[quote=@makarov] Hollow nodded to her, "[color=39b54a]This world...is an amazing and fantastical place...[/color]" Hollow kept his glowing green eyes fixed on her, he had decided that she was going to be his friend, probably his only one at this school. The thought made him smile, but that's when reality came crashing in on him with a simple question, "What sort of being are you?" He listened to the whole question as a bit of sadness filled his eyes, when people found out what he was they almost always ridiculed him, hated him, feared him. Hollow looked back into her eyes and remained motionless for a moment, "[color=39b54a]You're right...I'm not human anymore...[/color]" He held out his left hand as a green flame the color of his eyes appeared in it, "[color=39b54a]My name used to be Tyler Wentz...before I died...[/color]" he turned the green fire into a small jack-o-Lantern with a green glow coming from inside, "[color=39b54a]I was used as a human sacrifice by a sorceress in dark green...she tried to use my soul to seal away one of the oldest human spirits...Halloween...[/color]" He looked back into her eyes, "[color=39b54a]The Spirit of Halloween managed to outsmart the sorceress by funneling all of his power into my dead body...in the process I was brought back to life...But I'm still dead...[/color]" His eyes were filled with pain and worry, he knew what was coming next, she would be terrified of him, "[color=39b54a]I came back into this world as Hollow...an empty husk...and I'll be like this forever...[/color]" [/quote] Kassy listened to the entire explanation, seriousness in her eyes. She saw him shift, recognizing the posture of shame, as subtle as it was. She'd worn that sort of look a thousand times in her life. When he stopped, the look in his eyes like he was bracing for attack, Kassy couldn't contain herself. "But you're not empty! I can promise you that." There was a determined sort of pout on her face. "My mother was a medium- she could slip between this world and the Eternal Sea. She spoke to people in that Sea, and gave relief to those they left behind. So... when you say you died, all that was you... was not lost." Realizing she was probably being too excited, she inhaled nervously and took a long drink of water. "I understand having people fear your power, a power you never chose. And that moment when you work up the courage to tell the truth... Seeing that look, that look of someone who thinks that suddenly you're holding a knife to their throat, when you're the one getting stabbed." Shaking her head, she looked him right in the eyes. "I will tell you something true. I am not afraid of you, Tyler. Not even a bit."