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[foreverphantom]

Comments

[stunwhistle]

That's painful! Were there any side effects? [a beat.] Other than, uh, the obvious ghost. Thing.

[foreverphantom]

No, just the dying and kinda-coming-back.

[stunwhistle]

I do not at all understand how that works but it's equal parts fascinating and terrifying.

[foreverphantom]

It's not so bad once the electrocution's over. And once you get the hang of the powers. I spent a few months barely able to stay solid and visible.

[stunwhistle]

That sounds like it might've made going to school really hard.

[foreverphantom]

Yeah, a little. I think I got banned from ever handling any equipment in the chemistry lab.

[stunwhistle]

[he thinks about that and chuckles.]

Oh, man. How bad was the explosion?

[foreverphantom]

[ blinks ]

W-what?

[stunwhistle]

Banned from chemistry lab equipment? [he seems amused.] TV shows make it seem like chemistry labs have all sorts of explosive stuff in there. Is that true?

[foreverphantom]

O-oh.

Well, I don't know that they let high schoolers mess around with the explosive stuff. I got banned for dropping beakers and test tubes and stuff all the time. Nothing really ever exploded. Just lots of broken glass and stuff.

[stunwhistle]

Oh. That's not nearly as chaotic as I was imagining.

[a beat.]

Probably safer, though.

[foreverphantom]

[ snorts a laugh ] Don't worry, we had plenty of danger without the added chemicals.

[stunwhistle]

Like, high school danger or ghost-stuff danger?

[a beat.]

I was homeschooled, so... all I really know is what I've seen on movies and TV shows.

[foreverphantom]

Like...75% ghost danger, 25% high school danger?

High school really isn't supposed to be all that dangerous on its own.

[stunwhistle]

It's not? Dang. TV really misled me.

[foreverphantom]

Well, what kind of dangers are you classifying as high school danger?

[stunwhistle]

Chem lab explosions, big dramatic escapes when someone pulls the fire alarm, stampedes to the cafeteria before all the good food sells out...

[foreverphantom]

Really?

No to the first one, the second one happens but usually for ghost alarms instead of fire alarms, and the cafeteria never had good food to begin with.

[stunwhistle]

Dude, how am I supposed to know any better? Literally never been to regular school before!

...how bad's the food?

[foreverphantom]

It's called "mystery meat" for a reason.

[stunwhistle]

Oh, I hate the sound of that.

[foreverphantom]

[ laughs a little ] Now that is the standard high school experience.

[stunwhistle]

Maybe I lucked out then, getting to skip it.

[foreverphantom]

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend it.

Just don't tell Goat that.

[stunwhistle]

[he chuckles]

Don't worry, my lips are sealed.