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NANCY DREW O9. DANGER ON DECEPTION ISLAND.

“dear ned, here i am, on a ferry bound for deception island, one of the san juan islands off the coast of washington state. i should be excited, but for some reason, i feel on edge, like something’s out of whack.”

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[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: okay yeah

It's a good thing he can't see her, if she doesn't want his empathy.

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: what u in the mood for, first off? then ill pick

OH.

Spirit doesn't want his fucking pity. She doesn't want his silent judgement. She feels hot, itchy, wrong.

Oh. Oh. Oh.

She brought this upon herself—she doesn't hate it any less.

[ sms: joe ] its nbd lol im js

She sighs. Her chin is wobbly.

[ sms: joe ] send addy

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@phoenixspirits from here:

     “Oh. Oh! That’s brilliant though,” Reuben declares immediately, judgement dropping away to reveal a somewhat impressed smile poking through. “I see what you mean now.” Reuben always used to get praised for his work ethic in school, but this guy puts THAT to shame for sure.       “At least that’s the interesting kind of paperwork. I just get stuck with incident report forms and accidental damage forms and risk assessments. I ask you, what exactly is the point of a risk assessment for a planned activity when nothing in the field ever goes to plan? Your risk assessment goes out the window, then you have to fill out incident forms to explain why. Sometimes I think those nutters who complain about health and safety gone mad have got a point.”       Did that turn into a bit of a rant? Perhaps. He smiles again at Frank, a bit more sheepishly, nudges him with an elbow. “At least we live in the age of computers, ey? Imagine how many filing cabinets you’d own by now.”

He smiles amicably and tries not to think about the moisture collecting under his arms, while simultaneously reminding himself not to gesticulate too much, or to raise his arms above his head.

Reuben's superiors surely know about the Network, but if they haven't told him about Frank's occasional work for them, Frank doesn't want to be the one to clue him into its existence. Especially not on accident.

( Joe would never let him hear the end of it, never mind what the Network itself would have to say about the slip up. )

Onto other things. Quickly.

"Thanks." Despite him using it as a heel turn, it is a serious point of pride for him. He's worked long and hard on his system, and he's grateful to have that acknowledge. Giddy, even. "I'd love to show you sometime, if it might help you with your own records. It-- It takes a little time to get the framework set right, but it's worth it."

He could talk about it for hours, but he restrains himself; continues the back and forth of their conversation.

"Oh my god," Frank groans, commiserating genuinely. "I can't imagine having to deal with all of that." He can; it's not pretty. "With the way Joe is, there's no one on this Earth creative enough to stay ahead of him for proper risk assessment. And he's just one guy: you've got to account for... however many."

Frank Hardy is an old soul, and sometimes--despite his tendency toward skepticism of such things--he wonders if he'd lived a life prior to this one that had bled over into this one to make him that way. Wonders if he'd been a man buried under mountains of manila folders and newspaper clippings, hedged in by a towering labyrinth of moss green filing cabinets. Wonders if he'd carried a heavy ring of jingling key to all of those cabinets with him like a ball and chain

He's had some very distinct nightmares like that.

"I don't want to think about that." He very nearly shivers, feeling his skin prickling in a wave up his arms and down his back, raised hairs brushing the cotton of his shirt. "I really don't want to think about that. The four I had--" packed full to bursting "--were more than enough."

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Okay so I tried my hand at game notes like a year ago but I didn’t like how they turned out so here are my new notes!!! one of the pages ripped😭😭 but I glued it but it still looks crappy rip lol. Anyways hopefully I can make notes for each game :3

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[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: oh

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: ur right that is fucked up :( im sorry hes like that with you spirit

Frank would know what to say here, but not how to say it in a way that Spirit would be open to receiving. Joe doesn't say much of anything: he just empathizes lamely; apologizes.

It's not right, but it's not right for him to intercede, either. Not without an invitation to do so.

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: i dont want it to be normal

Duality in his meaning.

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: i miss u too.

