#fun fact! i was going to have 308 give the explanation because i figured the ghost wouldnt want to

[the-studyman]

{ New parent post for part 1 and part 2 of the roleplay with @stitched-up-tennis-ball and @i-hate-tennis-ball }

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The Ghost opens her mouth, probably to say something snotty and rude and condescending, before reconsidering. 308 was looking at her, with the same questions in her eyes, and unfortunately, 308 was the only person alive-- can you call it living?-- that the Ghost really cared about.

She sighed.

"Where should I start..." "Everything I know is hazy and confusing. Mostly, I try not to think about it." "I have these memories, memories of being alive. Human. Happy. All of the knowledge I have comes from either these memories... or my own instincts. I can't explain how I know any of this, I just do." "I don't know how it works for tennis balls, or for... whatever you are--"

She looks at Cleo, trying to figure out what he is for a moment before moving on.

"--but for humans... For me, it's fairly simple. The memories, the story of Penelope's life... lingers. It stays here, as-- not a ghost, but a sort of... shadow of her." "And the essence of who she is, that moves on. Or it's... supposed to. Don't ask me to where, I-- I couldn't begin to imagine." "I don't know why Penelope didn't do that. I don't know why she couldn't move on, why she got stuck in Percival's creature. All I know is that because she didn't, I'm stuck here with her, more than a shadow, less than a ghost."