[video] 16/4 - Ghost Sightings

[attractedtodarkness]

[When the feed comes on in the afternoon, it shows Violet glaring at her camera phone. The past few days have been nothing short of irritating. Her stance on ghosts has been to ignore them but with the number of murdered growing, it's been getting harder and harder to. (That and they seem to have discovered she can see them)]

All right, asshole! I don't care what kind of underworld angel you are. Just quit killing people! I'm sick of seeing dead ghosts wandering around with blood on their faces and their guts hanging out.

[She brushes her hair from her face in agitation]

If you've somehow been living under a rock, Lucifer's been going around killing people. Publicly. Google it. What I want to know is why he hasn't been caught yet.

Comments

[attractedtodarkness]

I don't know yet. But he'll get his.

[thanatophobias]

He's going to kill everyone. He'll do the same to you if you get in his way.

[attractedtodarkness]

He's not invincible. Don't worry.

[thanatophobias]

What can you do?

[attractedtodarkness]

In a fight? Not much. But there are other ways to beat guys like him.

[thanatophobias]

[like what, Violet? Because this face doesn't see any.]

[attractedtodarkness]

Look. Just let the actual superpowered fighters handle it, all right?

[thanatophobias]

I don't want them to fight.

[attractedtodarkness]

It's too late for that.

[thanatophobias]

What are you going to do?

[attractedtodarkness]

Get the word out. Let people know what kind of harm he's doing.

... You're the kid who can see ghosts too, right?

[thanatophobias]

[... he nods.]

I'm Cole.

[attractedtodarkness]

Violet.

[a pause]

how are you holding up?

[thanatophobias]

I'm okay.

[when he isn't being constantly haunted.]

How many have you seen?

[attractedtodarkness]

I lost count.

A lot.

[thanatophobias]

[not that Cole ever bothered to keep count himself.]

Do they tell you anything?

[attractedtodarkness]

Not much. Nothing that's going to help anyway.

Did you see these things before?

[thanatophobias]

[he grows a little quieter, nodding again.]

Ever since I can remember.

[attractedtodarkness]

Well, that sucks.

Must be hard.

[thanatophobias]

I got better.

[no time for self-pity anymore, Violet.]

[attractedtodarkness]

Yeah? How?

[thanatophobias]

Someone helped me. He told me what I should do.

[and for once, he was right.]

[attractedtodarkness]

[lucky boy]

Care to share?

[thanatophobias]

He was a doctor. He just told me to listen to them and help, instead of running away.

[it... might not seem like much, but it changed everything for Cole.]

[attractedtodarkness]

It depends on the ghost, you know.