[ sms: joe ] drag isnt wrong

[ audio message: joe ] It's just, like, it's fucked up to me how, like he cares if I go out with a friend who's a guy, but if I go out with a girl, he doesn't give a shit. Like, you-as-a-girl could totally want to fuck me or kill me or both, even.

[ sms: joe ] eating along is normal

She's being mean. She sighs.

[ sms: joe ] but i miss u

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A hand slides down his face, pulling his eyelid down, then the corner of his lips before they rebound back into place. He can't believe he'd forgotten about... him. And how weirdly jealous he is about who Spirit spends time with.

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: :(

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: wait whats wrong with drag?

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: what if

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: could we do a video call at least lmao i seriously feel so weird about sitting alone in a restaurant

[ sms: joe ] ik this isnt a date [ sms: joe ] but we both know who would think that this is a date [ sms: joe ] and i rly dont want u 2 dress like a girl again

[ audio message: joe ] It's problematic, Joe. Like, in so many ways.

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@vitalphenomena | spirit sent for a text asking for a favor

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: hey hey

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: franks off doing whatever and im hungry and dont wanna eat alone

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: u should come have dinner with me somewhere

[ text > ghostess with the mostest ]: if u want

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happy KEY release day to those who celebrate

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Nancy Drew every time someone gives her a new chore to do

reference pic:

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what romance trope are you?

Frank Hardy

forced proximity

wow you really are a stubborn bastard… when have you ever apologised for something without being told to first? also, stop holding grudges and running away from your issues when things get hard. the only time you ever seem to address them is when you have quite literally no other choice. love for you is difficult because you have probably never told someone that you liked them in your life. make the first move you stupid bitch or you are gonna be single forever

Joe Hardy

second chance

how does it feel still pining after someone after months or even years? you so desperately want another try to make things better because you know you can make things right this time. you probably let people walk all over you and forgive people you love too easily because the thought of losing someone you love is heart shatteringly painful. you need to stop missing the past and focus on the present and the future or you'll miss out on experiencing the good things that are happening now. time travel isn't real, what's done is done move on.

tagged by: @wyrdbones

tagging: you!

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YELLOWJACKETS SEASON TWO SENTENCE STARTERS

❛ The only thing you should ever say to the police is, “I want my lawyer.” That’s why I put it on the cookie. ❜

❛ Before you go, you should take some Hawaii 5-0 punch. It’s just regular Hawaiian punch, but I gave it a snazzier name. ❜

❛ I might have to break up with him. Unless I get lucky and he just disappears. ❜

❛ I don’t want to talk about the future, anyways. I’m all about living in the moment. ❜

❛ You’re, like, holding on to me or whatever. That’s, like, haunting 101. ❜

❛ I had to cut back the rations again. There’s not much left. ❜

❛ The thought of you with someone else always scared me. But it also turned me on. ❜

❛ I’ll make a solid kidnapper out of you yet. ❜

❛ There’s no such thing as false hope. There’s just hope. ❜

❛ I’m not scared of you. I’m never gonna be scared of you. ❜

❛ This is how you’re choosing to say “I love you,” for the first time? ❜

❛ You weren’t the only smart one. You just liked to think you were. ❜

❛ What if my only way of dealing is to numb myself into oblivion? ❜

❛ They’re too focused on their own shit to even notice that I’m gone. ❜

❛ Well…you’re not a picture of normalcy yourself. ❜

❛ I can feel your heart beating. ❜

❛ Everyone has their role. ❜

❛ Stop reliving this! You’re in the vise grip of your trauma. ❜

❛ Every time that you try to save someone, a lot of bad shit happens. ❜

❛ Serial killers love puzzles. It’s a documented fact. ❜

❛ For fuck’s sake, shut up! Don’t you see how much damage you are doing? ❜

❛ I don’t even know where you end and I begin. ❜

❛ Believe me, if I could relax about anything ever, I promise you, I would. ❜

❛ As I’m sure you can imagine, emotions can run high in a place like this. ❜

❛ You never know when you might need to leave the country sans passport. ❜

❛ It made me feel like…I didn’t know what was going to happen. And I liked that. ❜

