The Graveyard of Lost Souls

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*IT'S HERE. Sorry I didn't get to that landscape design on time Sel.*

Sitting under one of the dead trees scattered about the graveyard is a young cowboy wrapped in linen. His form is transparent, and he doesn't look all there. A soul. He is donned in a maroon cowboy suit and hat, with two silver .44's strapped to his toolbet. His hat covers his face while he whistles and carves an apple. The linen on his body is wrapped around his chest, with six bloodstains near the gunslinger's heart.

 *Who should I do… Hmmmmmmmmm…* 

A young sixteen year old boy wearing a skull t-shirt flickers in and out of existence, as he walks up to the cowboy. His form is transparent, he seems to be a ghost. It looks like there are tendrils of shadows at his feet, grounding him. He looks ready to fly away. 

 The cowboy raises his head. His face is tanned with freckles and hazel eyes, and his hair is a dark brown and flips out to the sides of his head. "Howdy." He tips his maroon hat.

 “Howdy.” He greets him, giving the cowboy a small smile. “Mind if I sit?” 

 "Be my guest." He scoots over a bit. "And yer name?"

He sighs. “Devin. Yours?” 

 "Buttons. Pleasure."  Buttons smiles with the corners of his mouth and pockets his knife.

 “Oh. How did you get here? Buttons is an odd name.” 

 "Died a couple hundred years ago. Buttons is a nickname."

 “I died… thirty or so years ago? Died young. Tragic accident.” 

 "Huh, guess I just haven't seen ya around then." Buttons points to his chest. "I lost a duel. Six shots in my chest. I guess ya can't be top dog forever." He chuckles lowly.

 “And you’re a cowboy? What time period?” 

 "Hard to tell fer certain, I don't think I even come from the same yu-nee-verse as you."

 “Different universes. Makes sense.” 

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*IT'S HERE. Sorry I didn't get to that landscape design on time Sel.*

Sitting under one of the dead trees scattered about the graveyard is a young cowboy wrapped in linen. His form is transparent, and he doesn't look all there. A soul. He is donned in a maroon cowboy suit and hat, with two silver .44's strapped to his toolbet. His hat covers his face while he whistles and carves an apple. The linen on his body is wrapped around his chest, with six bloodstains near the gunslinger's heart.

 *Who should I do… Hmmmmmmmmm…* 

A young sixteen year old boy wearing a skull t-shirt flickers in and out of existence, as he walks up to the cowboy. His form is transparent, he seems to be a ghost. It looks like there are tendrils of shadows at his feet, grounding him. He looks ready to fly away. 

 The cowboy raises his head. His face is tanned with freckles and hazel eyes, and his hair is a dark brown and flips out to the sides of his head. "Howdy." He tips his maroon hat.

 “Howdy.” He greets him, giving the cowboy a small smile. “Mind if I sit?” 

 "Be my guest." He scoots over a bit. "And yer name?"

He sighs. “Devin. Yours?” 

 "Buttons. Pleasure."  Buttons smiles with the corners of his mouth and pockets his knife.

 “Oh. How did you get here? Buttons is an odd name.” 

 "Died a couple hundred years ago. Buttons is a nickname."

 “I died… thirty or so years ago? Died young. Tragic accident.” 

 "Huh, guess I just haven't seen ya around then." Buttons points to his chest. "I lost a duel. Six shots in my chest. I guess ya can't be top dog forever." He chuckles lowly.

 “And you’re a cowboy? What time period?” 

 "Hard to tell fer certain, I don't think I even come from the same yu-nee-verse as you."

 “Different universes. Makes sense.” 

 "Yeah, that's it. Still been here a long time, though. How old were ya when ya died?"

*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

*its here!*

*I cannot for the life of me choose a favorite dead thread, so I’ll go with one I’m sure is contending for the top spot: the Bloody Barnacle*

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

“I mean, I’m a ghost, so I can’t really eat anything, which is the main thing I want. God… I’m so hungry. I was starving when I died, and getting shot did not make that any better.” 

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

“I mean, I’m a ghost, so I can’t really eat anything, which is the main thing I want. God… I’m so hungry. I was starving when I died, and getting shot did not make that any better.” 

 “You’re not a ghost, you’re a Soul. There’s a difference. Souls can do things ghosts cannot, there is a slight difference. Do you know your Tether?”

