one ghost

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

[A messy-haired teenage boy suddenly appears on the plane and looks around curiously.]

Okay, this definitely a good news bad news moment. The good news? What there is of it? I'm still alive. Well, I'm not any more dead than I was already. And I was definitely having some doubts after the whole freaky twin thing. The bad news? Which kind of totally trumps the good news. I think I'm stranded. Why can't I ever get stranded in normal places? I mean, I could totally handle getting stuck at a bus stop or airport. Nice normal places. Why is it always some kind of endless void? Or possibly outer space? Same difference, really. Though I have to admit the scenery is a huge improvement over the ghost zone.

In retrospect, entering that shop with the weird-o twins might not have been the smartest thing I have ever done. Note to self, I have got to stop jumping into these places without looking first.

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[invisibill.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. One in a million chance and all that.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...what are they like?

The powers, I mean. [Just because he doesn't believe in them doesn't mean he can't ask about them!]

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

A lot of them were a pain to start with. ghost powers don't come with a user's manual, you know. I've gotten in big trouble a couple of times because of what I am and what I can do.

...But sometimes I think that being able to fly makes it all worth it.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...You can fly?

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

Yeah. All the time. I was getting close to hitting the 200 mph mark the last time I clocked myself.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

200 miles per hour? Really? Even if all this crazy ghost-stuff were true, that's stretching it!

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

It might sound crazy, but its the truth.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[He begins to squirm in place a bit, until he settles on folding his arms. Again.]

Well, it's still kinda hard to believe. You got any proof? [A demonstration, if you will?]

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I do. But not here. Its a bit too out in the open, if you know what I mean.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Fine. There are more private places around here, though.

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

[Danny stuffs his hands in his pockets and nods.]

Lead the way, then.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[He stands there and just blinks for a few moments.]

Uhhh...okay, then. [He turns and starts wandering around. He doesn't really know this place very well at all, but he figures he's bound to find someplace useful...

...and eventually, he does! A 1920s movie theater! He doubts anyone's in there, but it's dark in there, just in case.] This should be okay.

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

[He glances around and nods.]

Looks deserted enough.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Okay... So then show me.

[Normally, he'd expect to find that this Danny is completely insane and all these powers are completely made up. But he's already met a vampire here...so what else might be true?]

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

[Danny grins mischievously at his other self and decides to do the whole show. After all, how many times did you get to shock an alternate version of yourself?

...Wait, stupid question. How many alternate worlds had he been to again? ANYWAY, it was probably still worth it for this version of himself.]

Okay then. I'm goin' ghost!

[Cue the familiar light show.]

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[WHOA OKAY too close to the light show! Danny falls over on his butt and OUCH, boy that's going to leave a sore bruise in the morning.

...and there is a white-haired version of himself in the reverse colors of his HAZMAT suit standing in front of him.

Never before has Danny gaped so much in his life! His jaw will hurt after this.]

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

Hey, you okay?

[The teen ghost holds out a chilly hand to help his counterpart back up. His voice has a noticeable echo now, although it might not be noticeable with all of the other more obvious changes.]

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

[He doesn't offer a response yet, but he does offer a shaking hand!

But then when he feels the hand and it's cold, he jerks it back.]

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

[Danny laughs nervously.]

Sorry, guess I forgot that I feel cold to humans when I'm like this.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

...oh. Right. I guess it makes sense that ghosts would be cold.

[Sense? Pfffft. Sense is on a permanent vacation in a little place we like to call "six feet under."]

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I barely even notice it anymore. Don't usually hang around humans too much when I'm like this. Except for Sam and Tuck. And Jazz, sometimes.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

They know about...this?

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

Sam and Tuck were there when it happened. And Jazz figured it out on her own later. Apart from them? Only the ghosts know.

[invisobillity.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, that's right. They were there...they were the ones who got me to the ambulance.

So...you actually...fight ghosts?

[invisibill.livejournal.com]

I never needed an ambulance then, but yeah. They picked me up after I fell out of the portal. I really freaked them out, I think.

...All the time. I usually have to handle at least one minor ghost a day. Sometimes a lot more.