❛ You can’t blame yourself. We all did it together. ❜

❛ Dude, I don’t even remember what socks I put on today. ❜

❛ I guess I’d kind of do anything to see him again, you know? ❜

❛ Moving in with you means everything in my life changes. ❜

❛ I think shit is gonna get a lot worse out here. ❜

❛ Thing is…it’s one thing to point a gun at a person. It’s another thing to use it. ❜

❛ There’s a look people get when they realize they’re going to die. It’s that one. ❜

❛ My hand wasn’t shaking because I was afraid. It was shaking because of how badly I wanted to do this. ❜

❛ I’m gonna live how I want to. How I know I’m meant to. And I’m gonna be the person that I know I am. ❜

❛ They’re all lucky to have you. It’s pretty rare to have a friend who’s relentlessly got your back. ❜

❛ In small towns, everyone knows who and where the weirdos are. ❜

❛ I don’t normally hitchhike and…look like this. ❜

❛ I know that you’re depressed. I know that you can’t see it, but I can always tell. ❜

❛ Yes, I am still depressed because it’s kind of a forever thing, but I’m doing real work. ❜

❛ And I swear to God, if you lie to me again…I am so fucking over secrets. Like, I can’t. ❜

❛ Oh, my fucking God. So, you… you killed a person? ❜

❛ Maybe one day I can talk to you about it, but for now, can that just be enough? ❜

❛ I don’t understand why you won’t see what’s right in front of you. ❜

❛ I’m sorry I disappointed you. I love you even when you try to control me. But I’m okay now! ❜

❛ I think we need to get you out of here. ❜

❛ But I just got here. I don’t - I don’t want to leave you. ❜

❛ As parents, it’s part of our job. We have to protect her, we have to shield her from making the same shitty mistakes we made. To throw our fucking bodies in front of her if that’s what we have to do. ❜

❛ No, you can’t deny this anymore. There is something deep inside of you that is connected to all of this. ❜

❛ So, you gonna tell me why you’re here, or are we just gonna pretend this isn’t super weird? ❜

❛ I’m doing a fucking thing here. I don’t need you getting in my way. ❜

❛ If I happen to mention sacrificing anything on an altar, well, just ignore that part, okay? Thanks. ❜

❛ Do you get how lucky we are? Some people never find someone they trust enough to share their deepest secrets. ❜

❛ You think I’m capable of murder? ❜

❛ You’re charming and impulsive, which are traits of most serial killers. Only, you pull it off. ❜

❛ Look, all I’m trying to say is, I like you regardless of your extracurricular activities. ❜

❛ That’s medication for me to mind my own business. You should take two. ❜

❛ Maybe you don’t have to be dying to have regrets. ❜

❛ I’m mixing my pop culture metaphors ‘cause I’m fucking upset! ❜

❛ I can’t ask you for your help 'cause I don’t want to hurt any more of the people I love. ❜

❛ You should know better than anyone we can’t define a person based on their past. ❜

❛ I don’t need your fucking prayers, I need you to have my back. ❜

❛ We weren’t alone out there. ❜

❛ You should get the hell away from me. I’m poison. I ruin people. ❜

❛ We did so much fucked up shit out there. And, yeah, maybe it was to survive. Maybe. But I don’t think we deserved to. ❜

❛ Women have been having babies for millions of years. You’re gonna be fine. ❜

❛ The wilderness recognizes your sacrifice. And so do I. ❜

❛ The power of that place. The god of that place. We did terrible things in Its name. ❜

❛ It’s all your fault. There’s just something wrong with you. You always do this. ❜

❛ Aren’t you probably the last person who should be giving me legal advice right now? ❜

❛ I know I have no right to ask you this, but truly, what is going on with you? ❜

❛ I just want to know you haven’t given up on love. ❜

❛ Maybe I have given up on love. But don’t flatter yourself. It’s not because of you. ❜

