[ of course he did — he's in the habit of remembering things that matter to people he cares about... and he is a detective. remembering stuff is pretty key, there. ]
right, so from now on any time you mention anything i will have to ask if there's ten other relevant things you've forgotten, got it
recently? so after you got out of that room, i'm guessing
[ he... isn't going to ask about the nervous part, because that's a bit sad, actually. ]
That my only nephew found his way inevitably to the home of the man who killed me and made a fortune off my tragic disappearance No I do not think so
[And he really, profoundly objects to being a Special Ghost, but since Charles is just trying to be a nice boy as always, he's just going to ignore that.]
right. yeah, reckon that's true. was he looking into what happened to you?
[ truthfully, he mostly meant special in terms of being smart enough to do something no one else had managed — but he's ever attuned to the way people respond to things, and octavian ignoring that doesn't go unnoticed; right, so he's going to avoid saying that in the future, then. ]
Not until he found me Our Hiram is a collector of valuable things From what I have been told my nephew and his cohorts intended to retrieve an old project my brother and I had worked on Gathering dust in its stupid little case
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right, so from now on any time you mention anything i will have to ask if there's ten other relevant things you've forgotten, got it
recently? so after you got out of that room, i'm guessing
[ he... isn't going to ask about the nervous part, because that's a bit sad, actually. ]
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I would rather not guess what other people are interested in knowing
[Imagine wasting his time like that, hmm.]
He was there actually
With the other miscreants
I was a surprise to all of them of course
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damn, that's one hell of a coincidence
and right, because ghosts aren't really a thing there, yeah? i remember
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You are remembering correctly though yes
If there are spirits they are less than sentient
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well, just makes you special, don't it
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No I do not think so
[And he really, profoundly objects to being a Special Ghost, but since Charles is just trying to be a nice boy as always, he's just going to ignore that.]
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[ truthfully, he mostly meant special in terms of being smart enough to do something no one else had managed — but he's ever attuned to the way people respond to things, and octavian ignoring that doesn't go unnoticed; right, so he's going to avoid saying that in the future, then. ]
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Our Hiram is a collector of valuable things
From what I have been told my nephew and his cohorts intended to retrieve an old project my brother and I had worked on
Gathering dust in its stupid little case
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they broke in to steal that, and stumbled across you. well, good luck that, then, yeah?
are you, uh, enjoying your career change?
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I have been here longer than I have been with my nephew and his cohorts by now
It was different though
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so... they're good people, then? those who got you out. i mean, your nephew is obviously, but the rest, too
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Rambunctious
Talkative as well
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well, for what it's worth, i'm glad you've found good people to be with
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And thank you
Perhaps one day I will see them again
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yeah, maybe. do you... want to go back home? i mean, i'm guessing most people do
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And I have not decided
I am not in any rush really
Besides I am dead either way
I recall that being a popular argument in favor of staying
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so you've got time
and yeah, i guess. for people who've got nothing to go back to, i get it
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Why do you ask
Have you been thinking about returning home
?
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uh, no, not really. i mean, i'm fine here
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[Which means he is also fine, but god forbid he say it like a normal person.]
Although I doubt it will happen after this long
If my nephew arrives I will introduce you
Cannot discount the possibility
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[ #moralsupport ]
wait, really? i mean
that'd be aces, too. i'd love to meet him
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You are an important person to me
So naturally
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[ no stop he's going to cry — ]
you're important to me too, you know that right?
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You make it very obvious
This is part of your charm to be certain
[But also, no one is ever going to miss Charles' signals.]
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do i? well, that's good then, innit? i wouldn't want you to not know it
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