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[yep_stilldead]

OooooOOOoooo! Behold! I am speaking to you from beyond the graaaaave!

[Pause for impact. Then, she giggles. Joke that that may have been, she does seem to be a bit transparent.]



Say, this is fun! I'll never stop being surprised at what kind of tricks people have come up with. Can people really see this? Actually, am I even using it right? Should I be talking louder-- oh!

[She forgot that she was supposed to be introducing herself.]

Hello there! My name is Ivy! I'm dead! If you see a doll walking about anywhere, that's probably me, so don't throw it away or anything. It's my vessel, so if it ends up in the garbage, I'll be stuck there for heaven knows how long!

[...]

I suppose that's the important parts. What do people do for fun around here?

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[adropofsunlight]

So... you are really dead?

[She has never spoken o a ghost before. At least not at the point she currently was. So she wasn't sure how exactly to handle this.]

But I will make sure not to throw away any walking doll. As for fun. it depends on how much time or what I feel like doing.

[yep_stilldead]

I certainly am! Tragically cut down in the prime of my youth. I've adjusted all right, though, I think.

[adropofsunlight]

I'm sorry to hear that. But here you could call it another chance at life... Sorry if that sounded punny.

[yep_stilldead]

How rude! I'll have you know my situation is... dead serious!

[After a beat, she starts laughing at her own joke.]

[adropofsunlight]

[Rapunzel wasn't sure if it was a joke or not, at least not until the other started laughing. She paused for a moment having started off as feeling rather bad until that point.]

I assume you were making a pun of sorts, right?

[yep_stilldead]

'Dead' serious because I'm dead. Do you get it?

[adropofsunlight]

I got it. [She was actually somewhat happy that she actually understood.]

I guess because of it... I assume there are certain things you don't need that other people might have when they first arrived?

[yep_stilldead]

Well, food and water aren't a problem, since I can't eat or drink. I'd still like to not be homeless, I suppose... what else is there to sort out?

[adropofsunlight]

That's about it. I mean you can get a job, but I don't think it would be a must-have really. especially if you move in with someone.

So you could always try and find a roommate depending on which city you want to stay in.

[yep_stilldead]

Oh, that could be fun! I've only ever lived with my family, and I think I'd be a good roommate. Nothing to clean up after, don't even need a bedroom.

[adropofsunlight]

Then go out there and find a roommate. Live the dream. Though... I've never had a roommate either. Unless you count Pascel but he's a chameleon.

[yep_stilldead]

A chameleon seems like more of a pet than a roommate.

[adropofsunlight]

I always saw him as a friend. He was never a pet to me. He was also the person I could play chess with.

[yep_stilldead]

A lizard who can play chess? Gosh! What will they think of next.

[adropofsunlight]

Yes, he was very good at it. If he was here I would have shown you. But... he's still at home.

But there are a lot of amazing things in this world too. Just have to go look for them.

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[scarlet_devil]

Fun? That can be elusive for those who have eternity...

[ And the resident, smol and French vampire appears. ]

I am Remilia, and I am also dead. Well, undead. It just so happens that I'm the local undead rights leader in Everglade.

[yep_stilldead]

What, undead rights? We have a rights leader?!

[ She's never met a fellow undead before! ]

[scarlet_devil]

Indeed. To quote Shakespeare, "If you prick us, do we not bleed?" We may not have a pulse, but we deserve rights, don't we?

[yep_stilldead]

But I won't bleed, no matter how much you prick me.

[scarlet_devil]

It's... a figure of speech. "Wrong us, shall we not revenge?" would had worked better... The point is we have feelings too.

[yep_stilldead]

Oh, revenge! I can understand that perfectly well, I've thought about it quite a bit. Still, this is terribly exciting! I've never befriended another dead person before!

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[maskedsmile]

Dead?

[That should not be the most interesting part of her introduction. Yoshiya quickly realizes that he's rudely taken interest in something rather morbid, but...

He bites his lip, trying to curb his curiosity. Inevitably, it takes over:]

But how can I see you? Are you possessing your corpse too?

[yep_stilldead]

Nothing of the sort! I don't even know what's become of my body. I'm just a ghost, that's all.

[By way of demonstration, she waves her hand through a table.]

[maskedsmile]

[Yoshiya gasps in awe, but is otherwise unbothered. He's quite used to spirits, but he's never seen one appear on camera... And looking so human, too!]

I see! Sorry to ask such a strange question, then.

[She's pretty casual about being a ghost, so he almost admits to his own dead-ness too... Except that he isn't sure if it's gross to possess your own corpse.

Maybe later.]

That's really cool! So you don't have to open doors?

[yep_stilldead]

To be honest, it's not as fun as it might sound. I can't go too far from my vessel, so if it ends up stuck somewhere, then I'm stuck there, too.

[For 200 years, sometimes. But hey!]

But as long as it's in that area, then I certainly can go through a door without opening it. If I try harder, I can even open it, if I want!

[maskedsmile]

Ah, sorry. I didn't mean to imply... I-I understand that. My vessel is larger than a doll, but if I freeze in the cold then I can't move it.

[At this point, he realizes, he ought to just admit it.]

I'm... I-I'm also... dead. I accidentally repaired my body so that I could use it as a vessel. But I don't know how to separate from it on purpose. [he's still new to being a spirit.]

[yep_stilldead]

Oh. Oh!!

[THIS IS SO EXCITING.]

I've never met another ghost before! It must be awful convenient, having your own body as a vessel. Can you still eat food and stuff?

[maskedsmile]

Really? You don't think it's creepy?

[There's some relief in his voice.

Yoshiya nods and shakes his head, all in one dizzying motion.]

Yeah, I can! I'm really lucky. Though I can't taste as well as I could before I died.

[yep_stilldead]

I wish I could find my body and try that trick myself. I haven't eaten in so long that I don't remember what food tastes like.

[maskedsmile]

Yes, I wish that you could as well... I was very lucky that my body was easy to fix.

[He feels guilty for having told her now. Yoshiya has always been aware of how lucky he is compared to other spirits. Being a Kami gives him privileges, so he doesn't deserve to complain.]

If only there was a way for a ghost to enjoy the tastes of foods... Back home, spirits could possess living bodies if they had enough strength. But possession is... rude.

[yep_stilldead]

Oh, I can do that! Possession, I mean. It's really hard, though, and I still can't taste food even if I eat it like that.

[maskedsmile]

I'm sorry to hear that... Maybe it's restricted to Kami. Though, you look more like a Kami than a regular spirit...

[Something he would question more, if not for the obvious answer: Different Worlds.]

Well, um... If you're ever not busy. I have friends called 'Pokemon.' Ghost Pokemon, actually... I'm sure they would be thrilled to meet another ghost sometime.

[yep_stilldead]

Oh, I've got nothing but time to spare! It might take me a while to get anywhere on my stumpy little doll legs, but I'd love to meet some new ghosts!