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"Geez it got late.."
"Geez it got late.."
"Ye-yea-" She yawned. Her hair was tousled, makeup smeared slightly, lipstick faded. "We should probably have dinner, unless you want to do something else."
"Ouija Board??" He asked, jokingly
"What's that? Isn't it to communicate with ghosts?"
"Yes. Come on, it'll be fun!!"
Nyx bit her lip, unsure.
"Just for a little while?"
"Maybe…"
He got out the Ouija board.
"Hello." He said, starting the new session.
Nyx sat, cross-legged, on the floor across from him and decided to watch.
"Who is with us?" The planchette moved to M, then A, after that, R, and finally, Y. MARY.
"Mary? What is your last name, Mary?" B, I, Q, U, A, D. BIQUAD.
"Biquad. Mary Biquad. Why are you here?" L, O, V, E. LOVE.
"Love? Who do you love?" Y, O, U. YOU.
"Me? But… I'm taken." O, H. OH.
"Sorry…" I,T, S, O, K, A, Y. It's okay.
"Okay. Is anyone else there with you?" It moved to YES.
"Who?" S, E, V, E, N. SEVEN.
"Seven? As in seven people or… wait. Nyx, this may be for you. Mary, bring Seven to talk, okay?"
Nyx leaned forwards and planted her elbows on the carpet, hands in her chin, more curious and excited than she cared to admit. "I didn't realise this was a chat with your fan club."
"Hahaha… Ask Seven anything."
She sat back and bit her lip, unsure. "I don't know."
N, Y, X. NYX.
"Seven said your name, Nyx."
She sat up, peering skeptically at the board. She had to ask him something only he would know.
"Seven," she said tentatively, "why did Anne decide we needed to escape?"
F, O, U, R, T, E, E, N, D, I, E, D.
There was suddenly a hitch in her throat.
"What was the last word Anne ever said to us?"
G, O.
Fighting back tears, she conducted the final test. Only her and Phoenix knew this one. It was now or never.
"What were the last words you ever said to us?"
A pause, and then it started moving, slowly.
I, L, O, V, E, Y, O, U.
She stared at the board and promptly burst into tears.
He hugged Nyx.
V, O, Z, R, E, A, L.
"The board said my name. Yes, Seven?"
T, A, K, E, C, A, R, E, O, F, N, Y, X.
"I will. Anything else?"
I, H, A, V, E, T, O, G, O, N, O, W. N, Y, X, I, L, O, V, E, Y, O, U.
Nyx shut her eyes and sobbed, hard.
"Goodbye." He said, using proper Spirit board manners. He put it up.
Nyx curled up on the floor, tears pouring silently down her face.
He comforted her. "I'm sorry…"
"Don't be sorry." She sniffed and wiped away a tear. "Thank you."
"No problem…" He picked her up and put her on the couch
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