Page 8 of Unruly
“Met him while he was sculpting David. Anyway…”
I blink several times. “You talked to Michelangelo?
“And many of his contemporaries when I was a Chaser.”
“When did you die? Do you remember?”
“I have the details in a book should I wish to revisit my history. I don’t.”
Nodding, I drop the subject. He clearly doesn’t want to discuss himself. “What now?”
“I’ll escort you to the Above, and we’ll read over the file and begin looking for the first target.”
“It’s not already haunting someone?”
“Its escape and detection in the Above have been noted, but all other details are murky. We have a rough idea of where it is.”
“Do we have to travel far?”
“It’s in the state of Massachusetts, which is not uncommon and likely why you were chosen given your proximity to this very haunted state.”
“Haunted, right.”
“You don’t believe?”
I shrug. “It’s creepy, for sure, lots of history there, but actual ghosts? I didn’t really buy into it.”
“You certainly will now. We should go.”
“I feel grossly unprepared for this.” I rise to my feet, stretching my neck back and forth. “But fuck it. Let’s ball.”
“Let’s ball?” Farnsworth raises a single eyebrow. “What does that mean?”
“You know… Like, let’s do it.”
“I’m afraid you’ll find me out of touch with most current vernacular.”
Chuckling, I nod. “I picked up on that. A little sheltered down here?”
“To say the least.”
“No problem. I’ll get you up to speed.”
“I have no desire or need to update my vocabulary.”
He’s so stiff and uptight it’s almost comical. “Well, if you want to blend in, we should probably discuss your clothes. It’s not that some people don’t do the vintage thing, but they stand out, you know?”
“The vintage thing?”
“You look like you just stepped off the set ofMad Men.” When his brow creases, I realize he doesn’t know what I’m talking about. “The sixties.”
“Ah, yes, the nineteen sixties. I like that time period. The music was so… lovely.”
“I’m not familiar with it.”
“What is your preferred decade of music?”
“Late nineties early two thousands hip-hop. I liked some of the grunge and emo music too.”
