mun finally decided on tushanshu

[abnorman]

You're...sending me to a giant turtle?

...Okaaaaay?

I mean, I guess that's like...the least terrible one of the ones you were considering, but... There won't even be ghosts there, really...

Comments

[ghostsgoddamnit]

You say no ghosts like that's a bad thing. Most people would fucking kill for that kind of real estate. I sure as hell would.

...not literally kill.

[abnorman]

I like ghosts. They're easy to talk to.

[ghostsgoddamnit]

We must be talking about seriously different ghosts.

[abnorman]

Well...are the ghosts you talk to the...vengeful kind?

[ghostsgoddamnit]

The other kind don't tend to stick around.

And I wouldn't call what we do a conversation.

[abnorman]

Are you like, a Ghostbuster?

[ghostsgoddamnit]

I'm whatever they'll pay me to be.

[abnorman]

But...what do you actually do?

[ghostsgoddamnit]

I'm a psychic. And before you ask: no, I can't help you place a bet. It doesn't work like that.

[abnorman]

...I know that's not how it works.

[ghostsgoddamnit]

You'd be, like, the one guy then.

[abnorman]

Well, I kind of...I mean, I see ghosts all the time, and I guess that's kind of like being psychic.

[clonejamming]

NYYYYYYYYYYYAH KHHHK KHHHHHHHHHHK!

[Whatever this turtle thing is, it sounds bad!]

[abnorman]

W...What? Are you okay?

[nomorebedtimestories]

... You're really going somewhere?

[abnorman]

Yeah. My mun says so, anyway. But she can be really kind of, uh, fickle.

[nomorebedtimestories]

...

My mun doesn't have a lot of time, but she says, if you go...
I-I might go with you.

[She's not really sure about the idea of going somewhere. If she'd been told she might be at any other time, she'd probably be really scared, but the idea of Norman being there too... for some reason, it makes the possibility seem less frightening.]

[abnorman]

But...what about...moving on? Seeing your mom again?

[nomorebedtimestories]

I...
I don't think I can right now.

I-I don't know why, I don't want to hurt anyone anymore, I promise! I wanted to go to sleep, but...
I can't, Norman. I can't sleep...

[abnorman]

It's okay. It's probably your mun's fault. They like interfering. And...you're not hurting anyone by being awake, after all.

[nomorebedtimestories]

B-But what if I...

When I get angry, or really scared, I... I still...

[She starts shaking like a leaf. Just thinking about when she's like that terrifies her enough.]

[abnorman]

I'll look after you. I won't let you hurt anyone.

[nomorebedtimestories]

[She suddenly holds his hand, squeezing it tightly.]

You... really will?

[abnorman]

Yeah. Promise.

[nomorebedtimestories]

[A pause, before she hugs him tight.]

Thank you, Norman...