You come to Bvak’s apartment (for reasons I don’t know. Do I look like a good storyteller to you?) and he invites you in. It’s definitely not a luxurious apartment, but it’s homely. Light-yellow walls, brown shag carpet, and white trim around the doors and ceilings.

You go to close the door behind you, noticing a black figure in the corner. You go to leave your stu-

Wait. What?

You look behind your shoulder and, lo and behold, a black figure. It’s definitely not a person. Or at least, a living one. All a transparent black except for two piercing white eyes. Staring at you. Analyzing you. Watching your every move.

Your breath nearly comes to a fault as you hear words spoken out.

“Oh, looks like you met Max,” Bvak exclaims behind you.

“Who?” you reply to the bird with glasses a tad too big for his face. Confused? Terrified? Both?

“Maxine. She helps around the apartment. Likes to screw around every now and again, spookin’ people. But can ya blame her? If I were dead for a couple decades, I’d like to goof off every now and again.”

You reflect your life’s choices and wonder how you ended up in this… weird predicament. “What did I sign up for?” you speak under your breath.

I dunno, thought it a good idea to try something more SPOOKY. And who better to do it with than Bvak’s very own… whatever Maxine is, exactly. Still don’t know myself. But maybe that makes it more spoooooopy.