8 ∅ [Text/Action for Ecruteak Inn]

[callbacks]

[TEXT:]

currently taking your hottest exorcism tips
the top five submissions get a prize
the prize is whatever i get out of these boxes of abra jacks and if thats not your idea of a good time im sorry because theyre all i got stashed in this closet atm

if this is punishment for cultural appropriation at the festival im gomen
but can we maybe stop
onegai shimass

[ACTION FOR ECRUTEAK:]

[The great (???) thing about the ghost currently haunting Dave is that, for the most part, it stays out of sight, meaning that with everyone else distracted by their own phantasms, Dave managed to spend the whole day yesterday blatantly not acknowledging it, only twitching at its constant presence at the edge of his awareness. But after no sleep the entire night--negative sleep, probably, it's possible he will never sleep again, fuck every molecule of his being--he's just grabbed some foodstuffs, marched into the inn room closet, and settled in with his eyes shut, hugging the cereal boxes to his chest.

At least he can pretend Bro's not there, in the dark.]

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[meowbel]

Well, maybe I can talk to him! I'm sure if he gets to talk to somebody else, he might see what he's doing isn't good at all!

[Even if she's kind of scared about it]

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[callbacks]

uhh
o...k? i guess??
you just want to talk with him over the gear or what because hes not feeling too chatty today apparently

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[meowbel]

I don't see why I can't do that! I highly doubt he'll be able to resist the adorable and cute Mabel!

C'mon, let me see if I can bring out the talkative side of him!

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[callbacks]

welp
your funeral kid

[With that, he switches the feed to video and sets the PokéGear outside the closet door. Mabel might be able to make out a shadow flitting back and forth at the edges of the frame, too fast to catch.]

He's being kind of elusive right now, but hey, I'm sure he can hear you.

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[meowbel]

[Oh man, what has Mabel gotten herself into now? Hopefully this shouldn't be too hard right? If she managed to fight off an evil demonic triangle, helping a ghost should be easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Maybe]

Trust me, I so got this! [With that, she cleared her throat and...!] Well hello there, little fella! Whatca doing over there? Is somebody being a little shy?

Video (Might as well break this journal out)

[broblerone]

[And just like that, the ghost materializes. He is...not so little. Nor so shy.

He's a grown, thirty-something-year-old man looking at Mabel with a completely blank but slightly disapproving face.

Seriously, kid?]

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[meowbel]

[That's Mabel for you. Even with the disapproving look from the 30 year old, that doesn't stop her from having a huge grin on her face!]

C'mon, where's that smile? I know it's totally in there! Do I have to get the fun stick out to get it out of you?

[You know you want to smile, Bro. You know you really really want to!]

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[callbacks]

[From the closet, Dave snorts.]

Good luck. I don't think the muscles in his face can make that shape.

[Bro does, indeed, not give even a twitch of an expression. Keep trying, Pines.]

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[meowbel]

[With that, Mabel just gave him a pout]

Just watch the master at work! I'll be sure to make him smile or else!

[Although, she wsan't really sure what she was doing at this point. With her making a bunch of faces and trying to get a smile out of him? It was proving a lot harder than she thought!]

C'mon, you just gotta smile it out! ...Just smile it allll out!