A ghost with 1 button eye and one slashed eye, with needle for a tail and neatly stitched together himself, was peacefully crocheting, humming a tuneless song
Oh- oh hello- uhm- s-so you’re not a ghost- uhm- I-I hope you’re n-not here to cause trouble…
I am a little kid tugging on my dad's shirt who is dressed like Frankenstein
Oh- w-well aren’t you the cutest little thing! W-what’s your name? And who’s your father?
I am Chelsea and this is my dad!
He smiled warmly at them and nodded Well nice to meet you both, Chelsea and Franky. If you need anything I’ll be over here doing some crocheting- uhm- unless you want me to teach you how to do it?
Yeah! Teach me how to crochet!!
Okay then- let’s start off with a slip knot then- uhm- here’s how you do it. He smiles kindly as he starts to explain the steps. So first, we make a loop here- like this, and then we take the hook and insert it inside it- okay? Like this. Do you understand?
He nods and smiles encouragingly before continuing Okay- great! The next step would be to y-y-yarn over, if that makes sense. It means we have to take the yarn and wrap it around the hook- like this, see?
He continues to guide Chelsea on how to crochet, showing her each step one by one and making sure she understands each part before moving on You’re doing great, Chelsea! So next we pull the yarn tight so our stitch forms, does that make sense?
Yup! I say before starting to do what Ralph just said
That’s perfect! You’re catching on really quickly! See, all you have to do now is keep pulling the yarn tight until your fabric becomes thicker- uhm- kind of like how these blankets are, look! He pats one of the crocheted blankets next to them
Yayyyy!!! I am really good at this!!!
Ralph smiled happily and nodded You’re doing so well, Chelsea! You’re even better than some ghosts who learn this stuff. You just might end up being the best crocheter in the whole village! And- I heard a rumor that the village is looking for someone to make a blanket big enough to cover the whole town! Can you imagine if you were the one to do it!?
No no no! My dad will make it!! He is the most bestiest super duperidalonebroiexpertquaedaartificialghostificationulatorist!
Oh- um- alright... Then- um- tell your dad that Ralph said hello. He smiled kindly once again but it seemed less genuine than before as he tried to hold back tears. I'm sure your dad is a great crocheter too, but still- it's a shame he isn't teaching you. He should teach you so you could continue his legacy when he passes on.
You don't know my dad very well The person im with suddenly disappears only leaving their coat behind. It reads "Mephistopheles Van Hellscream. Master of Time and Lord of Terror" written on the back
M-Mephistopheles Van Hellscream? L-Lord of Terror?! You're standing in front of THE Lord of Terror?! W-Why didn’t you tell me?! Ralph looks absolutely terrified as he looks at the coat
Why would he do that? Did you do something wrong? Are you in trouble? Does he hate you? Does he hate me? Ralph looked absolutely terrified at the fact that the Lord of Terror had left a child in the care of a stranger
I think he left me here so I won't be hurt
W-why wouldn't he trust you with someone else? Was he worried that they would hurt you? Or did he just want you to be close to someone who would care for you? W-What did he say exactly? Did he give you any sort of clue as to why he was leaving you here?
"Chelsea- Come to the old Victorian mansion." And he gave me this coat
Hmm, seems simple enough- uhm- wait, the old Victorian mansion?! Are you trying to say he wants you to meet me?! Ralph's face turned bright red from a sudden realization