Night 1 [1AM]

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Luke: This dude's right. They really have outdone it a whole lot. I could get lost in this new world. [Laughs] I'm just gonna sleep here.
Phantom Balloon Boy: I hate this emptiness. It's so boring in here. I just want candy... Is that a soul I'm hearing? Maybe it has candy!
Luke: [Taking a nap]
Phantom Balloon Boy: Hi! Hello? Uh... Mister, are you awake? I'm talking to you! Hello! Wake up! Please don't ignore me.
Luke: [Yawns] Eh, what do you want?
Phantom Balloon Boy: The name's Balloon Boy! Do you have lots of candy by any chance? No kid brings candy and shares it!
Luke: That's a "you" problem. Have you been starving for a while? And why candy?
Phantom Balloon Boy: I love candy! You can say I have a sweet tooth! But I've been hungry for so long, I can probably eat rocks...
Luke: At least you'll get your minerals.
Phantom Balloon Boy: I don't like minerals.
Luke: Then it's still a "you" problem. If you can't eat candy or rocks, then what can you eat? Obviously, something else that's here.
Phantom Balloon Boy: You're no help! Hmp. This yapping is useless to me! It went straight out of my ears like water!
Luke: Well, I can't help you.
Phantom Balloon Boy: Perhaps the toys can. I heard that normal kids love toys... But I like playing with buttons and talking to pictures.
Luke: I get it. You're a ghost. But it's okay to be different. You can always pretend you have all the food you want.
Phantom Balloon Boy: I'm just tired of playing pretend. It doesn't even faze me anymore.
Luke: Um... Are there more ghosts? Or is it just you? I wanna know if this is a dangerous haunted maze or not.
Phantom Balloon Boy: You can make it a maze. Getting lost is the fun part. And there's many more ghosts! I see them as friendly.
Luke: Okay, good. This shouldn't be an issue.
Phantom Balloon Boy: [Laughs] The best part about being a ghost is that you can prank anyone you want! They get scared each time!
Luke: Ah, yes. Being a menace is suddenly a free thing that doesn't need any trades.
Phantom Balloon Boy: Uh huh!
Luke: So what's the bad thing about being a ghost? That's other than being ignored?
Phantom Balloon Boy: Oh. Not being taken seriously. It's like we're jokes sometimes.
Luke: I think that's because you're a child.
Phantom Balloon Boy: No, that too. But I wish I could be as important as a physical object!
Luke: Some objects don't even get noticed. But I don't think you're a joke. Jokes are made to make others laugh. I'm not laughing at you.
Phantom Balloon Boy: Oh, yeah! You're right! I guess I should start chewing on wires, then. I never tried wires before.
Luke: Wires? That's an oddity.
Phantom Balloon Boy: This maze is an oddity. You better watch out for them! Bye-bye!

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