Warnings for sort of heavy Hollow Knight spoilers, also some thoughts about impending doom and such

Also I could have made this a LOOOOT angstier, but I wanted to play around with the spirit box a bit. Maybe I should write something more painful. Murdering is fun <3

Carlos's eyes flashed orange.

Cecil didn't understand when they drew their nail. He stepped between the two, full of shock and concern and anger. "Ghost! What are you doing?"

Its shoulders shook. It fumbled with the spirit box, trying to turn it on and connect to it. The radio host watched them warily (and how awful that was).

Static crackled over the speakers. Ghost tried to speak using the device, but they were too frazzled; the only thing that came through was a high-pitched screech that made all of them wince.

It stamped its foot, frustrated with the box and terrified of what it had seen. "No no no no no," they managed to say. "Bad light. No sleep."

Cecil waited for them to elaborate. His eyes were darting between its nail and the spirit box in its hand.

Ghost backed away—as if it mattered. If she was in Carlos's head, then all of them were doomed.

No. It couldn't think like that. "No," they repeated. "Cure. Cure him. Find."

Now both of them seemed confused. Carlos peeked around Cecil, frowning. "Ghost, are you saying that I have some kind of illness? Do we need to find a cure?"

The radio host

They hesitated. "Find her." Cecil and Carlos both flinched. The little knight hadn't meant to distort that word, or make it so loud. But it fit nicely. "Stay together. Don't..."

Ghost stared at the ground. Using the spirit box was giving them a splitting headache. "Don't sleep," it forced out. "Until we find her."

"Who is she?" Cecil asked as they finally lowered their nail. "Why do we need to find her?"

Ghost shook its head and lowered the box. They were done. At least they had gotten their point across.

Cecil and Carlos looked equally disappointed. The latter darted off to find a pen and paper, while the former lingered near Ghost.

They really had their work cut out for them this time. How the hell were they going to fight the Radiance when their Dreamnail didn't even work?

...Wait. If that was the case, how was she here?

Oopsie I made a plot hole :3 i am going to go listen to more wtnv and pretend it isn't there