freak accident

“… What about… About Jazz? Does… Does she know?” Did this Danny have no one other than Sam? Or did Sam even know? Was he just staying there because the place was so huge that you could get lost inside?

“No. Jazz has no idea and she probably won’t ever know.” He folded his arms over his chest and let out a sigh. “The only people i really have now are Sam and Tucker. They’re my best friends, and without them, I wouldn’t have anyone. I regret ever stepping into that ghost portal.”

Wow. What do you say to a version of yourself that didn’t survive the portal incident? “… Do they know? That you’re… you know… a ghost?” Somehow he doubted that would have gone over well.

“They have no idea. For a while, I’ve been living in Sam’s house. I just... don’t think I could ever try to talk to them about it. They might not wanna listen and would probably do something rash.”

“Uhh… in a manner of speaking, yeah, I am. Wait… are you saying you’re… not?” Was this version of him… actually dead? As in, Phantom only? That… was new, and a very uncomfortable prospect. “I… Uh… y-yeah. I’m sort of… half and half. And I still live with Mom and Dad. They don’t… know yet, though.” 

“Well... yeah. I... I’m a full ghost.” That was better than saying the dreaded ‘D’ word. “Mom and dad even had a funeral for me...” This was getting bleak. “It’s good that you’re uh, half and half. I was actually like that for a little while, but then for some reason, the alive part of me just...”

“Um… not recently? I mean, not like, today recently. Last time I went through was sometime yesterday afternoon, I think.”

“... how are you alive? I-I mean... this isn’t--” He paused for a second and sighed. “Right... alternate realities. Still getting used to it. So, uh... you... have a ghost half. And... you... still live with our parents, or...?”

“I think I’m getting sort of numbed to it, to be honest. I think you’re like… the fourth or fifth version of us I’ve seen? Just it’s usually me that’s in the wrong place and/or the wrong time.”

“Really? Huh. ... this might seem like a really random question, but did you go through the ghost portal?”

“Whoa… I’m not used to seeing another version of me here. Usually I’m the one who’s out of place.”

“I’m not used to seeing other versions of me period. This is kinda freaky, not gonna lie.”