#this is partially an anti-“elle/ellie” post

[duckapus]

Idea: The Dead and the Living hear things, names in particular, differently, partly just because Ghost Physics Are Different and partly because Identity is a Big Deal in the afterlife. So while to a human "Danny" and "Dani" sound identical, to a ghost they're the same amount similar as "Bob" and "Rob." The two of them tend to forget that and genuinely don't understand why Sam and Tucker keep getting their names confused without context. They always know which one is being referred to, after all.

Some interesting exceptions:

-Jazz can hear the difference because Big Sister Powers.

-Valerie can hear the difference because I'm fully convinced that her second suit makes her at least 20% ghost.

-Vlad can't hear the difference despite being part ghost because he sucks and refuses to use or acknowledge their preferred nicknames.