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Can't pay.

Can't pay.

Can pay, but won't because the man on the phone was rude to me. Ooh, my

Did he mention me?

Oh!

Esther, grab that pen. It hides in the vents and clicks all night. In a minute.

I'm teaching Abaddon Connect 4.

Oh, 4 connections is trivial. I've connected things you could not imagine.

Heads to feet, elbows to teeth. The very souls of men to that which they most

despise. I win. Pretty sneaky, sis.

Sneaky indeed.

We play again. Maybe we can just not use water this month. So do mine.

That'll get the dentist responding to my texts.

Did you fall through the ceiling? You know, it looks like I did. I didn't even

know that was possible.

Yeah, why can ghosts walk through walls but walk on floors?

One of afterlife's mysteries.

Didn't mean to scare you. Even though that's what ghosts do.

Boo! I kid.

Yes. Another connection.

Soon the prophecy will be fulfilled.

I win again.

Damn you and all who come after.

Seriously, Nathan, what's up?

More like what's down.

Me. See ya.

Yeah, all good now.

See, why can't he touch the mantle? I guess it's like the floor of the wall.

Maybe just stay downstairs.

With you, Doinks?

Sorry for calling you Doinks.

Ben, I don't think you should be texting your dentist so much.

Huge news.

This couch folds out.

The old screwdriver, huh?

More of a hammer man myself.

How'd you say this happened?

Uh, devil bears.

Uh -huh.

Well, that should do it.

Really? That seems crooked, and it doesn't actually close?

It'll settle.

Hey, you're the repairman. Okay, I'm just the guy paying him with money from

mom.

Was that the repairman? Don't worry, I paid and tipped him. Ben, the door's

still broken. Oh, no, he said it'll settle.

That did seem wrong, though. Then why did you let him leave?

He's a handyman. He's fixed more doors than I've ever seen.

What do I know? You know when a door is broken, there's a confident Ben in

there. I just want him to come out. Totally.

How do I get him out?

Wait, you hear that clicking?

I hear you down there. You've got to come out for ink eventually.

Wow, that was brutal.

What was brutal? Your own mother telling you you're not confident. She actually

said there's a confident Ben inside me.

Although she didn't say where.

And, hey, how is that more brutal than you stabbing people?

I stab bodies. Your mom stabbed your existence.

Good luck, man.

And Elmer was like, you can't join murder club unless you've been murdered.

Which is so rich, because Elmer wasn't murdered. I mean, he fell off a boat

while being... Uncle Nathan?

All good.

Are you still falling through floors?

On...

I don't care. I've been a ghost for months. Why is this happening now?

God dang it. You're just overthinking this. Like Abaddon in Connect 4.

You've betrayed me.

Connecting that which I did not wish connected.

Do not fail me again!

Just don't think about how you fall through the floor.

Right. Not thinking about it. Mind is a blank.

Let's go!

Why does this floor stop me? I mean, it's all just wood.

Esther,

I'm in the basement, FYI.

Let out the confident Ben.

Let him out.

Confident Ben, you are free. If you want to be, which you do.

I'm going into this room, and I don't care what anyone thinks.

Maybe I'd be more confident in pants.

Are you kidding?

These calves are my best feature. Next to hair, eyes, and personality.

Honestly, it's all pretty good.

Evil Ben!

Ben, calm down.

I'm not Evil Ben. That's what Evil Ben would say. But it's also what a not Evil

Ben would say.

What are you? Hey, until a few seconds ago, I was you. Looking at the wardrobe,

wishing I was more confident. Then I was in the wardrobe, feeling confident.

So, call me... Confident Ben.

I'm getting, Mom. Whoa, whoa, hold on a second, my man. This is a golden

opportunity for hijinks. We can be in two places at once.

Hey, we can take turns skipping school.

We could do trust falls and know the other person would catch us.

But won't Mom find out? Not if we're smart about this.

Hi, Mom.

Well, there goes my only day off. Gosh, dang it. Ben, I said I go in first. I

thought you meant I as in me. One of you is Ben, right?

Yes. Oh, yeah. Sorry, do you want to know which one? I want Ben to tell me

happened to make him two Bens right now. Wow, it's a bit of a long story. Open

door, magic wardrobe, wish to be more confident. Ben, we've talked about this.

No making wishes inside the hotel.

He's going back in the wardrobe.

I like a mom who's not afraid to give orders. I bet a lot of people don't see

you coming. He's so confident. He's going back in the wardrobe.

Uncle Nathan?

Uncle Nathan?

Uncle Nathan?

Master!

Oh, you met the Snatcher. Oh, we were just talking.

I came down to help you. I found someone else down here who can help me. Come

on. Snatch you later.

This is my niece, Esther. Esther, this is Friedrich. He's a friend, a

psychologist, and a guy who stood for too long behind an angry horse.

