WHO: Six ghosts. One unconscious teenager. WHEN: April 12, 1984. WHERE: A clearing in Minnesota. SUMMARY: Why is Rhett Wyatt, actor extraordinaire, so very scared of ghosts? The second half to Rhett's mini backstory mystery. This will not make as much sense unless you've read this log. This was technically for last month's challenge and it's unconventional and NPC perspective, BUT WE ARE DOING MOVIES THIS MONTH, so I think it still fits. :D WARNINGS: Ghosts. Accidental death. Not so accidental cover-up. Graphic sarcastic quip about a head injury. Implied harrassment.
A CLEARING: NIGHT [APRIL 12, 1984] After midnight. Six ghosts around a big gnarled tree. SPOOKY GHOST sits against the trunk, hugging her ankles between shivers and staring at the three bodies on the ground, with wide catatonic eyes.
SPOOKY GHOST (whispers)
KNOCK. KNOCK.
ANGRY GHOST hits SHAKY GHOST against the shoulder, walking forward to push SHAKY GHOST and CRYBABY GHOST against the trunk of the tree.
ANGRY GHOST
YOU IDIOTS. WHY THE HELL DID YOU PULL THE ROPES LIKE THAT?!
SHAKY GHOST
YOU SAID 'FAST'! ONE OF THEM WAS CUTTING. I PANICKED. YOU PULLED TOO.
CRYBABY GHOST (on the verge of hysterics)
IS IT OVER? IS IT OVER? ARE THEY...? OH GOD PLEASE. OH...
QUIET GHOST is crouched by the bodies.
QUIET GHOST
THEY'RE DEAD. THEY'RE BOTH DEAD.
SPOOKY GHOST (whispers)
KNOCK. KNOCK.
CRYBABY GHOST (sputtering)
THEY CAN'T BE. WE HAVE TO..WE HAVE TO CALL SOMEBODY...FIND A PHONE. GET AN AMBULANCE. THEY CAN DO THOSE ELECTRIC THINGIES. THEY CAN RESUSCITATE THEM...
ANGRY GHOST
YEAH. THEN THE AMBULANCE PEOPLE CAN JUST SCOOP THEIR BRAINS BACK INTO THEIR CRACKED HEADS.
PRETTY GHOST
SHUT UP, JASON.
QUIET GHOST
THE MILLET'S AREN'T TOO FAR FROM HERE. WHAT DO WE DO? WE JUST..KNOCK ON THEIR DOOR AND..
ANGRY GHOST
TELL THEM WHAT? HELLO, MR. AND MRS. MILLET. PLEASANT EVENING, DON'T YOU KNOW. WE KILLED YOUR SON TONIGHT DURING A PRANK. CAN WE BORROW YOUR PHONE, OR DO YOU WANT TO CALL THE COPS?
CRYBABY GHOST (sputtering)
THE COPS. WE KILLED. OH GAWD....
PRETTY GHOST
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
ANGRY GHOST
OH WELL, I'M SURE THE MAYOR WILL JUST FORGET ABOUT HOW YOU KILLED HIS DAUGHTER THEN. THE POLICE WILL JUST SHRUG IT OFF. YOUR SCHOLARSHIP WILL BE JUST FINE.
PRETTY GHOST
YOU WERE HOLDING THAT ROPE TOO. WE ALL WERE. THERE'S NO 'YOU'. IT'S A WE.
ANGRY GHOST
FINE. WE'RE GOING TO JAIL.
SHAKY GHOST (sputtering)
JAIL? I CAN'T. I CAN'T. MY PARENTS....
SPOOKY GHOST (whispers)
KNOCK. KNOCK.
ANGRY GHOST
SHUT HER UP!!
QUIET GHOST
SHE'S SCARED. WE ALL ARE. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
ANGRY GHOST
I'M TRYING TO THINK.
It's dead quiet.
PRETTY GHOST
WE JUST DON'T TELL THEM.
CRYBABY GHOST
WHAT?
