In Marvel, the System Works for Me
Geralt opened the passenger door for Nancy. "Your carriage awaits, Your Highness."
"Thank you, my knight."
It was still early. The party wouldn't start for a while.
"Anywhere you'd like to go?" Geralt asked Nancy.
"Horseshoe Bay," Nancy said after a moment's thought.
"Sure."
Horseshoe Bay lay on the border between Black Pine Town and Paradise Town. Which town it belonged to had long been a source of dispute.
Besides its beach, Horseshoe Bay had a pitch-black cliff.
"Do you know Lucy Sable?"
"Is she famous?"
"Pretty famous among the high schoolers in Black Pine Town and Paradise Town."
In a near-whisper, Nancy recited a nursery rhyme:
"Lucy Sable once looked out to sea,
Until someone pushed her from the cliff,
And now she dwells beneath the waves.
Count to five and take in the view,
And pray her killer never finds your home.
One, two, three, four, five,
You'll never make it out alive."
To tell Lucy Sable's story, one had to mention the Miss Sea Queen pageant jointly held by Black Pine Town and Paradise Town during the Summer Festival. Miss Sable had won one year. The next day, her body was found floating in the sea. Her killer had never been caught.
Afterward, plenty of people swore they had seen Lucy Sable's ghost wandering Horseshoe Bay.
"Haha." Nancy pulled a face at Geralt. "Lucy Sable's right behind you. Scared?"
"Terrified." Geralt deliberately kept a straight face. "Actually, she's behind you."
"You might not believe this," Nancy said, "but when I was little, I could see things other people couldn't. The adults thought I just wanted attention, and the other kids called me a freak and a liar."
Nancy watched Geralt's expression, a little nervous.
Then she tried to sound casual