensation.
[If Foodland were still up, Sherlock could offer a full meal. He's predicting food shortages though and that means he's going to be stingy with the resources he can't easily replenish.]
I haven't got anything that can do that presently. I'll contact you again if that changes or you can contact me next time you're actively a ghost.
[If Foodland were still up, Sherlock could offer a full meal. He's predicting food shortages though and that means he's going to be stingy with the resources he can't easily replenish.]
I haven't got anything that can do that presently. I'll contact you again if that changes or you can contact me next time you're actively a ghost.
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