#neardeathdetective

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╰ ☆ ✧ — @neardeathdetective asked: ‍"My....you have quite the funeral procession behind you." Vivia hadn't entirely meant to voice his thoughts, but perhaps it was just the surprise at the amount of malicious spirits following this child around. Were they called here by them? Or were they attracted to them for some reason? Vivia couldn't be sure with the little information he had.

"Doesn't it get tiring, to carry around all of that burden?"

↳ -: ☆ ( Unprompted. ) ☆ :-

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑨𝒍𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 at this so - called ' funeral possession ' that appeared behind them today. It was as if they had known exactly where to look; as if this was NOT the first time that something so SUPERNATURAL and BEYOND REASONING had happened to them before. Some spirits they recognized, some they vaguely remembered, and some they didn't even recall at all. They were all probably victims of their abilityㅤ—ㅤor perhaps something even WORSE.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤWhat they were most surprised about was that someone ELSE could see the dead. No one else ever could beforeㅤ—ㅤthey had always dismissed those spirits as HALLUCINATIONS and nothing more.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤHmmmㅤ—ㅤyeah ! They're really creepy and they're hard to get away from ! But I didn't think you'd be able to SEE them too !ㅤ❜

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@neardeathdetective continued from x :

Get... Inside the fireplace? I mean he did always wonder on how it felt inside there... But then again he didn't like the idea of how cramped in there. And maybe there will be soot still lingering around. Which of course can cause anyone to sneeze. Though Vivia never did such. He just read his books all day. Well... Yuma didn't have anything better to do. And he already was kneeling on the ground. Just to be in eye level with Viva. Yuma always felt bad that he had to look up always. Shinigami was sure to get a kick out of this... Already the small detective can hear her cackling. Which he let out a small sigh.

"Uhm... sure if you don't mind that is? I won't steal your spot I promise! Just seem rather lonely in this place Vivia. But I know the chief has keeping an eye on you too. Seems like he deeply cares about our well beings. Which so do I! Maybe I can give you a pillow or something so you can be more comfortable in the fireplace?"

[dnangelic]

ANXIETY?

[dnangelic]

@neardeathdetective asked : Crawls out from underneath the nearby piano, stands near dark while slouched over - then cracks his back as he stretches and is a head taller than dark. How's the weather down there shortie

' feh ! careful now , don't want to start falling over from that height if you let your head get too big . ' what , was this guy trying to pick a fight ?! go back to shrimping and laying around in creepy places ! right now ! otherwise , he might just poke you in the eyes or hit you in the back of the knees , or the most soft and sensitive part of the ankle . there were at least a hundred different ways to cut this bastard down to size ! besides , no matter how tall , he didn't see vivia flying through the sky with a glorious pair of wings ! ' only idiots try to lord crap like heights over everyone else . ' says the guy who , had vivia been shorter , would have most certainly lorded his height over the other .

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˗ˏˋ *ㅤ★ㅤ‿︵ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤWell, they ruin my day SOMETIMES ! But you kind of get used to it !ㅤ❜

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒅 wasn't something the child particularly liked. It felt as if the PAST was haunting them; reminding them of the crimes that they had committed ( and the crimes of SOMEONE ELSE too ). How the hell did they get such an ability ? Was that paranormal sight simply part of Dogra Magra ? Or was it something much more ? Maybe they'd never knowㅤ—ㅤbut it was kind of weird to talk to someone else who had that SAME ability.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤSometimes they go awayㅤ—ㅤbut sometimes I have to IGNORE them ! You know what that's like, right ?ㅤ❜

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤSurely, the man did. There weren't many other people LIKE the two of them after all.

"A bad day?" He echoed aloud. Well, that was certainly one way to put it. While the detective knows it's more than that, he decides it's better not to question it. Truthfully, the spirits are trying to speak to him, beg him for help - or lure him in to join them. It's painful to even look at them, so he focuses on the child instead. This was no ordinary child, that was for sure. Either this was a defense mechanism or....something more sinister was at work. Perhaps a bit of both, but Vivia wasn't one to push a child to speak on unnecessary things. He would instead focus on keeping his own wits about him, lest the mass of rage consume him when he's not paying attention.

"Yes, I suppose a bad day," They only spare the spirits one final glance before looking back at Yumeno. "-- would make spirits rather grumpy, as you put it." He feigns a small chuckle, fingers coming up to his lips as he attempts something resembling a smile. "I do hope they're not ruining your day too."

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˗ˏˋ *ㅤ★ㅤ‿︵ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ' 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒘𝒇𝒖𝒍 'ㅤ—ㅤthere was really only one thing that the man could be referring to whether he knew it or not. The child of course, DID NOT have the strength to physically end an adult's life unless they got really lucky. But they did have their OWN means of harming others.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤNow, was there a point in hiding the truth from this man ? They weren't sure. There was NO TELLING how much the man actually knewㅤ—ㅤbut the spirits of the damned were noisy.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤStill, it comes more natural to them to just pass the presences of the forsaken as NOTHING NEW.

⊱ ★ ⊰ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ❛ㅤI think they're just having a BAD DAY ! I know I get grumpy when I have a bad day !ㅤ❜

Though the child didn't exactly answer the question at hand, they at least confirmed that they were able to see the mass of spirits behind them. The fact that they could be so cheery is astonishing, but perhaps it was just a defense mechanism. He couldn't say for sure without questioning the child more.

"I have been able to see such things since I was about your age, maybe even younger." Definitely younger, he thinks in retrospect, but doesn't correct himself aloud as he continues. "Though this is my first time seeing a mass simply...full of hatred. You must have done something awful to them."

He frames it almost like a joke, but he does keep an eye out for the child's reaction.