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[professionalcorpse]

[Warded to Gabi]

rethinking my reply to your earlier question: i am a terrible prefect and i have no idea what i'm doing. who allowed teenagers to be in any way responsible for other teenagers? like - how is this a thing? who thought this was a good idea?

[Warded to Wyatt]

when this whole school implodes and i lose my scholarship and my mother reveals her true, demonic form in order to eat my face straight off, please play something super nice at my funeral. like, maybe some beatles music. always a classic.

also: this inevitability also means that you will be morally obligated to take care of ariel. she's yours now. congratulations. also, gabi. but that's less of an obligation and more of a privilege. do not abuse it.

[Warded to Lucas]

are you studying? is it worki how's that going?

do you sometimes think about the fact that people attending no-maj schools only really maybe worry about people posting dumb shit about them on facebook? cause i totally think about that sometimes.

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Bash

[bubblewrapped]

I'm starting to get my star charts confused with my Transfiguration equations but at least I'm not thinking about other stuff. Is it possible to study too much? Because I think I'm there. Now.

You know, yeah. I used to be terrified by the prospect. Now? Eh.

[...]

How are you holding up?

Bash/Lucas

[professionalcorpse]

the words don't look like words anymore. they're sad, vaguely letter-shaped blobs. that i should probably remember more about. because they're probably going to be important again at some point. so, yes. i think too much studying is possibly a thing.

i feel like i could laugh in facebook's, um [...] face (y'know what, we're just going with it.) at this point. facebook knows NOTHING.

i'm okay? probably. i'm not dead yet, which is how i have realigned my personal barometer for how well i'm doing. it's working out great so far! how bout you?

Bash/Lucas

[bubblewrapped]

Well, then, it's time for a break. Before my brain starts leaking and I lose those 2 months of piano lessons I had when I was 11.

Right? Facebook? Hah. The things we're contending with don't even have faces.

Good. [...] Well, okay, not good if you're basing your wellness on a "Dead / Not Dead" boolean. I'm terrified [...] tired.

Bash/Lucas

[professionalcorpse]

it's probably best that you retain the possibility of becoming a musical prodigy. you never know when you might need it. you wanna [...] watch something? i'd ask if you wanted to go for a walk, but we live in a horrifying murder forest. so indoor activities are probably best.

seriously, we're all so beyond the scope of facebook at this point. facebook ain't got shit.

good enough? good-ish? good adjacent? [...] we could take a nap? my nieces have good things to say about them.

Bash/Lucas

[bubblewrapped]

I'm a real virtuoso so long as the only song I'm playing is Heart and Soul. [...] Yeah, that sounds [...] really good. And not at all likely to get us whisked away to Neverland. Any preference on what to watch this time?

I'd like to see a cyberbully come here and try to start something with a giant deer monster.

Good-esque? Off Good? We'll workshop it. [...] I wouldn't be opposed to a nap, either.

Bash/Lucas

[professionalcorpse]

it's a niche market, but somebody's got to fill it. [...] so what we're saying is that the 1953 disney classic is right out? what're you interested in? romance? horrible dance routines? explosions?

well, that's ONE way to stop the bullying epidemic in american schools. but if the battle was being waged on the front of cattiness alone, who knows? it could go either way.

diet good. good lite. [...] we can find a good nap movie. maybe nix the explosions.

Bash/Lucas

[bubblewrapped]

Personal preference? Hard no on any iteration of Peter Pan for the foreseeable future. If we're cutting out explosions and looking for a good nap movie, what about something animated? Iron Giant or something?

You know, I think I'd still put my money on the forest shit, but who knows, it's hard to beat an anonymous teenager when it comes to cattiness.

Good, jr. Or, The Artist Formerly Known as Good. That's a bit of a mouthful, tho.

Bash/Lucas

[professionalcorpse]

you just want to watch me cry like a 12-year-old girl. but i'm down with it. i have accepted my emotions and am willing to bank on the hope that i'll pass out BEFORE the part. y'know. that one. where i experience said emotions.

it'd definitely be the sort of race people could put down some serious cash money on.

you want me to come out your way?

Bash/Lucas

[bubblewrapped]

A race against the clock. Nap or cry. Who will win?

You know if we make it through the end of the school year and Gooseberry stays open maybe we could monetize this.

[...] Yeah, do you mind? The further we both are from the woods, the better I feel.

Bash

[humansunshine]

What? You are not. You are doing the best you can!

Gabash

[professionalcorpse]

yeah, but is it very good? it doesn't feel very good. it kinda feels like the whole school's freaking out and i don't want anything to happen to anybody.

Gabash

[humansunshine]

I don't know.

