Meet the Ghosts

IneMiSol

sits in here ............ hi............

hcs u say......

auran still needs to meet natsumis ghosts

pianobelt

this true

needs to meet practically dead toddlers

IneMiSol 

yes!

they've been roommates the whole plot theres gotta have been shenanigans at some point

pianobelt 

yes that room must have been terrorized this whole time, really

IneMiSol

tbh

auran probably tried to talk to them at some point

all like "heeyyyyy buddieeesss... how u doin..." like hes talking to a pet

pianobelt 

bud the mixed reactions ur gonna get immediately

IneMiSol 

hfskhflj

pianobelt

from baka being like 'HIIII', Naku already crying, and Ikari glaring him down

IneMiSol

"... hm! i feel like ive made a mistake"

patting natsumis shoulder repeatedly to get their attention like "hey. hey. hey. hey. hey natsumi. hey. do your ghosts speak english"

pianobelt 

natsumi just blinking "ah, nooo. at least i don't think so??"

looks at them and asks them if they do in japanese to which baka just blurts out a very broken "i aM eNgLiSH"

with a big grin like he's proud of himself

"that is a no" natsumi supplies

IneMiSol

GJDKGD

"well there was an attempt!"

"say... could you introduce me to them... be the translator maybe?"

pianobelt 

blinks "ah i can! but... do you want to know them??"

IneMiSol

"yeah, i dont see why not! they're technically my roommates too, no?"

"besides, i've found it interesting from the start that you have a whole group of ghosts following you around..."

"huh, in a non-weird way. i feel like that came out strange"

pianobelt 

"oh they do not follow me, they are stuck to a mirror"

IneMiSol 

"oohhh"

"... where'd you find that?"

pianobelt

"i fell on it!"

IneMiSol 

"is that why you came to sc? cus of the mirror?"

"i-- you fell??"

"actually yknow what, im not surprised"

pianobelt

they nod "i couldn't get them to pass on- so i came to sc to try and help them"

IneMiSol

"ive fallen through a hole on the floor in a haunted house"

"oh thats super cool actually"

pianobelt

("fell" like they didn't loose their balance standing on a road edge wall wandering if they should jump anyways but details)

"ooooh! was there monsters??"

IneMiSol

"well not cool that they havent passed on, but. what you're doing with them at least"

(its fine aurans wondered that about bridges too in the past he gets it)

"well no! but there were ghosts!"

"and i broke a leg!"

pianobelt

(hey repressing idiots maybe talk about your trauma)

IneMiSol

(ur asking for a lot from like half these people)

pianobelt 

"ahhh must fix technique hm"

(there are sc therapists for a reason god dammit)

IneMiSol

"yeah damn gotta learn to fall from the floor above without breaking something, damn"

(eventually!!!)

"oh i said damn twice"

"well"

"for emphasis"

pianobelt 

"badass"

they nod

"anyway they are baka, naku, and ikari" and they point to each

IneMiSol

waves at them again with a "heeyyyy" and then points to himself and says a very cheery "auran!"

"... what do their names mean"

"well i know baka"

pianobelt 

"everyone knows baka somehow"

"Naku is 'cry' and Ikari is 'angry'"

IneMiSol

"its iconic"

"ooohhhh"

looks at them again

"... fitting"

"... did you name them?" snorts

pianobelt 

"Yes!"

"they did not know their names"

IneMiSol 

"aw wait thats sad"

"are they missing that much of their past lives?? dont even remember their names?"

"no wonder they couldn't pass on,,"

pianobelt 

"Mm, they remember totally nothing"

"it is why even their forms are so detail-less"

IneMiSol

"that makes sense"

"have you ever managed to get them to remember anything?"

"or have any clue what might help??"

pianobelt

shakes their head "i try many things, but they have nothing"

"no where, no who, no anything"

IneMiSol 

"oh that really sucks,, theres no way to help with no direction to go"

makes a <: / face while holding his chin

"... have you tried asking higher level psychics? like haskell??"

"they might have some idea... or hell maybe even carlos himself"

"tho thats kinda terrifying, to go talk to a legend like that"

pianobelt

Natsumi just owlishly blinks

"...who??"

IneMiSol

"... who, carlos or haskell"

pianobelt 

",,,both"

IneMiSol

"oh"

snorts

"haskell is the healers boss! the old leader with gray hair and glasses and a lab coat"

"carlos is the head honcho guy, the top of the top of the sc chain"

"the one with a long ass braid and a bunch of tattoos who doesnt wear shirts"

pianobelt

blinks "...ah! Spector-sensei! Soooo ne.."

sighs "but they are busy no? talking to them difficult.."

IneMiSol 

"well maybe not here, yeah"

"but back at headquarters in romania you can always schedule a meeting with them!"

"ive talked to haskell before, to... help me with health stuff"

"..... and mental stuff"

"they put me in contact with a higher rank spirit comms person to help me with my dream visions, actually!"

"..... cus it sure as hell would improve my health if i didnt constantly get woken up by visions,"

"so i think they might have some idea for how to help your ghosts recover something! some starting lead, at least"

pianobelt 

“Hm hm i see”

“Maybe ne? After we are done here”

IneMiSol 

"yeah! when we're back home"

".... hows it been for you"

"to get adjusted to this"

"it feels like every time we get sent to another job we go through a portal to another dimension... everythings so different"

"i find it cool, i like learning about other cultures"

"but i imagine it might be hard when there's a bit of a language barrier, no?"

