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July 16, 2007.
Entry #1.
From what I know so far, ghosts have quite a few abilities. Those abilities consist of moving things and possession, as far as I know. There may be more that he has but I can’t see them.
Possession is a painful process, hurting both the host and the ghost. It tired him out greatly, but seems he found a way to recharge. Somehow he was able to go inside the amulet, and I can only assume that’s his way of sleeping.
I don’t know how the amulet works, as I don’t know enough about the ghost in general, but what I can assume is that the amulet is like an energy source. Since he’s bonded with it, it’s where he draws his energy from. Obviously, it doesn’t give infinite energy at all times, as I could tell from his low energy levels after the possession. It’s also safe to assume that any other abilities he has get their energy from the amulet, but none take as much energy as possession. When he’s low on energy, it seems to act as a recharging station in a way. I’ll have to look more into it and record his energy levels until he’s recharged.
This isn’t a theory I’d like proven, as the effects it had on both me and Wing were horrible, but I have a thought about the possession. After it happened, his connection to me felt stronger, and I could sense where exactly he was and feel how much energy he had. Possession may strengthen the bond between the ghost and the haunted. Again, I’d rather not have this theory proven due to how dangerous possession could possibly be.
It’s 11:27pm, and I’ve been watching the amulet ever since I got back from classes, but not a lot of change in energy levels. My estimate is that it’ll take about a day for him to fully recharge, but that's just my guess. Maybe I could be surprised and he could have a sudden burst of energy. I have a few theories about this, some making less sense than others, but it won’t hurt to theorize.
I still have little information about this, but still enough to build theories. My first theory is that the more energy used, the more time it takes to recharge. This is one I’m most certain about, due to his current energy levels compared to how they were before. They hardly changed, and it’s been hours. For example, if he lost a quarter of his energy, it would take 6 hours to recharge. If he lost half, it would take 12. So on and so forth.
My second theory is that the recharge is random. One time it could take an hour, another time it could take a week, no matter how much energy he lost. I have no evidence to back this theory up, though. At this point I’m probably just writing it down to have something in this damn book, as if that’ll make me seem professional. Many say I like seeming professional. Enough rambling though. It’s not like I’ll show anyone this journal, but it will end up getting unorganized if I ramble like this.
Anyways, I have one last theory, and it’s more about the aftermath than the actual recharging. I have no idea what he’ll be like after he’s recharged. Like, in terms of ability usage. I’d assume that he would need to wait a bit before using his abilities, like how living humans will wait a bit to do anything after waking up. I could possibly be wrong, though. I hope I’m not. I’d like to have a clean room for a little bit, even if it’s for a short period of time.
Those are all my notes for tonight, as it’s almost 12 am. I’ve been here for a while huh? Surprised I don't have more notes and theories from earlier. Guess I've been too busy making blueprints for the translator and just waiting for something to happen. I’ve been thinking about going to Professor Pike with the translator plans. He’s a crazy old man, I’d be surprised if he didn’t believe in ghosts.
I should probably sleep, but I don’t want to lose track of the energy levels. Besides, I’ve pulled all nighters before, especially recently. I wonder if he became worried about me. I’d be worried too if I had to watch someone lose sleep over my death. Maybe I should sleep more, for him. I can tomorrow.
I should stop rambling. This is a ghost journal, not a diary. Not like anyone will see these notes but still. No point in letting my thoughts go off track like this. I need to get better. No reason for me to grieve when he’s still here. No reason. And there I go again. I really need to get better about this rambling.