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[steepwithdead]

"Oh, hey."

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[hellandbackpack]

[Caduceus thought this ghost was cheerful before? Clock that absolute sunshine-level bright smile.]

Edwin's my best mate. Absolutely brills, I dunno what I would've done if he didn't show up. Been together... oh, decades now!

[steepwithdead]

That's quite a while.

[If he hadn't already sussed out the ghost thing, he'd sure have checked right about now. And best mate somehow feels like an understatement...]

It's a rarity that people from the same world arrive together on day one. That's fortunate for you.

[hellandbackpack]

[Charles isn't especially one to hide his nature usually. Back home, most people who don't know about ghosts can't see him so it's typically a moot point, and aside from that he's not typically one for too much deceit.]

Longer than I was alive, that's for sure! [Way more than best mate level, not that Charles has especially realized that yet.]

But yeah, I lucked out for sure. Only been away from him... oh a few hours here and there usually? Was losin' my marbles about the idea, ready to go fight Thirteen over it before I found him in the greenhouses, entirely by chance.

[steepwithdead]

Seems our host wasn't interested in you going mad, then.

[Not a great potential to be reaching, really, so it's for the best.

And huh. Well, if he's going to just come right out and say it, then...]

How long have you been a ghost, if you don't mind my asking?

[hellandbackpack]

Well, cheers for that at least!

[No one wants to see him off his head like that. It's not a good time for anyone.]

Don't mind at all! S'been about... oh thirty-five years now?

[steepwithdead]

That's quite a while! If you've had such fine company for a long time, I can see why you'd be so cheerful.

[Most ghosts go mad because they're alone and traumatized after death, incapable of touch or normal interactions with people (the kind where you get to talk instead of being screamed at or fled from).]

[hellandbackpack]

Yeah! Honestly, was about the best thing that happened to me!

[A beat, a wry little laugh.]

Not the dyin' that bit was pretty bollocks, but if I hadn't, I wouldn't have met Edwin, yeah? Got a best mate and a job I'm aces at, got every reason to be havin' a good time.

[steepwithdead]

I get it. Even dying is something someone can get over, if what happens afterwards is pleasant enough. Pros and cons, you know how it is.

[Obviously he does, since he just listed them.]

[hellandbackpack]

Absolutely! That's the way!

[Charles cheerfully leaned to let his shoulder bump lightly against Caduceus' arm, a companionable sort of thing, tail swinging happily.]

So! What're you up to, aside from rescuin' hapless ghosts from refrigerators and all?

[steepwithdead]

[What a friendly fellow. Undead business aside, Caduceus finds him charming.]

Oh, just a little shopping. Nothing that interesting, but sometimes I like to venture out to this area for ingredients. They carry different things here than in Willow.

[He's experimenting with flavours, and you don't get the longer-lasting packaged stuff in the fresh market like you do in Epiphany. He's a fresh guy himself for the most part, but you can't experiment without trying new things.]