❛ You know I don’t deserve your friendship, right? I just hurt people. ❜

❛ Suffering is inevitable. And only by meeting it with compassion can we truly begin to grow. ❜

❛ I never even wanted to be a mom. ❜

❛ I did not start out a bad person. But in case you haven’t noticed, life doesn’t tend to turn out the way you think it will. ❜

❛ Oh, no. What happened? Fuck, are we going to jail? ❜

❛ It’s you and me against the whole world. ❜

❛ You lost a lot of blood and you were unconscious. We thought we lost you. ❜

❛ I kept surviving all this shit that should’ve killed me, and I just…I figured it meant something. You know, like maybe it meant that I had some kind of purpose in all of this, but, uh…Yeah. I’m not fucking seeing it. ❜

❛ I need to know why the fuck I’m still here. ❜

❛ Shouldn’t you be in therapy? ❜

❛ I’m not like you, okay? I don’t think of killing as a joke. ❜

❛ I really am very grateful that your hobby seems to be figuring out how to be the perfect serial killer. ❜

❛ I’ve always kept my daughter at arm’s length. I think just out of fear that she would…die, I guess. Or maybe that she was never even real to begin with. ❜

❛ I can’t have another death on my hands. ❜

❛ I can’t wait for you. I don’t have that kind of time. ❜

❛ Tell me, is there anything of value in this life that doesn’t come with risk? ❜

❛ Does a hunt that has no violence feed anyone? ❜

❛ What, do you want to casually reminisce about our time in fucking oblivion? ❜

❛ Well, if I’m repressing things I don’t know about, I am very okay with never figuring it out. ❜

❛ I know there’s a lot of pain. You need to let it out. ❜

❛ I don’t understand. You measured the grave to the standard six feet? ❜

❛ You’re lying to me. And I want to know why. ❜

❛ Maybe [name] dying wouldn’t be the worst thing. ❜

❛ When they get a whiff of how much of a liar your mom is, they’ll realize that the ❜ psychopath apple doesn’t fall far from the fucked-up, man-eating tree. ❜

❛ So, this is what you’ve all been doing with your lives? Chasing blackmailers and murdering lovers? ❜

❛ I think we can agree that it’s in everyone’s best interest that [name] is gone. ❜

❛ If I die, don’t waste my body. Promise me. ❜

❛ I thought you loved all of me, like I love all of you. ❜

❛ We put ourselves in danger for you. You’ve been using us! ❜

❛ I’ve been trying to fix…No. I have been telling myself that I’ve been trying to fix things and make the problems go away, but the truth is, I’ve just been doing stuff that makes it worse. ❜

❛ We’re all pretty messed up. It’s time we finally fucking talk about it. ❜

❛ This isn’t something that therapies can fix. ❜

❛ I think that you might be taking this whole, like, cult leader persona thing… a tad far. ❜

❛ I never meant… I didn’t want this. ❜

❛ You started this. It’s done. And it’s going to save all of our lives. ❜

❛ I appreciate you trying to teach me…forgiveness. It’s a nice idea. ❜

❛ I let him die in my place. It was supposed to be me. ❜

❛ You’re a good person. You really don’t belong in this place. ❜

❛ I’m not ashamed. I’m glad I’m alive. And I don’t think that any of us who are still here should feel ashamed of that. Ever. ❜

❛ That was a beautiful false confession. I could see it came out of real love. ❜

❛ You want to help me move this body? ❜

❛ It’s up to you. You can submit. Or you can run. ❜

❛ You know there’s no “it,” right? It was just us. ❜

❛ I never wanted to be in charge. ❜

❛ No. I’m not supposed to be here. ❜

❛ This is exactly where we belong. We’ve been here for years. ❜

❛ It’s not evil. Just hungry. Like us. ❜

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ned nickerson support squad, assemble

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i’m still convinced he was there to commit a crime

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TIKTOK SENTENCE STARTERS PART 7

some of these are quotes from tiktok creators, and some are from various other forms of media that were popular audios/trends on tiktok