Do you think we should [...] tell someone the truth? I don't know if that would help though? I mean, the adults know about the Thing now, right?

Gabash

[professionalcorpse]

i don't think it'd help anything. it'd be a lot easier if it would, but you're right. everybody knows about what's out there. more words aren't going to make a difference.

Re: Gabash

[humansunshine]

I think we just have to keep trying as hard as we can. I don't know what else we can do?

But if anyone is talking about trying to talk to the ghosts again I think we should definitely stop them.

Gabash

[professionalcorpse]

no, you - you're right again. that's all anybody can do. we're gonna be okay, gabs. i'm sorry if i upset you.

no more talking to ghosts.

Gabash

[humansunshine]

I'm not upset! I'm worried that you're upset! But I do think we'll all be okay, Bash, I really do. Not all of the ghosts are scary. Right? And just because something's scary doesn't mean it's bad. Maybe they're just misunderstood.

Gabash

[professionalcorpse]

i was. a little. but talking to you always makes me feel better.

they might be. we might not understand what they want, but i don't know if we ever will. or if we're supposed to? but that's okay too.

Wysh

[keepsmovin]

[...]

You won't lose your scholarship, dude. You are like the smartest and most responsible of all of us. It doesn't make sense to take away your scholarship. Besides, if the school is truly imploding, I doubt they'll have time to worry about scholarships.

Also your mom is nice. Way better than Ariel. Please take care of Ariel from the grave yourself. Failing which, I think I may join you in the afterworld shortly myself, most likely.

As for Gabi: as though you even have to ask. Will the world continue spinning? Will the sun keep rising from the East? Will I keep treating Gabi like the goddess she is?

All that aside though. I know you're probably slowly melting into a little puddle of anxiety. Please don't. You will BE FINE. We will all come out of this okay. I have faith. I mean, we're teenagers in a camping high school. Doing stupid shit is kind of our prerogative. There's no sense in punishing select people of one group just because of it. If they do they're stupid

Wysh

[professionalcorpse]

that's vastly untrue. but the part about the school imploding and, therefore, there being no need for scholarships in the first place totally makes sense. that's actually reassuring? if we're all dead, nobody needs scholarships! corpses don't attend school.

nah, ariel will be despondent and weakened. she won't be able to kill you.

she IS a goddess, it's true. we have truly been blessed.

i may not be fine, but at least i will have studied SO MANY THINGS. my soul will exit this mortal coil FAR more knowledgeable than it entered.

Re: Wysh

[keepsmovin]

ugh. too soon for corpse jokes right? there's always a silver lining in the worst circumstances. you taught me that, dude. I'm just returning the favour.

[...]
As much as the idea of Ariel despondent and weakened delights me, we're talking about your hypothetical death here: I'm probably going to be equally weakened. Ergo, she probably still has net ability to smoosh me like a bug.

Does that actually work? I look at these words and notes. And they kinda just look back? I can't process anything. It feels rather like an exercise in futility.

[...]
If talking about it helps, dude, I'm here for you. And to go with that: I can't make any of those fancy calming draughts. But I do a good chamomile?

Wysh

[professionalcorpse]

you are an inspiration.

yeah, but would she have the motivation? also, yeah. you're right. this is a terrible line of conversation and i'm honestly not even emotionally ready for jokes about corpses yet either. i'm taking that back.

i've kind of reached the point in my studying journey where it's mostly staring into the void. so i feel you.

i'm [...] actually heading over to azurcrest for a bit? to watch something? and maybe take a nap? oh GOD you're going to be insufferable about this.

Wysh

[keepsmovin]

You are the original inspiration, buddy. Don't forget that.

I— [...] yeah.

Right? I have been staring at the same page for more than an hour now. I feel very useless, in summary.

[...........................]
Oh? Do tell me more. Does this have something to do with one specific Azurcrest in particular? What movie are you watching? For that matter, what are you wearing? Dude. I can't believe you didn't lead with this. How much time do I have to get you ready?

Wysh

[professionalcorpse]

pft. we can share.

finals are horrible and i don't understand what purpose they serve. other than making people sad. and stressed out.

[...]

UGH. ugh, nooooo. maybe? dunno yet. maybe 'iron giant' - does that matter? the movie? it's a movie? i'm wearing clothes? normal person clothes? what do you need to get ready for a nap?

Wysh

[keepsmovin]

and mildly nauseous 24/7 in the days that lead up to it. you forget that.

[....................]
Bash, my dude. Are you going to be snuggling??

Wysh

[professionalcorpse]

ah, good old fashioned test-anxiety. good times.

[...]

i don't KNOW. that's - dude, that makes it seem all sorts of premeditated. i just planned on watching a movie? and - hopefully sleeping?