[ it's sort of the natural opposite of what the moonshade order wanted at home - the other extreme. a perfect world is a farce, and it would never stay perfect. ]
...Still. It sounds to me as if you've decided that you must carry this burden, whatever it is. Is it a form of self-punishment?
[ you cant just ask someone if they beat themselves up all the time emotionally ]
[ he makes a face because yes, but also, he's not going to admit it ]
There's lots of perks to bring a ghost! I can float, travel from place to place in a blink of an eye, I don't have to sleep or keep myself fed, and I'm super strong! Even after I'd been sealed!
[ it's not a burden!!! being a ghost has no downsides, except everything ]
And it's not a burden. Sure I'm no longer part of the world, but now I have the power to grant wishes, and to make people happy, and to keep people safe. When I couldn't do anything back when I was alive.
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[ stop it! don't preach to him! ]
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Hmm. [ gee ]
At any rate. I think you're lying. You aren't alright with it, so perhaps you ought to take your own advice, my little spirit.
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It doesn't matter what I want. There's things I need to do, and I can only do them when I'm dead.
[ (grits teeth) it's fine. ]
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And those things are?
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[ criminal things. don't be nosy. ]
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[ he'll allow you this, little gremlin. with a thoughtful hum. ]
Why not utilize the book to ensure those things are completed without your intervention? By your logic from before, shouldn't you be able to do so?
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[ his existence is a hot mess and he'd need to write a whole novel to fix it ]
I don't want a picture perfect world, anyways. That sort of world... just makes me angry.
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[ it's sort of the natural opposite of what the moonshade order wanted at home - the other extreme. a perfect world is a farce, and it would never stay perfect. ]
...Still. It sounds to me as if you've decided that you must carry this burden, whatever it is. Is it a form of self-punishment?
[ you cant just ask someone if they beat themselves up all the time emotionally ]
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There's lots of perks to bring a ghost! I can float, travel from place to place in a blink of an eye, I don't have to sleep or keep myself fed, and I'm super strong! Even after I'd been sealed!
[ it's not a burden!!! being a ghost has no downsides, except everything ]
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That's not a no.
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And it's not a burden. Sure I'm no longer part of the world, but now I have the power to grant wishes, and to make people happy, and to keep people safe. When I couldn't do anything back when I was alive.