Virtual Reality. It's like a big illusion and apparently it can recreate pretty much whatever around you. It's not real, but you can kind of simulate it for a while.
[ nyoom off they go to the vr room. when their headsets are on there's a brief flicker of the bottom of the fucking ocean before it settles on the beach at night. there are some towels and a bonfire and a cooler! a big staircase leading up to a gated mansion. and a little ways away, a fence blocking off the mouth of a cave. ]
Oops, um, there we go.
This is Edward's Island. It's just a ferry ride away from home, so I came here a lot as a kid.
Yeah, like, nature is always dangerous. Sleeper waves and stuff can happen any time and people can get lost in the woods. But if you're careful they're like, fine or whatever.
[ she doesn't think anyone here would not believe ghosts, honestly. she's just bad at talking about things. ]
We tuned into something, and it basically—this is like the short version—it let them out? They tried to possess my friends. Spent the whole night, just, terrorizing us and haunting us. Ghost stuff, you know?
There's a lot of, uh, speaking through whoever they've got a hold on. And a lot of stupid riddles and games. It's like dealing with children, except children that can mess with the flow of time and reality.
Yeah, I get you. I don't have any idea how me and Gerard died. We were in the middle of making a deal to trade something to the Baba Yaga for her help, so I thought maybe this was a test from her, but Gerard remembers a little bit longer than I do and says that isn't what she wanted.
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[dramatic ass bitch.]
Well, we'll just have to enjoy the city for them, I guess.
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You wanna watch a movie? Visit home with the VR stuff? [ what do preteens like. ] Uhhh... clothes shop?
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[:o]
What's VR?
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[ heading towards the VR place! ]
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[towards the VR place yay!]
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Oops, um, there we go.
This is Edward's Island. It's just a ferry ride away from home, so I came here a lot as a kid.
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It's really pretty. You came here just to spend time? Was it dangerous?
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But yeah, we used to come here all the time. Just to hang out. Get out of the house.
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It was always dangerous, but you didn't know that until the one time it was?
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No one really warns you about ghosts.
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[but she nods at the rest of it.]
When they warn you to be careful, they don't make clear how grave the consequences can be. What ghosts?
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[ she shakes her head. ]
Uh. It's a long story? But like... [ a very vague gesture??? ] Ghosts.
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What did they do?
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We tuned into something, and it basically—this is like the short version—it let them out? They tried to possess my friends. Spent the whole night, just, terrorizing us and haunting us. Ghost stuff, you know?
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[oof.]
Actually, I don't think I've ever met a ghost. But it sounds really horrible.
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There's a lot of, uh, speaking through whoever they've got a hold on. And a lot of stupid riddles and games. It's like dealing with children, except children that can mess with the flow of time and reality.
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Yeah, I get you. I don't have any idea how me and Gerard died. We were in the middle of making a deal to trade something to the Baba Yaga for her help, so I thought maybe this was a test from her, but Gerard remembers a little bit longer than I do and says that isn't what she wanted.
So I'm lost.
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So you just can't remember from further back than him...? That's weird.