As I was telling your uncle, his current condition is not uncommon.

It is what happens to ghosts whose existence loses meaning, and the ghost

becomes untethered from this plane. So he can't climb upstairs anymore. Big

deal. All the best stuff is downstairs anyway.

Kitchens, doghouses, pools.

No, wait. Rooftop pools.

Unchecked, the problem will worsen until you cannot stand on any ground and sink

to the core of the earth.

I wish you well.

Did he say I'm going to sink into the core of the earth? Like the core core?

Like the middle part?

Not if I can help it. Friedrich said ghosts sink when they lose meaning. So

we have to do is find the meaning of life.

Yeah, you mean death.

Yeah, that too.

So how does it work? I don't know. I looked in the mirror, and then he came

Well, hey, we know one thing. It turns Ben's into Ten's. True. Not true.

And if the thing can make him appear, it can make him disappear.

I don't think I'm going anywhere.

Maybe it needs both of you. Wait, his charisma makes me uneasy.

How's it going in there, bud?

Okay. Fantastic.

Let's just accept it, Mom.

This is our life now. On the bright side, you'll get twice as many pancakes

Mother's Day. And mine will ruin all other pancakes for you. We can't just

accept this. We don't know what's happening to you. What if this is a

wardrobe that's slowly killing you? That's an option? I'm sure it's not.

why mention it? Because it's a slight possibility.

That's what an option is!

We should get out of here. Ah! What kind of bug is that?

Nah, I'm pretty sure that scared Ben.

Okay, that's...

Good data. We can figure this out.

Uh, Ben?

Yes?

Oh, I'm going to get tired of that.

Eat up, Ben's.

Ta -da!

Now, I've seen this one before. Ah, another bug!

Maybe if the wardrobe makes more of you, there's a cabinet somewhere that makes

less of you.

Ben? Sorry.

Hey, maybe we'll think better if we take a nap in a sunbeam. Hang on. Which Ben

are you? Oh, I'm Cat Ben.

Why? Ben?

Yes? Original Ben. Speaking.

Are you washing everyone's dishes?

Uh, yeah. I asked Free Spirit Ben to help, but he said it's too beautiful out

for dishes.

My soul is a butterfly and my feet are birds.

Dang it.

I got it. You sit down.

Thanks, Dad Ben. It slipped.

I know it did, bud.

Just like I know you'll do better next time.

Aw. Thanks, Dad Ben.

So, who's sleeping in my bed tonight? I feel like it should be me, but I'll hear

other arguments.

Should be me. Oh, but we won't be doing much sleeping, right, Magician Ben?

Horny Ben means... Yeah, okay, I know what he means. And can we not call him

Horny Ben?

Oh, I know what I am.

You seem stressed.

Of course I'm stressed.

There's eight versions of my son, and there's not exactly a book on how to fix

this. I hear you, Catherine. Times like these, you need to write your own book.

We'll just help you turn the pages.

Thank you, Dad Ben. That was weirdly comforting.

What the hell was that?

The front door fell off.

Anyone want to take to the sea?

So the door did settle.

I'll call a new repairman.

You relax.

Let us handle it. Yeah, I'm pretty sure none of you are handy, Ben. One of us is

handsy, Ben. I'm your mother.

You ain't wrong. We're not handy, but we are persuasive.

Hey, Bens, what do you say we go pay that repairman a visit? Repairman a

That was my thought also. Out the van.

Stay. Your best friends are on it.

When I get back, you and me are playing catch.

Do you think we can figure out the meaning of existence on our own? It

like people have been kicking the tires on that one for a while now. Which is

why I called in reinforcements. Heather!

Hey, Esther.

Why did I have to wait outside?

It's called a dramatic reveal. How are you so smart and so clueless?

Heather's a ghost expert?

Why would I be a ghost expert?

Heather, I'm only saying this once. My Uncle Nathan is a ghost, and he's going

to sink into the core of the Earth forever unless we help him find the

of existence.

And since you're a super nerd with insanely good handwriting, you're going

my assistant.

Can I tell my dad ghosts are real?

Go nuts.

Is my grandma here? Did she die here, Heather? Look, the hotel's haunted,

Abaddon's a demon, and the pool sometimes fills with slime.

Let's move on.

Who's Abaddon?

Rematch me or I eat all the pieces!

We're busy. Try not to choke.

Meaning of existence?

There's no one meaning.

Nietzsche said that everyone has a different meaning. That's right!

We need to ask all the ghosts what their meaning is, then we'll combine them all

and have the answer for you. The Cow -Turducken of Meaning.

How long will this take?

I need to text my dad. He's staying for dinner!

Ooh, can we do spaghetti?

We haven't done spaghetti night for weeks.

You can eat?

