IC Inbox (Hadriel)

[casperdisaster]

"If you're gonna leave a message you gotta leave some
info too, don't just say 'call me back' because I'll think
it means someone died!"

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[cowardley]

I didn't know you did that one. It's very lovely! c: [ especially in comparison to the majority of the cave ] I can probably be there in ten?

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[casperdisaster]

Thank you. :)

Me too. I'm on my way.

If I'm not there, talk to Adam or Ronan. I should be though.

[But if he's not, well. They can clear up the being dead again thing so Ashley doesn't worry or think Noah blew her off. He is a bit concerned but he's having a pretty good day as far as stability goes, so he's there, leaning back against the mural, anxiously moving his hands from his hips to his pockets to across his chest.]

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[cowardley]

See you soon. If not, I'll text Ronan or Adam.

[ And, as she had stated, it only takes about ten minutes for her to make it to the mural. Her red hair is loose, and a little messy. In a bright pink jacket, she's hard to miss.

When she spots him, she waves. It's a relief to see him, though he seems all nerves. ]

Noah?

[casperdisaster]

[Noah raises a hand in hello when she comes up, smiling in his usual shy and kind of awkward way.]

Yeah. Hi Ashley.

[Oh gosh, how do you break the news to someone that you died.]

... So ... uh ... about why I ... I got so quiet all of a sudden...

[cowardley]

[ Ash is quick to close the space between them, not getting so close so as to be uncomfortable, but almost as if they've been easy friends for some time now. ]

If it's hard to talk about, you don't have to. [ She's quick to offer him an out, her green eyes understanding. ]

[casperdisaster]

[Noah smiles gratefully at the out, recognizing it for what it was. He's used to peppering his own conversations with them with his friends. It's a kindness. He wants to take it, but-

She should know. In case something worse happens.]

I- uh. Thank you, but I. Uh. Well. You know how I said I was dead back home? I... um... kinda ... I had an accident here. And ... I am ... kind of... dead again.

[cowardley]

[ It takes Ash a minute to process the information. She blinks, her expression shifting seamlessly between confusion, shock, and then sympathetic realization. She feels at a loss as to what to say. Do you offer condolences to the dead, or only the people that miss them? ]

I'm so sorry. [ She manages, far more quietly than she had intended. She watches for the tell tale signs of the dead—whatever those things are. She once thought she saw a ghost, but it'd just been a trick. She knows he's not a trick. ] Can I do... anything to help you? Or is it just...?

[ She fumbles on her words, uncertain. ]

[casperdisaster]

No. [The definitive words come with a small shake of his head, then a sad smile.] But thank you. For asking.

... It's not so bad. Or it's - it's a bad that I'm familiar with?

[cowardley]

[ The answer doesn't quite please her, too much the helpful sort, but she accepts it as is. ]

Better the devil you know. [ A touch of understanding. She gets it even if she doesn't get it. ] But... wouldn't you rather be alive?

[casperdisaster]

Yes. Mostly. But it's ... scary. [Noah gives a little sigh. An awkward smile.] It's scary. And I'm a coward.

[cowardley]

[ She wants to touch him, to offer a gentle squeeze of comfort, but she's not entirely certain what the protocol for ghost interaction is, so she refrains. Instead, her expression turns sympathetic. ]

It's OK. [ She knows—understands, even. ] That's why you've got friends, Noah. They're here for you when things are too scary, or hard to deal with.

[casperdisaster]

They have their own problems right now. [And Noah's needy enough as-is.] Gansey's gone, Ronan's totally freaking out, Adam's doing everything just to keep himself together...

[Basically they're all Gansey's stupid, stupid pets, and he just left them alone.]

[cowardley]

You dumb-dumb. Your friends wouldn't want you to go through something like this alone, just like you don't want them to go through their problems alone. [ This is Ash, fountain of advice. ]

[casperdisaster]

... did you just call me dumb-dumb?

[He actually smiles a little at that.]

[cowardley]

I so did, and I stand by my comment. [ but she smiles back, arms crossed against her chest like a girl who is sticking firmly to her guns ]

[casperdisaster]

[The smile becomes a sort of awkward half-grin and Noah ducks his head down, laughing in his breathless way.]

Well I guess if a cute girl says I'm a dumb-dumb I must be.

[cowardley]

[ What? Did she hear that right? Her cheeks flush. ]

I guess that means you've got to listen to me, then!

[casperdisaster]

[She absolutely heard right. Maybe she should mention she has a kinda sorta boyfriend?

Actually, unless she includes an additional note that the flirting makes her uncomfortable, boyfriend status won't stop Noah. It never has before, it's not about to now, especially when he doesn't know the guy.]

Consider me learned, then. Should I be texting you with questions now?

[cowardley]

[ It would be easier to mention Chris as her sort-of boyfriend if they were sort-of together, but right now they're still will-they-won't-they, at least for a couple of more days (who knew that Josh would be right about traumatic experiences).

She grins, not entirely unaware of the fact he's a little flirty. ] Duh. I can't promise I'll always have the answer, but I almost always do.

[ a beat, and then: ] But you really should talk to your friends. You'll get through everything better together, I promise. [ That's what she's learned so far. ]

[casperdisaster]

Guess I need to for sure now.

I'll still keep texting you too though. Especially if I ever get a body again. Um, I should? It's not forever. Just. For a little while.

[cowardley]

Good. [ If he didn't continue to text her, she'd just text him, and she's very good at rambling through text. ]

So, does this make you a friendly ghost right now?

[casperdisaster]

Yeah. But I'm way cuter than 1995 Devon Sawa.

[cowardley]

What, not confident enough to compare yourself to present day Devon Sawa? [ It's a gentle tease. Noah is too easy to get along with, even as a ghost (one of the things she is not a fan of). ]

[casperdisaster]

[Noah raises his eyebrows a bit.] Have you seen him lately? He didn't age all that well. He hit peak cuteness in the mid-90's.

[cowardley]

Have you seen him lately? He looked great in Nikita! [ not so boyish as he'd been in casper, which Noah somehow rocks, but still totally handsome! ]