❛ I’ve slept with like 1/3rd of them. Some would call me a groupie. I would also call me a groupie. ❜

❛ What do you think about Celine Dion? Are you just done with her? ❜

❛ We can as a family just scroll through Grindr. ❜

❛ Oh no, someone’s driving by. Get small. ❜

❛ Is my butt juicy yet? I’m really looking for some instant gratification. ❜

❛ I can’t even control my emotions, how am I supposed to control a machine? ❜

❛ Who airdropped Markiplier!Jesus at the Shrek rave?! ❜

❛ The best way to get back at someone who wronged you is to live a happy life. But chemically I can’t do that. So I’m gonna fuck his dad. ❜

❛ I send my best emails unmedicated. ❜

❛ The mothman stole my catalytic converter in Point Pleasent, West Virginia. ❜

❛ Bigfoot ate all the bottles out of my recycling bin and called my mom a slut. ❜

❛ The chupacabra keeps stealing packages off my front porch and sending my wife suggestive text messages.  ❜

❛ I don’t trust your physical therapist because she also said you move your hands like this and you get rid of ghosts.

❛ I see Gods law not as a restriction but as a challenge. Now give me the ranch! ❜

❛ Satan will have to dig deeper just to hold me! ❜

❛ We may be low income but we’re not low in c*m. ❜

❛ He says he only hangs out with you because there are more spiders in your house than average.  ❜

❛ I am the silliest of enemies to have. I will make powerpoints disparaging your character, and I will keep this bit going for a minimum of five years. ❜

❛ I will not be silenced by the mailman. ❜

❛ If God didn’t want me to commit fatherless behavior he should have given my mother better taste in men. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have things to do. ❜

❛ Bro, they bell peppered downtown. Bro. They bell peppered it. How could you bell pepper my downtown? Bro, they bell peppered me. Dude, I got bell peppered. ❜

❛ When you’re sitting there mixing ice cream into ramen you can’t help but think “what if this is a prank? what if they put that there just to see if they can get me to eat it?” ❜

❛ Here’s the thing: future me? Rich. I believe in her. That bitch is wealthy. Current me? Broke, but I’ve got free time and I’m healthy-ish. So I’m booking trips to faraway places on that bitches credit card, and I am / will be my own sugar mama. ❜

❛ It seems like nobody wants to dabble in the dark arts anymore. It’s all candle spells and rosemary. ❜

❛ The other day I tripped over a lemon hex and dislocated one of my chakras. Thank god for those Reiki healing classes I took at the YMCA. ❜

❛I just don’t understand this younger generation of witches anymore. I mean, if you’re not in a cemetery after midnight summoning the spirits of your dead ancestors to seek vengeance on your landlord for raising the rent, then what are you doing? ❜

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He is frowning over a deck of cards that look to have been part of a fifty-two card pick up scenario. Which is more or less true: they’d exploded out of his hand after trying to replicate a sleight of hand trick that Joe had picked up--quite naturally, as a matter of fact--and had tried to teach him as part of a case they’re readying themselves for on the Vegas strip.

Frank has learned a fair few of the simpler moves, but this one... Even with Joe’s slow motion, step by step instruction and his eagerness to teach his older brother something, he’s having a hard time getting the technique down.

All the cards slid back into a pile, Frank taps them on the table in front of him to neaten the stack before trying again.

"One more ti--"

The cards have other plans. Many of them, it turns out, have business on the floor. And Frank blinks dejectedly down at them, not immediately moving to pick them back up just yet.

He sighs when he finally slides off of the picnic table bench--again--to pick everything back up. And he sighs again when he notices that someone's watching.

"You have my permission to laugh," he says with another resigned sigh as he sets a knee down onto the packed earth to start gathering the cards before the wind has a chance to gust. "Objectively, this is funny."

He's not laughing. And he does not laugh when he bonks the back of his head on the corner of the picnic table either. But he's not mad, either.

One more sigh. For good measure.

"Can you hand me those?" he asks after extricating himself out from under the table.