Elijah was a hapless individual.
He couldn’t rattle chains as his hands simply passed through everything. He couldn’t make eerie groans as his voice didn’t reach the correct wavelength. He had no idea how to generate a ghostly glow whenever he was in anyone’s presence. And he was terrified of his own shadow.
One day, realisation hit home with Elijah. Ghosts shouldn’t have shadows.
He got over his fear, and started making his shadow move in all kinds of strange and sinister ways.
Cottingly Manor was hosting its Annual Masquerade Ball, and Elijah decided to pop along to try out his new found skill.
The ballroom was lit by thousands of candles, all flickering this way and that, casting shadows from the dancing partygoers all around the room.
“Perfect!” Elijah thought, and proceeded to cast his spooky shadows on the walls. Nobody noticed.
Who notices shadows in a candle-lit room?
Who?
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The ultimate question, Beverly.
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Perfect solution. 👏🏻
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Thank, Sylvia… although it would have been perfect had Elijah wanted to ‘blend in’, which he desperately didn’t want to do…! 😉
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Poor Elijah, he has a lot more to learn!
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He does, Raili. He has a long way to go.
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Aw, poor Elijah. Maybe he’ll have better luck in a less-crowded room.
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It’s the crowds he wants to frighten, Diane… but yes, he would have much more luck in an EMPTY room! 😀
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Poor ghost – just a shadow of himself compared to when he was alive! 😉 ❤
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He’ll get there one day, Prenin… I’m sure.
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