benhargreeves: (! that went well)
benhargreeves ([personal profile] benhargreeves) wrote in [community profile] redmarsshit 2019-12-18 07:26 pm (UTC)

[ After fourteen years of Klaus, Ben is completely, utterly immune to being offended by ghost jokes. He just smiles at Julie's obviously genuine reaction of embarrassment, shaking his head and then shrugging as if to say what are you gonna do?. ]

Don't beat yourself up about it. It's kinda flattering, actually. Makes me feel like all the other living kids.

[ Once the tape is back to the beginning, Ben sets it to playing and settles in. He drapes a blanket around himself but sits all balled up, hugging his knees to his chest, chin propped on one of them. It's good, so far? This is going good? He hopes so. ]

I - guess? 'Private movie showings' sounds, like, so formal. I'm not selling tickets! There's not gonna be a quiz!

[ In a slightly more serious tone, Ben shrugs and answers: ]

I never got to go to go over to a friend's house to watch movies when I was growing up, so I figured... might as well make up for that, now. Spend some time with people I wanted to spend time with and see some stuff I never got the chance to see. Even... Casper.

[ The tape is still playing advertisements for other movies, and Ben glances over at Julie, curious: ]

Did you pick this one because it was one of your favorites, or is it new for you, too?

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