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...

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[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...

[abnorman]

[He hugs her back.] No problem.

[nomorebedtimestories]

[During the hug, she softly rests her head on his shoulder.]

I've been afraid, since I haven't been able to find my mommy, but...
If you're here, I... feel like everything will still be okay.

[abnorman]

Yeah. I'll look after you. [He pats her back kind of awkwardly.]

[nomorebedtimestories]

[She embraces him slightly tighter, clinging for the feeling of security.]

I'm so happy, that... there's people like you now.
People who aren't...
A-aren't like...

[Like the people who executed her. She knows they're regretful. Still, she can't forgive them.]

[abnorman]

I know...there's more of us out there than you think, you know. And...there must have been people in your time too. I mean...there was your mom, at least.

... w-will you indulge me a bit of headcanon

[nomorebedtimestories]

Mnnm...
I-If... there were, ones that... that weren't ghosts, I never found them. There was really only my mommy, who wasn't afraid of me.
At school, everyone stayed away from me.
... except...
... except for...

[She starts mumbling, thinking about something she hasn't in very, very long time. Starting to remember something she'd almost completely forgotten about.]

oh i love headcanon :3

[abnorman]

"Except for..."?

yaaaaay<3 ;u;

[nomorebedtimestories]

...

[She lifts her head up, but then looks down, appearing a bit lost in thought. ... Or a memory.]

There was a boy I went to school with. It's been so long, I... I'd forgotten about him.
When we went outside to play, no one wanted to play with me. So I'd sit under a tree, and read by myself.
But sometimes, this boy... he would come and bring me an apple. He brought apples to school a lot, I guess he liked to eat them. But he would come over to the tree, where I was all alone, and share one with me.
I can't... remember, what he looked like. But now, I... think I remember his name, because...

d-daw this is adorable

[abnorman]

[He's smiling a little.] That's great. It's so much easier to get by when you have just one friend. What was his name?

IT IS gosh<3

[nomorebedtimestories]

[She looks back up at him, actually finding herself smiling a little in return.]

... I remember his name, because... it reminds me of yours.
His name was Nathaniel.
Nathaniel Babcock.

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[abnorman]

Wow...Babcock...that's my last name.

[nomorebedtimestories]

... It is?

[She pauses, looking thoughtful for a moment.]

Do you think... you could be related?

[abnorman]

Maybe. And...your last name, too. Prenderghast? That was my uncle's name. It's my mom's maiden name. So...I bet it's all related.

1/2

[nomorebedtimestories]

Your uncle, and your mommy... they were Prenderghasts?
And your name is Babcock...

...

In the stories, and the fairy tales I used to read, sometimes they'd talk about things like fate, a-and... two people, who no matter what, were meant to find each other. I used to not be sure if any of that was real, but now, I think...

2/2

[nomorebedtimestories]

I think maybe, it was your destiny, Norman! To be the one who set me free!
Even though, I died a long time ago, I think I was meant to find you! And you were meant to find me... just like in the stories!

[She says brightly, and full of hope.]

[abnorman]

Wow...yeah! Like...like a real life fairytale! Not...exactly a Disney one, but still.

[nomorebedtimestories]

[She tilts her head, curiously.]

What's "Disney"?