it’s my bday so I’ll pine if I want to
“Jon’s a bit odd, isn’t he?”
“I suppose. What brought that on?” Georgie was cuddled with a pillow on Melanie’s armchair, while Melanie stood next to a full own conspiracy board, that she insisted was not a conspiracy board. It was simply research. Adding the conspiracy implied it wasn’t true facts.
Georgie couldn’t help smile at how cute she was in her determination. Georgie really had a type, and Jon and Melanie were basically mirrored humans.
“Ever since we met, something seemed off, then the green spots, and Jess’s nightmare. Did they tell you about the freaky nightmares? With Jon?” Melanie nibbled on the back of a pen she used to point at various places on the board.
“They did.”
“When I went to do a follow up with Jon, he hung up on me. Like mid-conversation than didn’t pick up the phone when I called him back. Not only was it rude, but he is hiding something… If I could figure it out, what an episode that would make.”
“Let me guess, you’ve tried going back and he avoided you?”
“YES. I even tried to get an appointment to make a live statement with Mr. Head Archivist, and you know what he said then?”
Georgie replied in a Jon like manner. “Miss King, your conduct isn’t appreciated as ghosts aren’t the proper kind of spooky for this fine establishment. Please fill out a paper and we shall get back to you never.”
Melanie laughed. “Pretty much spot on. Except I coulda sworn I heard him say something about he’d already taken a statement this week. Like isn’t his job to take piles of them in if weird stuff happens?“
“Hmmm I wonder about that.”
“Georgie. You know something.” Melanie got close to her and held the pen like a mic. “Spill it. What aren’t you telling me?”
“Jon is allowed to have his secrets, why are you so invested?”
“Haunted Institute that focuses on the supernatural. That is such good material, there would be so many views. Heck, every once and awhile I still catch pictures with the green blur. Could probably be a two-parter. Don't think I haven’t been documenting the bits where I was turned away either.“
Georgie laughed. “I don’t doubt it at all. You probably got a hard drive just for it.“
“I do in fact, but not cause obsessing or anything like that.” Melanie made her way to her couch and sprawled out. “Just anything with footage or photos has a tendency to get corrupted. So I got the hard drive for the files that survive round 1 of trying to collect. I’m surprised you aren’t worried about him being there.”
“Oh I am, but seriously, enough of that. You’ve got to have something other than my ex to talk about.”
“Heh yeah, when you put it that way. Really its that he is the only one that has access to the building, I just want in again to-”
“Melanie, seriously. What is up with your pull to that place? You’ve never dedicated this much effort to a location before?”
“Fiiiine.” Melanie groaned out. “I’m just so curious. But I can drop it for now. Maybe I’ll ask someone else to let me in.”
“Hmm? So you aren’t dropping it?” Why couldn't the people Georgie care about just let things drop? It was endearing, but Jon’d told her what happened to Melanie. The choices made. If it wasn’t creepy war ghosts, it was creepy eyeball ghosts.
“Yeah, I’m putting it on the back burner. The next location seems so bland in comparison.”
“Wanna tell me about it?”
“It’s another grey lady hopefully, but the team is torn on it. Personally I think we should shift focus to a haunting at an old train graveyard, but the team keeps pushing it sounds too fake. So maybe I’ve just been redirecting my interests to keep my mind off it. There is just this pull that location has on me. I feel like checking out the train thing won’t be a disappointment.”
“Well, if that is the case, I’m more than happy to help you investigate spooky trains. Want to swap out your boards to the train one?” Georgie laughed when Melanie’s eyes lit up. Of course she had a Train board too. Georgie had to work out the nerve to ask Melanie out on a date cause this lady was perfect. It was never hard to ask a rando out, but Georgie wanted to do this right.
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Daisy smiled at her phone then to Basira who was nose deep in a book next to her. Jon had texted her got some books she could read, worded as though they weren’t horrible fear books that eat people.
“You know Basira, I think we should get a pet for our place.”
“That's out of nowhere. This got something to do with-”
“No, I just think since our place allows them, why not. Could get something like a cat so it’d be on the independent side if we worked late. Or maybe a small hamster or something that could scurry around? Something fuzzy so not a fish.”
“I don’t see why not. What to stop by the shelter tomorrow after work?”
“You’d be down for it this soon?”
“Sure, unless you were hoping I would turn you down.”
“Basira, are you trying to play mind games with me?”
“Am I?”
Daisy pushed on Basira’s leg teasingly. “You probably are.”
“I am. Though having a little critter about could liven up our space a bit. Something to welcome me home when you are working late does seem like a pleasant idea.”
Basira’s phone went off this time. “Mind checking that for me?”
Daisy let out a hmm noise as she read it.
“Anything important?”
“Sims wants dating advice. Something about Georgie would tease him?”
“Oh. Hmm.” Basira held out her hand for her phone to read the text. “Fuck Jon. Forgot his texts were like novels on their own.”
Convo between Barisa and Jonathan
Jon Today at 2:36 PM
Basira, hope this isn’t interrupting anything, but I didn’t want to ask Georgie right away cause she would end up being all “so proud of you for getting together, was it you or Martin who made the first move? Details???“
And I kinda don’t want to get into it at the moment. Martin wants to do a date, but I’ve never been good at it even before all the weird stuff I’d been telling you about. Gosh I feel like a strange monster trying to play human even more than ever.
(and please tell on me later, or leave out the context cause I can’t right now. I accept my hour punishment for the single use of it.)
What do I do? Dates are normally food things, but I don’t eat any more, Not really at least.
Movies aren’t all that good, it seems like “hey, lets go to a theater and sit for hours were we don’t look at each other” how is that romantic?
Would a zoo be too childish?Basira Today at 2:40 PM
Glad you think I’m not more curious that Georgie, but you are wrong. I want all the details.
Also you get a pass on the monster term cause you are saying you feel like, rather than are. It’s a technicality I’ll let you get off on atm but don’t do it again.Jon Today at 2:45 PM
The betrayal. Basic details I guess is he asked me out. While we were cuddling over trauma?Basira Today at 2:46 PM
Thats messed up, but also not far off from how Daisy and I became a thing. So it can work.
If he asked you out, let him plan it. Try to keep your overthinking dial below 50% and I’m sure it’ll be fineJon Today at 2:48 PM
My brain has lvled up. My new 50% exceeds 100% of my old overthinking lvls by at least 10x.Basira Today at 2:50 PM
You do not have increase brain activity just cause you got a case of the spooky brain. Bodies don’t work that wayJon Today at 2:56 PM
My body doesn’t work that way anymore. You saw my Eyes.Basira Today at 2:57 PM
True but not like your eyes act as brain modifiers or anything?Jon Today at 2:57 PM
I dunno, maybe?
nm I know now and I hate it.Basira Today at 2:58 PM
Sounds rough.
Why not just let Martin pick, and if you hate it, tell him rather than being a grump through the entire date?Jon Today at 3:00 PM
He said he wants to do a poetry night. HelpBasira Today at 3:10 PM
Daisy here, You broke Basira.
I’d say rip Sims. You are going to have to either endure or tell him you hate poets.
Also rude you didn’t come to me. I would’ve told you to take Martin to the Space center cause stars are romantic as fuckJon Today at 3:11 PM
Thanks Daisy. You will be my go to from now on.