not now

Oh gosh, that sounds painful. I'm sorry that happened, I know sports injuries are common but still that sucks.

It sure is. But it's fine. The problem is that this injury is way too common, especially for female athletes, and I want to help find out why and how to try and prevent it.

Have you ever gone on a ghost tour? @rileyjulypsu

Can't say that I ever have. But for you kid, I'd be interested. Will you be my guide?

Has anyone ever told you that you're a literal work of art? @rileyjulypsu

Not in the last few hours

Never been a cheerleader, never plan to be one. I'm sure your insults would land better if they made any sense or were actually based on literally anything, but nice try, sis.

Doesn't mean you have to be a cheerleader, it's just a reference. How did you not get that?

Ah. A July. Um... hi. I guess I should've known that at least some of you would be here...

We're all here. Aren't you a lucky boy? Why are you here, by the way?

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Damn, okay, I guess seven was generous. I won't lie, I'm a little embarrassed for you, babe.

You're embarrassed for me? I'm embarrassed for you babe. High school cheerleader bitch trope is so 2011.

I'm gonna do some digging... this whole thing is really suspicious. My boyfriend had a similarly weird dream and was really shaken up about it. I just chalked it up to food poisoning, but you may be onto something here.

Okay this is too many people having weird dreams, I'm calling bullshit. Especially if you boyfriend was spooked, he okay now? How do we start digging?

omg FINALLY! Our brains are synced in spooky dreamland! This is the best day of my life! I knew that if I held out long enough, you’d eventually get on my wavelength. It’s like… sister telepathy but with extra ghosts. Let’s test this! Tonight I’m gonna dream about an army of talking pumpkins staging a revolution. If you see it too, we’re officially unstoppable.

Don't tell me you had a dream too? Are you okay? Too much milk before bedtime for you kid. No but what was your dream about? You were in mine briefly, at the start. You climbed up a ferris wheel. How do you know you're going to dream about that though? Fine, I'll try my best.

You don't have to apologize. Trust me, I'll let you know when you should be intimidated.

I'd appreciate that. I'm guessing now isn't a time?

You sure about that?

Sure that witches aren't real? Yes of course I am, what kind of question is that?

Decaf or regular? People had the most gruesome costumes this year too, at least, from what I saw.

My dreams or my coffee? Regular obviously, I'm a teacher. Don't know what party you went to, at this one everyone looked ridiculous.

Yeah, damn. Who pissed in your Cheerios?

Surprisingly no one. Just want you to understand that I was being serious.

Oh, really? Let me know how it goes. I haven't been able to do it in awhile, even though I do try every night.

I will. I like when I come across new things, or new methods of doing normal things. It's lame to say so, but I am excited.

Yeah it's kinda sus that there's been a few people with weird ass dreams... then again halloween is supposed to be all fuckass and spooky energy wise right??

I mean yeah sure, but there's been a few people saying that they had weird dreams. It's very sus.

I might have been visited by the Morrigan, but that also might have been related to playing entirely too much Dragon Age Veilguard.

I... I don't know what that means. Especially if it's video game related.

Oh, it's fine, not the first time it's happened, you get used to it after a while. You good now though, no more weird dreams? You saved my life too, Riles. In real life, you... I wouldn't have survived New York without you.

Uh yeah, I guess you do. Well I mean they're weird, but not haunted mansion related weird. That's because New York sucks. But I didn't know that. Well maybe I did, I don't know. You know I don't take compliments well.