"well a double one, cus i sure cant speak french either"

pianobelt 

"ah it is okay but hard yes"

"i don't... know what is happening often. because of all the words"

"others help! but it is still confusing"

"it is hard to be stupid hehe"

IneMiSol

"i don't think you're stupid! you're just adjusting to a completely new environment"

"i actually think you're pretty smart!"

"there's just the language barrier making things harder, but you'll get there"

pianobelt

blinks and moves their hand about "nonononono i'm stupid"

"i have document proof"

IneMiSol 

blinks

"... like an IQ test?"

pianobelt

"no! stupid papers"

"in japan it very important to know who is smart and stupid"

and for the shortest moment looks like they're actually serious/genuine about what they're saying "japan has no need for stupid"

then immediately dumb grinning "so! i am not in japan, ne?"

IneMiSol

auran just staring and blinking

in confusion and slight concern

pianobelt

Natsumi just grinning as usual "ah! so you want to introduce to them, yes?"

"i can teach you!"

IneMiSol

"............ that sounds like a fast ticket to a lot of depressed children-- oh shit yeah!! the ghosts!!"

waving enthusiastically at them again

one braincell

pianobelt

"So- ah"

"uhmmmmm what. do you want to be seen as? boy or girl?"

IneMiSol 

blinks

",, huh"

pianobelt 

"in japanese we use different word for "I" depending if we are boy or girl"

IneMiSol

"oh"

"boy then"

pianobelt

"Okay! Ja- First, you say 'hajimemashite'"

IneMiSol 

the most stumbled on repeating of word ever

has to try again for it to come out in one go

pianobelt

Natsumi just grinning "mm! Ha-Ji-me-ma-shi-te"

IneMiSol

"hajimemashite......."

pianobelt

"Then, 'boku no namae wa Auran desu'"

IneMiSol

"boku no namae wa auran desu....."

pianobelt 

"Good good! then finish with 'yoroshiku oneigaishimasu!"

IneMiSol

snorts to himself and mumbles "haha like boku no hero academia"

pianobelt 

Natsumi blinks

"My Hero Academia?"

IneMiSol

"yoroshiku oneigaishimasu?"

lil hesitant head bow at the ghosts like "did i say this right"

"yeah like the anime"

pianobelt

"Yessu! Now you say it all together. Hajimemashite. Boku no namae wa Auran desu. Yoroshiku oneigaishimasu!"

IneMiSol

"oh jeez thats a lot to say in one go okay-- hajimemashite boku no namae wa auran desu yoroshiku oneigaishimasu!!!"

he absolutely did no breathing pauses anywhere

pianobelt 

Natsumi just snorts and laughs "good! hehehe"

IneMiSol

"im learning!"

pianobelt

then looks back at the ghosts "Miina?" and the ghosts blink and align themselves

IneMiSol

omg

pianobelt 

"Baka desu!!!" "N-Naku deshu..." "....Ikari."

and in unison "Yoroshiku..!"

IneMiSol

".... yeah that seems about what i expected!"

waves again with a grin

pianobelt

Baka just grabs his hand and essentially holds on while he waves while laughing

"They have not much important stuff to say anyways"

IneMiSol

omg baby

auran just giggling at baka and continuing to wave his hand

"are you having fun?"

pianobelt

Baka just chuckling before blinking up at Auran

"TANOSHII"

to which Natsumi winces "Baka, shhhh"

IneMiSol

"no idea what that meant so i am none the wiser!"

pianobelt

"It means 'fun'"

IneMiSol

"oh! fun is good"

"i can keep waving if you want"

pianobelt

"you don't have to, he will never get tired"

IneMiSol

"ah! a tireless soul"

"wish i had that power in me"

pianobelt

meanwile naku takes to hiding behind natsumi's shoulders and ikari goes and sits angrily on a pillow like a hen

Natsumi just blinks "you don't like sleeping?"

IneMiSol

gdhkfgj wait im just imagining a ghost chicken sitting on a pillow now

"well! i like sleeping when i get the chance to sleep properly! but im not much of a day person"

"im more, huh... nocturnal, usually"

"i sleep the soundest during the early morning anyway,,,"

pianobelt

blinks more "vampire??"

IneMiSol

"damn that'd be cool but no im just a gamer with an awful sleep schedule"

pianobelt

"ah so desu ne"

IneMiSol

"im sure you've noticed theres a few of us late night dwellers around the place"

pianobelt

"mm? i sleep like a normal person sorryyy"

IneMiSol

snorts

pianobelt

stares for a sec before smirking

"though probably have to stay awake late with two boyfriends, ne?"

pats his shoulder "auran-chan you dog~"

IneMiSol

chokes

coughs

"nO-- ILL HAVE YOU KNOW THEY'RE BOTH MORNING PEOPLE"

"IM THE ONLY NOCTURNAL PERSON THERE"

pianobelt

"Wow!! Active morning then ne???"

making a like :O! face

IneMiSol

shrieks and hides his face

"nO ITS NOT LIKE THAT I SWEAR"

pianobelt

him shrieking makes Naku shriek and hide

and Natsumi's just laughing

"hehehe! Auran-chan so easy to bully!" pokes his cheek

"Kawaii ne"

IneMiSol

"god why are you like this"

pianobelt 

"Tanoshiii~"

smirk smirk like a cat

IneMiSol

"g o d"

pianobelt

ykno thinking about sleeping hours, i wonder if natsumi has gotten to sleep like normal

they came from japan to romania, new timezone, and then into paris, another new timezone

IneMiSol

at least between romania and france its just one hour difference