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[ghostlighter]

[The Griever appears on the Plane, sitting in the air and looking annoyed — physically, his build and features are exactly like Chris's, but his hair is blond and his eyes glow red. His outfit is also darker than he might usually wear. However! Danny Phantom says ghosts are totally anonymous and you wouldn't be able to tell the Griever as Chris without prior knowledge of them being the same person.]

This is getting completely ridiculous. When you're put in the Ghost Zone, you're supposed to stay there!

[... he seems to be talking to himself.]

Comments

[ghostlighter]

It could have. And if it was, I would have dealt with it then.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

It could have been too late then.

[ghostlighter]

Everything could always turn out too late. That shouldn't stop you from trying, though.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

It's better to eliminate the possibility.

[ghostlighter]

Why?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

It makes more sense!

[ghostlighter]

Not always.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[YES ALWAYS AAAUGH. Her life is pretty much made up of 'always' and 'never'. She looks at her feet.]

Signorina Lucy was right.

[ghostlighter]

[And now he frowns, not at Henrietta, but at what she just said.]

Right about what?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

No one here understands what I can do. No one here likes it. Signorina Lucy--she's like Signore Jose. She said she was proud of me.

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[ghostlighter]

[... ugh. Hold on, facepalming.]

[ghostlighter]

I don't like the fact that you don't always make your own decisions. I don't like the fact that all you're really allowed to do is kill... especially when you don't decide for yourself if it needs to happen.

But, I never said I didn't like what you can do. [bit of a shrug] I just think it's going to waste.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

But it's not! I do... What I'm supposed to. What I'm supposed to. It's not going to waste. Signorina Lucy doesn't think it's going to waste.

[ghostlighter]

Then Signorina Lucy is wrong. Whether this is what you're supposed to be doing or not, you could do more.

... Look, I'm not telling you to stop. I understand that you have to do this because of your fratello or the Agency or whatever it is that sends out the orders. I just don't agree with all that they're doing with you. Agree to disagree?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Holding her head] I don't understand.

[ghostlighter]

[Griever sighs and lands so that he can kneel in front of her.]

You don't have to. Just... believe me. I do appreciate you.

... I have a request, though. Don't believe people you've just met without weighing it with your own opinions first. This Signorina Lucy... you met her here, right?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[nods]

[ghostlighter]

Okay. If you see her again... don't take her word for Gospel truth. [little smile for her; he doesn't want her to think he's mad at her or something] Can you do that?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

She makes sense, though. She's not confusing. She doesn't make it hard to think.

[ghostlighter]

That doesn't make her automatically right.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

Yes, Chris. [Doesn't know what else to saaaaay.]

[ghostlighter]

[A small sigh, and he's reaching out to pull her into a hug.] Don't worry about it right now.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[EH? She's taken off balance and momentarily tenses, not sure what he's doing--and then. She's being hugged. Wh... what?]

[ghostlighter]

[After a moment, he lets go and gives her a small smile.] Okay?

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[S...staring.] O..okay.