#sylvia: on the one hand i am not scared because ghosts don't exist

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Graveyard Rumors - @electricea

"Supposedly, the ghost that haunts Shujin's halls at night rests here, and becomes visible on foggy nights in October," Sylvia explained, lifting her flashlight to get a better view. The light reflected from the wispy clouds surrounding the dark graveyard, leaving a somber and eerie mood. "I say it's probably just someone visiting their loved one, but they can never be sure. The teachers got worried these rumors would scare other students or distract them from their classes, so they asked student council to look into it. Buuuut, then student council didn't want to, so I volunteered instead."

It seemed like a silly rumor, but the area was located near Aoyama-Itchome, which made a lot of people nervous with the upcoming spooky season. Sylvia was never a fan of Halloween because she got easily frightened by jump-scares from Halloween decorations, so thankfully, this Halloween was rather tame in comparison. Being in Japan, after all, it seemed the holiday wasn't celebrated nearly as fervently as in the United States, something she was actually grateful for.

Still, it seemed the Halloween spirit persisted in other ways, and even Ryuji, whom she had thought would have been a bit braver than her, seemed nervous.

She turned to him with a gentle smile.

"It's okay if you're scared, Ryucchan. You can hold my hand; I don't mind. Just remember, there are no ghosts." Despite what she said, a heavy weight pressed down on her conscience. Sneaking into a hallowed ground in the middle of the night wasn't exactly honorable. Or legal. But the school asked her to do it, so she had no choice. She prayed that if any spirits really did exist in this area, they would forgive her, and did her best to move as respectfully as possible.