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]

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! ]

[casperdisaster]

... Nikita? [Noah's brows furrow in thought as he considers that.] Wasn't La Femme Nikita in the 90's?

[cowardley]

I think so, but I'm talking about Nikita, the television show from, uh... I don't know, it's been like four, or five years, so 2010? [ a beat, and then: ] I can't believe you haven't seen it!

[casperdisaster]

[Noah lapses into the awkward silence of someone who knows they need to say something but are trying to think of a way to do literally anything else.

Nothing springs to mind except the truth, however. He studies at the ground instead of Ashley.]

Oh. Uh. ... I think I died in 2006, so...

[cowardley]

[ It's clear she's said something wrong. He falls silent, and her stomach tenses, and twists. She berates herself before he even says anything. ]

O-Oh. [ And then her eyes on the ground, suddenly shamed and uncertain. Stupid, Ash, stupid. ] I-Uh, I'm sorry, I didn't... [ know. ]

[casperdisaster]

It's okay.

[it is okay, even if he's gone and made things awkward.]

You really didn't know, so.

Um.

[cowardley]

[ oh god what does she do. um. uh. ]

I guess that just means if... if we ever get Netflix here, I'll just have to show it to you. [ a streaming service could do wonders here. ]

[casperdisaster]

... Yeah?

[A little bit at a time, Noah's smile comes back. Like clouds passing overhead finally.]

I'd like that.

[cowardley]

[ when his smile returns, hers brightens. ]

Good! [ she glances around them for a moment, and then returns her gaze to him. ] Anyway, I think I should get going. I kind of promised Sam I'd pick up some canned fruit before I came home. But, um, I think we should get together again. I mean, when you can.

[ No pressure! ]

[casperdisaster]

[Noah nods, a little absentmindedly. He's sort of hazy at the edges if you look at him too hard.]

I'll try to keep up texts. In the meantime. Thanks, Ashley.

[cowardley]

You're welcome, Noah, and I appreciate you telling me. I'll see you later! [ She gives him a wave, and a smile as she departs, hoping that soon he'll be normal again. ]