time for a check up (open post)

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KNOW CLARA?

You may then know, more or less, the incident of her granddaughter getting kidnapped by the vampires. It distressed her but she's fine. Honest to goodness she's fine.

It's normal for her to worry for people she cares for. It's pretty normal for her to think of all the worst case scenarios some of them could find themselves in due to their personalities/their histories/their everything.

It's very normal for her to suddenly check on them one day out of the blue, just appearing next to them without a warning or a heads up.

"Are you okay?"

She's totally calmed down about the incident last month. Really.

DON'T KNOW CLARA?

What do you mean by that?

Now you do as she suddenly phases through the wall and looks directly at you during her search for everyone she knows.

It doesn't matter where you are or what you're doing. It doesn't matter if there are people there or you're supposed to be by yourself. Suddenly you have a woman staring at you in confusion for a second before it registers in her head that no. You're not someone she knows through passing.

"Um. Oops."

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It's all new and important information. The girl nonchalantly switches her phone from the closer ear to the farther, not wanting to lose one of the few good pieces of tech that she owns. Especially given that the woman seems like she might be sensitive at times. Ringer glances sideways for a brief second at the last response, nearly jumping on its end in reply. "Their anchor?"

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How to explain an anchor? It's a tricky subject for her to explain to this day since she didn't have a lot of clue what it did technically.

She should still try.

"Basically? It's a relationship with someone still alive, someone you know and care about. A connection if you will." That sounds like a good way to start it. She hopes that's a good way to start it. "The anchor just helps remind you that you were once alive like them, that you're still cared for since they remember the times you laughed and breathed and did silly things that meant a lot to them. Helps keep us ghosts grounded."

Which is really important since an unanchored ghost can be an unpredictable ghost at times. Not in a good way too.

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Ringer pushes her way out the door, allowing it to linger open behind her for an extra couple seconds. It's enough time for Clara to follow if she chooses. Ghosts might be able to phase without thinking about it, but that's no reason to be rude. She turns to begin heading towards the old bookstore nearby, keeping a casual pace with her phone at her ear.

"Do you have a good relationship with yours?" It's a personal question. Ringer knows that without even fully understanding what an anchor is. But she's hoping it won't be too rude to ask and that the woman might even answer.

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Clara takes up the offer, giving a sweet 'thank you' as she goes through the door because it's nice to not phase all the time through things. It can get disconcerting at times so it's nice to just breeze on by, admiring the bustle of the city as people passed them by as they headed towards where she thinks her friend is for sure.

"I like to think we have a good relationship, little as it is." She smiles, a bit confused and a little embarrassed to answer such a personal question but she thinks it'll be very rude of her to not answer it. "She, my granddaughter, mostly knows me from stories and pictures my husband and my children told her after I passed away. They were nice stories so I suppose that's why she thinks of me so well."

She hopes that's the case. It is a little strange, her being able to make a connection with someone who doesn't really know her but it works for both of them. "It's a good thing too! She's, er, technically my second one in my time here."

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Ringer listens with eager attention as they weave their way through the random passersby in the streets. She tries to glance back periodically to ensure Clara is with her still though not so often as to make it seem as though the girl is paranoid of nothing at all. It's an odd balance to strike.

"How do you change anchors? Can you have more than one at a time?" She has scores of questions rolling around her head and tries to pick and choose the most interesting or relevant. It helps that Clara is so open and generous with answering. Were Ringer in the woman's place, she would be unlikely to answer so freely.

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She's there, be rest assured. Clara is mostly preoccupied in not hitting people herself. It's a bit annoying but she'll hate it even more if she ends up ruining anyone's mood on a fine day like this.

Despite being a little bit distracted, she still is paying attention to Ringer and has no problems answering whatever other questions she has. She has nothing to hide. The more people learn about ghosts, the more ghosts could be understood in the future!

Though, she admits, the next question is a bit personal. "Um... No? You can't just change anchors. Not to my knowledge," she says, looking uncomfortable but she presses on, wanting to be educational as possible. "While I never had multiple anchors myself, it could be possible. It's like asking someone if they can only have one friend at a time."