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Abigail Cain wouldn't feel at home in a place where something weird wasn't going on. She didn't really want to get introspective about that, but even though Arkham and Miskatonic held memories for her that she and her mother fled from, she missed the strange intrigue of the place.

That's likely what drew her to forensics, and what pulled her to some city in the Pacific North West, real Twin Peaks stuff.

So there she was, a forensic scientist working for the sheriff, one she didn't particularly like, and a body in a rather peculiar state. A situation peculiar enough, in fact, that they had to bring in a fed.

She watched as the sheriff ushered in an odd-looking man with a rather closed-off air. Abigail smiled politely, a little nervous at a new face, a shake to her routine. The sheriff half-heartedly introduced the two, but clearly wanted out of the morgue, away from the body.

So much had gone into getting to this point, so many trials and errors, but now it was time for the ultimate test: to see if a reanimated corpse could wiggle their way back into society as a living, breathing, human being. With support from Dr. West and Cain, Kelsey was as ready as she could ever be, as she stepped out of the vehicle and into the daylight. Getting a volunteer position at Miskatonic was much easier to obtain than a paid position, but to Kelsey, money didn't matter. All she wanted was to be among other people, to connect with them. The library seemed to be just the place for her, as all her spare time would be consuming literature, as well as taking peace and solitude in the quiet. The callback she had gotten from the lady that interviewed her was ecstatic about Miss Frankenstein's willingness to help and her demeanor, it was exactly what they were looking for in a volunteer.

Over and over, as Kelsey made her way around the car, she repeated in her mind of what the lady had told her: to go to the front desk and someone should be able to help. Thoughts were interrupted briefly as she smoothed down the olive green cardigan she wore.

"So this is it," she exhaled, a bit of nerves starting to come up, taking a deep breath, holding onto her messenger bag that slung across her shoulder. This is what they spent oh so many months working towards. She smiled to the doctors, her mentors, guardians, with gratefulness, a hint of bitter-sweetness. If it wasn't for them, she'd still be buried in the ground. "The big day. I...couldn't have gotten here without you two. I-"

She then looked down at her watch. "Crap, I'm gonna be late."

The pale young woman, without another thought, let her emotions get to her, sweetly and quickly pecking a kiss to Dan's forehead. And then she made her way to the other side of the car, waiting a moment for Herbert to ready himself, as not to spook him, then did the same for him. Then, without thinking, again, she blurted out, "I-I love you both."

She stopped herself, as she realized she hadn't said it out loud before, but she made peace with it in a few seconds, blinking like her body had been taken off pause, "Right- I..If anything happens, I'll call, I have the house number. I'll call on my lunch break, I promise. Now I really have to go!"

Taking hold of her nerve-wracked trembling, Kelsey held the side of her arms and took brisk strides towards the library on campus. Upon entering, her heart fluttered with anxiety, but walking further in, the quiet and gentle murmuring of students studying started to put her at ease. Right. Front desk.

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Kelsey held the large bowl of candy firmly in her lap with one arm while the other rested against Crawford's side, her smaller hand covering his. All night her smile never wavered. Even if she had looked at the same decorated street for a couple hours now, she still found new things to look at. Whenever children showed up at the Chapman house's steps, she was in genuine awe of their costumes, complimented every single one of them.

This is what she always wanted.

Slipping a few treats into a little princess' bag, she narrowed her shoulders to be more on their level, "You go get all that candy, princess. I heard there are full sized candy bars down the street. But don't say I told you so."

Kelsey lifted a finger to her lips and the child nodded in solidarity before giggling, saying thank you, before running off to join her parents.

She had been telling every kid that all night, and she never tired of it. When her shoulders came back up, going back to full height, she sighed contently. Then-

Chu!

She gasped softly, the sweetest sound of all, her cheeks flushing in response before quickly turning to look at her boyfriend. "Crawford!"

Crawford was the light in her life; he cradled her heart in her hands so delicately, so preciously like a gem. Giggling at his gesture, Kelsey lifted her nose to nuzzle against his, then pecked his lips with the utmost care.

"Oh, I love this. I love this so much...I don't want tonight to end."