[accidental video]

[ultimateenemy]

[Greetings from Clockwork's tower again, community. Look at your resident evil ghost, now to the golden apple in his hand, now back to the ghost, now back at the golden apple. Sadly, he wasn't exactly paying attention to all the fuss on the community recently, but if he was, he probably could've avoided this.]

[He tosses the apple up and down a bit, then shrugs and munches down on it because he has nothing better to do.]

[There's a burst of static on the screen. When it clears, you're staring at - no, he hasn't joined the legion of cats, instead you've got a very confused looking young ghost boy.]

I- what? What? Where am I?

[He's glancing around, looking all the more bewildered by the second. In a moment, he'll notice the screen on, so the time is ripe to try messing with his head. Or, well, you guess you could be nice to him... but where's the fun in that?]

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[starblaze]

... Nobody warned you about the apple?

[same]

[ultimateenemy]

[Spasm of shock as he sees the screen, but still not nearly the weirdest thing he's encountered.]

Huh? What apple? [Another scan around the place, and this time he notices the golden thing lying at his feet. With a bite out of it.]

[He swipes it up.] ...this? What does an apple have to do with anything?

[He's beginning to get a sinking feeling.] ...I'm in the Ghost Zone, aren't I.

[starblaze]

[... would it be worth explaining everything to him in this state? man, Shooter's still exhausted even though her wounds had healed.]

It'll wear off eventually.

[ultimateenemy]

What's going to wear off? What are you talking about?

[You're freaking him out a bit, Shooter. He's suddenly through the Ghost Portal, there's a person he doesn't know talking to him over a screen, and talking about something that isn't making any sense on top of that. And he really doesn't remember anything. At all!]

[starblaze]

You ate an apple that apparently made you younger and left a hole in your memories.

[ultimateenemy]

But I don't remember anything like tha - [A pause.] Oh. Um.

Right. [He sheepishly rubs the back of his head.] Uh. Do you... know me then? Because I don't remember you either. Sorry.

[starblaze]

We met once before.

... You seem a lot more polite like this.

[ultimateenemy]

Ahaha. [Awkward laughter.] I apologize for... older... me's? Rudeness, then. Er.

Nice to meet you. ...again, I guess?

[HOW DO YOU ACT IN THESE SITUATIONS HE DOES NOT KNOW]

[starblaze]

It's fine.

Mm. I'm Shooter.

[ultimateenemy]

I'm Danny. Although... you probably already knew that.

Do you maybe know why I'm here? Because somehow, I can't picture myself going into the Ghost Zone and eating golden apples I find lying around. Not even future me.

[starblaze]

Ghost Zone... are you dead?

[ultimateenemy]

Uh. Uhm. Sort of? Not exactly?

[starblaze]

Are you supposed to be dead?

[ultimateenemy]

I... don't really know? It's kind of confusing.

I'm not "supposed to be dead" like a zombie, but...

[starblaze]

The older you told me you're a ghost.

The definition of that word apparently differs between our worlds.

[locked]

[ultimateenemy]

[He's kind of hesitant, but...oh hey there's a locking function] I'm half-ghost. It's complicated. But I can sort of switch between the two. Like thi -

[...]

...why can't I go human?

[...]

Oh no. Nononono. [Panic tiems!]

[locked]

[starblaze]

... It might just be another effect of the apple you ate.

[Video]

[schrodingersghost]

[Have a remarkably similar looking boy sputtering in disbelief]

[video]

[ultimateenemy]

[A shocked look is exchanged with his look-alike. After a moment...]
Oh. No wonder. You're some sort of shape-shifting ghost, aren't you?
Yeah, well, you can take me back to Amity Park right now. I've had a bad enough day already - as the Box Ghost coming back three times and Dash and Skulker weren't enough -

Re: [video]

[schrodingersghost]

Hey! Just who are you calling a shapeshifter?

[video]

[ultimateenemy]

Well, you, of course. Who else do see around here?
Unless you just happen to look exactly like me.

Can they see anything about who is making the post?

[schrodingersghost]

Hey. I'm the only me around here. If anyone is the copy it's you.

[Since it's video, yep.]

[ultimateenemy]

I'm sure. [So much sarcasm. He really is sure, just of the exact opposite.]

[Then he notices the familiar surroundings through... other Danny's screen.] Oh, now I get it. This is some sort of ghostly scheme to try and replace me in Amity Park without anyone noticing. Well, you can forget about that!

[He floats away from the screen and sweeps a look across the tower, then zooms toward the closest window, apparently deciding that he'll find his own way back even if he does end up getting lost.]

[Only to have his arms just... disappear at the cut off point between window and outside. He reels back with a yell of pain, arms reappearing as he does so, and ends up bracing himself against a wall, staring at his hands as if to make sure they're still there.]

[He hisses under his breath from the lingering pain and turns to glare at you again.] Alright, fine, you've trapped me in here. Sam and Tucker will still figure out you're a fake and get me out! [Not that he particularly wants his friends to put themselves in danger, but without another choice...]

[I mean, can he tell which screenname made the post?]

[schrodingersghost]

[And Danny tenses as he recognizes the background in the video. Suddenly he's getting an idea what happened.]

...This is not happening.

[Ooc in comment 'cause long. |D]

[ultimateenemy]

[This Danny's just going to cross his arms and wait.]

[[Depends on the mun. For my characters, I say no, but your choice for any of yours. Danny'd be able to tell who it is anyway because of the original video, I think.]]