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 Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:03 pm
Toby flipped open his phone to check his texts and only then noticed that Maia was sending them. His shoulders slumped a bit and he looked to her. Emoticons weren't going to help. He looked to Kevin pointedly. He thought she was hot, maybe she could help? He went to get the files he had been looking for himself.
"There's different modes you can play," Dari offered Kevin as he cautiously went back to his work, "I can show them to you if you get bored, okay?"
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:08 pm
Maia went over to Kevin and sat beside him. "This is the very first game Toby, Dari and I played together," she said. "You should challenge them to beat your score. Toby cheats, though. He'll try saying he's won, but he won't tell you his score."
Kevin looked over to Dari. "Will you play later? You too, Toby?"
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:12 pm
"That's true," Toby said regarding Maia's statement. He remembered those days. "Not the cheating, though."
Dari nodded and smiled. Yes, the cheating. "Sure."
"Yeah, sure," Toby agreed, "I just have to finish this."
"I'll play you the next game," Dari offered, "I'll let you have a little practice first."
Toby's phone started going off again. He thought it would be more from Maia and he was right, partially. It wasn't emoticons any more, it was just the word "please" over and over. Ah, damn. Michael was still around. Toby silenced the phone and went back to work as if nothing odd had happened.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:19 pm
"The cheating part is true too," Maia told Kevin, smiling. "Watch out for the walls, that's how I usually die. Or hitting your own tail."
Kevin was getting the hang of the game. And despite it's lack of death, he was enjoying it. It was simple, but it was fun.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:40 pm
Two and a half days later, Kevin hadn't left his apartment for much more than going to the cafeteria. He was in the living room playing a borrowed video game. Dari had lent him it; he hadn't gotten very far, a dragon kept chasing him just far enough that he got lost.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:42 pm
There was a knock at the door, benign and average. Toby had come to check on Kevin the day before to make sure he was alright. Nobody had seen Michael after his Day, as was the norm. Toby had wanted to reassure the boy that it was over.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:47 pm
Kevin paused the game and headed for the door. He opened it, expecting to see his favorite agent. Maybe Toby had come to make lunch with him?
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:49 pm
A familiar face was on the other side, but it wasn't Toby. Michael stood in the hall, oddly shadowy and disappearing below the knees. His brows were furrowed slightly and there was a sadness in his eyes. His chin was tilted down toward his chest.
"Kevin."
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:53 pm
Kevin stared. The last time he'd seen the ghost, it hadn't been pleasant. "Hey," he said awkwardly. "Want to come in?"
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 6:56 pm
Michael clearly hadn't expected that, but he half-bowed politely and floated inside. His legs weren't moving at all.
"I wanted to apologize," he said, wheeling to face the boy.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:03 pm
Apologize? It was Kevin's turn to be surprised. "It's alright," he said, uncomfortably. "I'm glad you're feeling better." At least the ghost wasn't making those horrible noises.
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:08 pm
"It's not alright. You came to help--" Michael said, looking away a moment and then back again. briefly his voice went quiet, perhaps only echoing in Kevin's head, "and I did that--" And then his voice returned to normal, to the external, and he flickered. "--to you."
"I'm sorry that you weren't warned. It could have been anyone."
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:12 pm
"I thought you could use cheering up. No one else was going to." Kevin shrugged and looked to Michael. He reached for the ghost's hand. "I'll know next time. "Do you want to play a game?"
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:19 pm
Michael watched the hand offered, but couldn't take it. He waved his hand through Kevin's to demonstrate as such.
"I'm too weak, but thank you. I may be well in a few days." Time passed so differently for him than everyone else. Regardless, he offered a smile.
"I would like to stay a while, if I can."
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Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 7:24 pm
"Okay," Kevin agreed. "Did your day were you out?" Could ghosts get sick? "You seemed so solid then." He turned his Xbox off and moved to sit on the couch. He patted it to let Michael know he was welcome to join him.
"Someone murdered you?"
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