PRETTY GHOST
WE JUST DON'T TELL THEM. WE'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO SAW IT HAPPEN. HOW WOULD THEY EVER KNOW?
ANGRY GHOST
YEAH. YEAH!
SHAKY GHOST (sputtering)
I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'D FIGURE IT OUT WHEN SCARLETT AND JOHN DIDN'T SHOW UP AT SCHOOL....
PRETTY GHOST
SO WE SAY THEY LEFT.
She shrugs.
SHAKY GHOST (sputtering)
LEFT FROM WHERE?
ANGRY GHOST
FROM THE PARTY.
PRETTY GHOST
IF WE ALL SAY IT, THAT'S SIX WITNESSES.
ANGRY GHOST
THEY PROBABLY BOTH LEAVE THE KEY TO THEIR HOUSES UNDER A ROCK OR A DOORMAT OR SOMETHING. I BET WE COULD GET IN TONIGHT.
PRETTY GHOST
SCARLETT WAS TALKING TO ME ABOUT HOW MUCH SHE HATES IT HERE.
ANGRY GHOST
JOHN WAS SAYING HE LOVED SCARLETT AND WOULD GO ANYWHERE WITH HER.
SHAKY GHOST (sputtering)
YOU WANT US TO BREAK INTO THEIR HOUSES?
ANGRY GHOST
JUST TWO. PACK A SUITCASE FOR THEM. GRAB WHATEVER VALUABLES. GET OUT QUICK. WHILE WE TAKE CARE OF THE BODIES.
PRETTY GHOST
SARAH HAS RED HAIR. THOMAS IS AROUND THE SAME HEIGHT AS JOHN. THEY COULD GO TO THE BUS STATION. WAIT AND BUY THE FIRST TICKET. I COULD DRIVE OUT AND PICK THEM UP. WE'VE ALREADY CALLED EACH OTHER'S PARENTS.
QUIET GHOST
BODIES? STEALING? NO. NO. I'M NOT DOING THIS.
PRETTY GHOST
I'M NOT LOSING MY WHOLE LIFE OVER ONE STUPID PRANK.
SPOOKY GHOST (whispers)
THEIR HEADS. THEIR HEADS JUST...KNOCK. KNOCK.
ANGRY GHOST
THINK ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD DO TO YOUR PARENTS IF THEY FOUND OUT. THINK ABOUT HOW EVERYONE WILL TREAT YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. THINK ABOUT HOW HARD YOU'VE WORKED THIS YEAR. ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO LET THIS BE IT?
SHAKY GHOST (sputtering)
BUT THEIR PARENTS...
ANGRY GHOST
WILL BE MUCH HAPPIER KNOWING THAT THEY'RE LIVING OUT SOME LOVE STORY SOMEWHERE ELSE.
CRYBABY GHOST
WHAT ABOUT BILL?
QUIET GHOST
HE'S STILL BREATHING.
ANGRY GHOST
I'LL TAKE HIM HOME. DI WILL LET ME IN. I'LL SAY I FOUND HIM ON THE ROAD.
CRYBABY GHOST
HE SAW US GRAB THEM. HE SAW THEM DIE.
ANGRY GHOST
HE SAW SOME GHOSTS.
CRYBABY GHOST
BUT WHEN HE FIGURES OUT THAT IT WAS A PRANK...
ANGRY GHOST
WE DON'T LET HIM FIGURE IT OUT.
CRYBABY GHOST
BUT WHEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL..
ANGRY GHOST
SO WE DON'T LET IT GO BACK TO NORMAL.
SHAKY GHOST
BUT WHAT IF SOMEONE BELIEVES HIM...
PRETTY GHOST
THERE'S SIX OF US. THERE'S ONE OF HIM. AND HE'LL BE CLAIMING IT WAS A GHOST THAT'S STILL AFTER HIM.
ANGRY GHOST
DI LOVES ME. I CAN GET HER TO DO ANYTHING. SHE CAN MAKE US SOME KEYS.