'By the way, who was that rude fellow who left just as me and Charlie here arrived some time ago?' Theo inquires.
'Oh that, my friends, was Jerry, my brother, quite a brilliant person if you get to know him well.' Raymond says. He is still on the ground and seeming comfortable that way.
'That sounds logical, considering you two are both snobs.' Kaya says, 'And since when did we become your 'friends'? I'd think twice about ever being friends with you.'
'Just being friendly,' Raymond answers with a big goofy smile shrug, he turns to Heathcliff, 'You're Heathcliff, that's a very handsome name, I say.'
'I am the honorable Heathcliff Carolus von Curtin the third, (motioning a hand towards Theo) I have braved numerous dangers and rescued this here damsel in distress-' Heathcliff doesn't get to finish, Theo bends down and knocks him out.
'Heathcliff Carolus von Curtin the third,' Raymond repeats, 'Indeed a handsome name.' He turns to Kaya, 'Speaking of names, Kaya Song, yours come pretty close to a kayak, it's amusing to think about, let's suppose your surname is Kruger or Kraft, then it would spell Kaya K.-' Raymond doesn't get to finish his sentence either, because Kaya bends down at that moment and knocked him out also. Raymond and Heathcliff now lie side by side, both knocked out cold.
'Oh, that reminds me!' Charlie suddenly speaks up, 'Where's Wolfgang?'
'Wolfgang? He's still in the hospital.' Theo says. In his unconsciousness, Heathcliff twitches when the name is uttered.
'I think I'll go ask him if he wants to play rock, paper, scissors.' Charlie says, 'I'll see you all later.' He smiles and is gone.
'Your friend there has an obsession with rock, paper, scissors.' Kenny points out.
'He's...very unusual.' Theo says.
'Is he sheltered?' Kaya asks.
'I don't know, he's from the country, and from what he's told me about himself, he's had some very odd experiences during his life so far.' Theo replies.
'Then how did you meet him?' Dennis asks.
'It's a long story.' Theo says, and signs deeply at the complexity of the few days past.
'Great! I love long stories!' A voice yells out.
'Who said that?' Kaya spins around to look behind her, where the voice seems to have originated.
'It's me, Gerad.' Gerad says, no one sees him.
'Gerad???!!! You-you died!' Kaya exclaimed in unparalleled surprise and shock.
'I did, that's why I'm here, since I don't play a part in your story anymore, I hang out at the ghosts club right over there.' Gerad is probably pointing to where the ghosts club is situated at, but nobody sees because he is invisible to living characters.
'The ghosts club?' Kaya asks.
'That's right, sometimes a ghost counsellor comes to talk to the characters who died by betrayal, disease or unnecessarily and feels depressed because they have no part in their stories anymore and their fellow characters betrayed them by killing them or somethings like that. I'm not depressed, but I go because some very well-known characters attend the sessions, that's how I met every person who died in Catch-22, they were all very angry because Yossarian made it through World War Two, but they didn't.' There is a moment of pause and a chuckle is heard, 'It's great being a ghost!' Gerad says.
No one says a word, everyone is staring at the spot where ghost Gerad is supposed to be, then Gerad says, 'Hey! I see Dumbledore! I'm going to go talk with him, until next time, everybody!' There is a gust of wind, and Gerad is gone.
'And how did you know him?' Dennis asks.
'It's a longer story.' Kaya says.
Raymond wakes up, 'Woah, did someone knock me out? Where was I again? I was talking about a kayak, wasn't I?' When nobody notices him at first, he says, 'You all look like you've seen a ghost.'
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