[There's more empathy in the way Ryan looks at him, and it's easier to make eye contact now. Of all the topics they could be on, this is the one that's always the most important to him, after all of his previous experiences.]
I saw ghosts. Always did. The problem's that I didn't always know whether someone was dead or alive, they all seemed equally real to me, so when nobody else can see who you're talking to... [He hesitates for a moment there, brow furrowing.] -you, uh. You kind of learn not to invite that sort of situation.
[It was self-imposed, not exactly something forced; easier to just stay away than try to actively change it, learn more ways to tell. Ryan's quiet again as he considers just what to ask next.]
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Date: 2015-08-20 07:58 am (UTC)[There's more empathy in the way Ryan looks at him, and it's easier to make eye contact now. Of all the topics they could be on, this is the one that's always the most important to him, after all of his previous experiences.]
I saw ghosts. Always did. The problem's that I didn't always know whether someone was dead or alive, they all seemed equally real to me, so when nobody else can see who you're talking to... [He hesitates for a moment there, brow furrowing.] -you, uh. You kind of learn not to invite that sort of situation.
[It was self-imposed, not exactly something forced; easier to just stay away than try to actively change it, learn more ways to tell. Ryan's quiet again as he considers just what to ask next.]
Do you remember it? Being dead, I mean.