[Action] Being AU Mindy is suffering....

[ghostlygames]

[In this fake!canon update, Mindy returned home to her 'normal' life with her parents. But this time, she refused to hide her ability to see ghosts. Insisting on their existence and becoming more and more desperate to prove it. To make a long story short, this lead her to contact more and more spirits, some of them quite dangerous. But she needed them. To call up the police and give them frighteningly accurate tips on where to find missing bodies. Or to push away bullies. Or spy on people. Anything to convince her parents that she wasn't lying.

But as she became more isolated from her peers, and her behavior became more erratic and confusing, her parents were at a loss to explain any of it. They tried everything. Therapy, drugs, blaming each other. Nothing really helped. And they were both busy professionals who had their careers to think of. At their wits end, they finally committed her to an institution that specialized in helping juveniles with severe psychological disorders. After a year of incarceration, Mindy was pulled back into Mayfield, a familiar if no less scary place.]


[Today, Mindy can be found quietly drawing with chalk on the street in front of her house. She started on the driveway but ran out of room. And far from her usual fare, these pictures are of what appear to various monsters and spectres. Some of which are exaggerated versions of ghosts, or creatures from fairy tales. Others might be familiar to the long time Mayfield resident. These are the half remembered horrors of her 'previous' stay in town and include Hazmats, the Milkman, and the 'monster' from the hospital.(Black Mage) She seems to be totally absorbed in what she's doing. Approach?]

Comments

[on_bailes_strand]

[Connla says nothing as he approaches the drawing girl. He stops at a certain distance and just stands admiring her work.]

[ghostlygames]

[She glances up briefly, then goes back to drawing.]

[on_bailes_strand]

These are pretty,

[He can't help but say something.]

[ghostlygames]

.......................


No, they're not.

[on_bailes_strand]

I think they are.

[gezellig]

. . . I remember that guy.

[Holland hasn't been affected by what has been happening to Mayfield residents, and he's pointing out Black Mage. He hadn't seen the strange little man since he'd . . . well, it couldn't have been his fault the guy was droned.

And if it was his fault, good.]

[ghostlygames]

[She flinches slightly.]

That's... the monster. He lives in the hospital....

[gezellig]

He's not really . . . well, a monster anymore.

[ghostlygames]

What do you mean?

[42_passes]

[Crona's just...kind of watching...from a respectful distance.

"Respectful" meaning hopefully it's far enough away for Mindy not to notice. Though, curiosity is getting the better of Crona...this seems to be odd behavior for the younger child.]

[ghostlygames]

[She doesn't notice. She's too busy selecting just the right shade for some suspicious red stains near the hazmats.]

[42_passes]

[Crona can't help but move closer, just to get a more clear look at what's being drawn.

Nothing of which really disturbs Crona in the slightest.]

[ghostlygames]

[Her new drawing seems to involve a Christmas tree. With what looks like a stick figure hanging on it.]

[ceasetoexist]

[That is...somewhat alarming. Here Pokey had been coming in the hopes that Mindy at least would still be normal but that's kind of been crushed pretty quickly when he sees what you're drawing. God. What is wrong with all the people he knows.]

....Hey.

[ghostlygames]

[She didn't notice him approach, and flinches at the sudden voice. But when she sees who it is, she drops the chalk and runs over to hug him. But unlike her usual cheerful hugs, this one is more of a desperate cling.]

Pokey....

[ceasetoexist]

[She's one of the few people he won't hesitate to hug. But it's weird again to feel how different the cling is now. Pokey isn't the most observant with body language but with Mindy he can tell.]

What's wrong?

[He's not frightened. He's not. There's no fear in his voice.]

[ghostlygames]

[Doesn't stop clinging.]

You... you know I'm not a liar, right? You know the monsters are real...

Right?

[shellfishlovver]

[He was on his way to somewhere, but he's been distracted by the pictures. He looks down at the drawings curiously, wondering of what relevance they are.]

What are you doin'?

[ghostlygames]

[She glances up timidly.]

.......Drawing things.

[shellfishlovver]

What kind of things?

[Don't mind him, he's crouching to inspect.]

[ghostlygames]

The things that scare me. So other people can see them...

[imjustpicky]

[Picky's been all over town, full of energy and curiosity and maaaaybe a bit of concern. Pokey had made such a fuss about people being weird.... he should keep an eye out.

And hey! There was Mindy! A sort of.... down looking Mindy. He comes up to her, hands in his pockets.]

Hey, Mindy. You busy?

[ghostlygames]

[She looks up when he speaks, and gives him a weak smile.]

Hi, Picky....

I'm not busy. I'm just drawing.

[imjustpicky]

Drawing's kind of a busy thing... What're you...

[He stops asking as soon as he actually looks at what she's been doing. Monsters. Regular monsters and strange monsters and... and even Mayfield monsters...]

That's... a lot of scary stuff.

[ghostlygames]

[She nods, staring down at the drawings.]

I'm drawing all the scary things. All the bad things I've seen....