Plenty of things about George hadn't changed, in the past twenty years. The big one: she was still dead. And moreover, she was still a reaper
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Whelp. Jonothon had been all socialized out for the morning. Between being slapped across the face by Raven, and then stealing some of Kate's muffins in the common room (and yes, he'd brought a few with him for the road), he'd decided that maybe some time to himself to just reminisce wouldn't hurt all that much, after all.
Which was what had brought him around to room 408, hesitating outside the door before shrugging and giving a knock. He had no idea if anybody had moved in since he'd left, after all. Maybe he'd luck out and it would be empty?
"Actually, I used to live..." Jono blinked, and then squinted a little, wondering if perhaps he'd just completely lost his mind. "George?"
He hadn't expected her to change, being dead and all. But it was a completely different thing to see her twenty years later, exactly the same as he'd remembered. In their old room, no less.
Okay, he knew her? He'd recognized her. Used to live ...
The weird thing was his voice sounded familiar. And yet weird, like it was coming in wrong. The accent and all of that, that was familiar, but it should have been more ... static-y?
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Which was what had brought him around to room 408, hesitating outside the door before shrugging and giving a knock. He had no idea if anybody had moved in since he'd left, after all. Maybe he'd luck out and it would be empty?
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She pulled the door open with a polite look. "Can I help you?"
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He hadn't expected her to change, being dead and all. But it was a completely different thing to see her twenty years later, exactly the same as he'd remembered. In their old room, no less.
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The weird thing was his voice sounded familiar. And yet weird, like it was coming in wrong. The accent and all of that, that was familiar, but it should have been more ... static-y?
"Holy fuck," she said. "Jono!?!"
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