[Voice]

[1800deadguy]

I've figured out that it's been a whole year since I've been here.

One whole year. That's way longer than the single night I thought I'd have to live as a ghost. Not that ghosts are "alive," it's just a saying. I've met a lot of people in that year and I've helped some of them, too. I've even learned the alphabet all over again. I guess that's all a ghost could possibly ask for.

[A pause.]

But I still don't remember anything about myself and my life.

The shock of death makes a ghost forget everything about themselves for a short period of time, but it comes back to them gradually. Yet, it's been a whole year since the night I died and I still can't remember who I was, what I was like, why or even how I died.

The face I wear isn't even my real face.

[This is the part where he would have sighed, if ghosts had lungs with which to sigh.]

I guess I can't complain too much. It's nice to be able to exist. More of a chance than most dead people get, anyway. It'd just be nice to do a little more than existing.

Ah, well. Happy anniversary, everyone.

Comments

[1800deadguy]

No, they're not. But it is easier, I guess.

[motioned]

It's still too bad you don't remember anything. I wish I could do something to help.

[1800deadguy]

For a while I thought it'd just come back to me eventually the way it should have to begin with. It just... hasn't.

It makes me wonder if I shouldn't try something else. Asking other ghosts or... something.

[motioned]

Can you think of a reason why it wouldn't?

Are there other ghosts here?

[1800deadguy]

I don't know too much about ghosts aside from what I know from being one. If only Ray was here...

There are a few. There's Lee. And then there are... other ghosts.

[motioned]

Who's Ray?

What do you mean by other ghosts?

[1800deadguy]

He's a friend of mine from home. He's also a ghost. He helped me get the hang of my powers when I first died.

Have you heard about the ghosts in the lighthouse? They're... different from me and Lee.

[motioned]

He sounds nice.

Aren't they dangerous? You shouldn't go to them!

[1800deadguy]

He is.

They are dangerous, but only to living people. They definitely know about their own lives, though. I was thinking of... I don't know. Seeing if I could help them.

[motioned]

If you've never talked to them before, how do you know if they aren't dangerous to you too?

[1800deadguy]

Well... I'm a ghost. What could they possibly do to me? Kill me?

[motioned]

[...Okay he has a point but still.]

Just be careful!

[1800deadguy]

I will, don't worry.

If I help those ghosts, like I've helped other ghosts, maybe they can help me remember. I don't know how, but. It's better than doing nothing.

[motioned]

I hope it works, Sissel.

[1800deadguy]

Me too. Otherwise I don't know what else to try.

I've already talked to one spirit medium and no help there, either. Maybe I just need to ask around more.

[motioned]

Oh, you know Maya?

[1800deadguy]

Yes. She tried to channel me once, but it didn't work... probably because I don't know what my body looked like.

[motioned]

That's too bad...

[1800deadguy]

Yeah. Oh well. I'm not going to give up.

[motioned]

That's the sp-

Um, that's the attitude!