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

“I mean, I’m a ghost, so I can’t really eat anything, which is the main thing I want. God… I’m so hungry. I was starving when I died, and getting shot did not make that any better.” 

 “You’re not a ghost, you’re a Soul. There’s a difference. Souls can do things ghosts cannot, there is a slight difference. Do you know your Tether?”

 “Yep. My powers.” He points to the ghostly black chains pulling him down. “They’re of some other place, not from where I should be going. They don’t want to go there. So they weigh me down.” 

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

“I mean, I’m a ghost, so I can’t really eat anything, which is the main thing I want. God… I’m so hungry. I was starving when I died, and getting shot did not make that any better.” 

 “You’re not a ghost, you’re a Soul. There’s a difference. Souls can do things ghosts cannot, there is a slight difference. Do you know your Tether?”

 “Yep. My powers.” He points to the ghostly black chains pulling him down. “They’re of some other place, not from where I should be going. They don’t want to go there. So they weigh me down.” 

 “i see…” Fanny starts, “that’ll be a bit harder, but the Keeper will find a way to help, if you wish. That’s what they do.”

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

“I mean, I’m a ghost, so I can’t really eat anything, which is the main thing I want. God… I’m so hungry. I was starving when I died, and getting shot did not make that any better.” 

 “You’re not a ghost, you’re a Soul. There’s a difference. Souls can do things ghosts cannot, there is a slight difference. Do you know your Tether?”

 “Yep. My powers.” He points to the ghostly black chains pulling him down. “They’re of some other place, not from where I should be going. They don’t want to go there. So they weigh me down.” 

 “i see…” Fanny starts, “that’ll be a bit harder, but the Keeper will find a way to help, if you wish. That’s what they do.”

 “Really?” He looks hopeful. “Wait… I have friends here too. I have to wait for them.” 

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 "Same old, same old. Greetin new faces, greetin old faces." He chuckles. "How 'bout you?"

 “Same old as well, Keeper is getting irritable again, they’re too restless for their own good.” She offers Buttons a treat.

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*you’re fine, grad, I just didn’t know if you had disappeared again or not*

Fanny approaches Buttons, carrying a platter of toffee bars, “Have we got ourselves a newcomer there?”

 "Somethin' o' the sort. A kid. Died pretty young, he says."

 “Ah fun. How’s your day been, anyway?” Fanny’s tight curls bounce as she heads over to the kid, “Who might you be?”

 “The name’s Devin.” 

 “Nice to meet you, Devin, I’m Fanny.” She offers the platter, “I’d shake your hand, but…”

He chuckles. “Nice to meet you too.” 

 “Want anything? I’ve got more at the House.”

“I mean, I’m a ghost, so I can’t really eat anything, which is the main thing I want. God… I’m so hungry. I was starving when I died, and getting shot did not make that any better.” 

 “You’re not a ghost, you’re a Soul. There’s a difference. Souls can do things ghosts cannot, there is a slight difference. Do you know your Tether?”

 “Yep. My powers.” He points to the ghostly black chains pulling him down. “They’re of some other place, not from where I should be going. They don’t want to go there. So they weigh me down.” 

 “i see…” Fanny starts, “that’ll be a bit harder, but the Keeper will find a way to help, if you wish. That’s what they do.”

 “Really?” He looks hopeful. “Wait… I have friends here too. I have to wait for them.” 

 “I don’t know how to say this gently, you’d think it would get easier, but…they might not come. They might be able to Go On, and you’ll just be stuck here forever waiting.”

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 “I don’t know how to say this gently, you’d think it would get easier, but…they might not come. They might be able to Go On, and you’ll just be stuck here forever waiting.”

 “They’re not dead yet, though. I died young…” 

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 “I don’t know how to say this gently, you’d think it would get easier, but…they might not come. They might be able to Go On, and you’ll just be stuck here forever waiting.”

 “They’re not dead yet, though. I died young…” 

 “Still, dearest, remember that,” Fanny places the platter of treats in front of him, “I’ll be in the House if you change your mind.”

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 “I don’t know how to say this gently, you’d think it would get easier, but…they might not come. They might be able to Go On, and you’ll just be stuck here forever waiting.”

 “They’re not dead yet, though. I died young…” 

 “Still, dearest, remember that,” Fanny places the platter of treats in front of him, “I’ll be in the House if you change your mind.”

 “Thank you…”