And Oh They Say, Take Me Away

"I can assume having lived as long as you have Mr. Lorentino you've lost a few people along the way." The ghost had continued after sadness.

"Yes that's a fair assumption." I get through it by not thinking about it, just like nature intended. There are some nights thought, some cold ugly nights where I can't sleep and all the imaginary ghosts of dead friends come to haunt me (never Nidget, because as I've said many times, I'm pleased he is dead).

"I'm sure also at some point you wished they weren't dead, though lacking the power to make that not happen you couldn't actually prevent them from moving on." I didn't like where this was going, I suddenly felt very unprepared for the real problem afflicting the tourist town with the ghosts who don't leave.

"Oh gods no, do not tell me something is powerful enough here to keep you here."

"She is."

"I said don't tell me that!" Have I mentioned I like to ignore problems in the past? Because I do, yes I said I like to solve them, and this is also true, but I like to solve them when they are solveable, not someone who can prevent the dead from moving on! That's terrifying! I say this as someone who has killed gods.

"You have to do something, because the longer we are here the more damage it is causing, other ghosts who have been dead longer are returning, except they are frayed Mr. Lorentino, where they went it was not kind and they do not have their minds as we do, if this keeps happening I feel ghosts all over the world will emerge and no one will be alive too much longer than that." I sighed and the ghost slammed its fist on the bar. "YOU MUST DO SOMETHING!"

"Ok ok I'll do something, just tell me where this child with god like powers is and I'll see what I can do." The ghost produced an address and I left the bar, when I got outside no one was around. The entire town which had been alive with ghosts and people just a moment ago was dead. I went to go back into the bar (because when confronted with something horrible best to just hide for a moment, but the door would not open). So on top of the girl being able to prevent people from moving on, she could also control the town, which just made me feel so much better about my prospects let me tell you!