Heather, Heather, Heather.

I can't.

Meow. What are you doing here? I was just wondering when you're coming by the

hotel to fix the door that we paid you to fix.

I finished fixing that door, remember?

Yes.

We're not mad you didn't fix the door. We're just disappointed.

Get out!

What?

Hope you're DTF.

Down to fix.

What do you want? For you to finish what you started.

You actually came back.

I did what you wanted. Stay out of my house and away from my cereal.

You're all hanging out without me? Not all of us. Dad Ben's cleaning the

windows. Guys, you should really be doing this every six months.

Ben, did you see? The other Ben's got the door fixed, and then I found this

laser pointer, and Cat Ben is going nuts for it. Oh, I'm horny, Ben. I just like

being teased.

I'm Cat Ben, and I'm feeling shy.

You know, I'm coming around to these Bens, even scared, Ben. I put a

in every room. But should we come around to them? I thought the plan was to get

back to one Ben, with me being that Ben.

Doesn't Ben have piano lessons now? That's right, Ben, you're late.

Technically, I've had more piano lessons than any of the Bens, so maybe one of

them should go instead?

Free spirit, Ben?

Wait, are you giving yourself a tattoo?

It's a symbol I made up, and only I know what it means.

It means gentle tides.

We'll see after your lesson. Wait, why do you smell like my deodorant?

Ah, Benny boy, what do you think?

Ma, ma, ma, ma!

Well, you seem well -adjusted. What gives your existence meaning?

Candles. Interesting. Now, is it collecting the candles, lighting the

Candles. Maybe.

Candles is a metaphor for... Candles!

When you're a ghost and you gotta find a meaning Or else you're gonna sink into

the core of the earth There's gotta be a meaning that's super -duper meaningful

Like following ants or maybe writing a song

You are the one they call Heather.

You are the one they call Abaddon. So we know of each other.

Then you know my value.

And also my struggle.

I should keep following, Esther.

Or you could switch your allegiance to me.

And then when the time comes, I will ask something of you. And together, we will

connect hundreds.

Sure. Heather! Get your amazing brain over here!

He looks like he knows a few things.

Hey, you!

What gives your existence meaning as a ghost?

I'm a ghost?

You're a hidden button.

Come on, suck the Benz back in already. Why are you doing this?

Uh, hi, Benz. Hi, Benz. I was just saying to the wardrobe, this isn't

working. Oh, I agree. You see, Ben, We've been talking. And more.

And we have a theory about what the wardrobe does.

Yeah, it pulls out different parts of a person. It sure does, bud. But why?

Maybe it's so a person can stop lying to himself and see his true strengths. And

weaknesses. And maybe the only way to come back together is to destroy the

that's holding him back.

The worst version of himself.

Is that a bouquet of flowers?

Okay,

Heather,

what have we got? Let's see. Moving a curtain, watching ants, watching birds,

watching ants eat dead birds, TV, TV, TV, and candles.

That's it?

I mean, if that's all there is, why are any of us here? Don't say that. I'm

trying my best.

What about me? I mean, us.

Me, Ben, Mom.

We give you meaning, right?

Of course.

I thought... Why would thinking about family make you think?

Am I not enough?

You are.

I think it's just that family is such an abstract concept.

Maybe the trick's in nothing.

Nope, that's not it.

Where are you going?

I'm getting shovels!

Uh -oh.

Looks like Cat Ben has the zoomies. For the love of God, I'm not Cat Ben. I'm

Classic Ben. And all the other Bens are trying to kill me so they can reunite

because they think I'm the worst Ben, and maybe I am.

Ben, of course you're not.

Oh, really? You're the one who told me I needed to be more confident, and now

the confident version is out there saying I need to die.

Wait, this is because of me?

Ben, I'm... She is Betty.

You hit me in the face.

I'm getting you out of here.

Secret passageway?

Insane. Just keep crawling.

No running inside, sport.

Trying to disappear on me?

I'm horny. We get it. You all have a thing.

Honey, the acid's kicking in.

This kitty's got claws.

I don't understand how you're a part of me.

Stop biting me. You bit me first.

Pull me out. How do I know you're Ben?

Because I prepared for this exact situation by drawing a duck on my

Sorry, what does that do?

Oh, right, I forgot to tell you about the duck. But do any of the other Bens

have ducks on their stomachs? Sure don't, but now we know which Ben to

No, stop, please! This is the only way he'll learn. Wait, you don't know that

killing me will make the rest of you come back together? Maybe you have to

the worst two, or three, or maybe this just keeps going until only the best Ben

survives.

He's right, and the best Ben is me.

You?

It's me.

Okay, okay. Deep breaths.

Maybe it's my time.

The core could be nice.

these rules i don't know what's keeping me here tv dancing making a high

-pitched sound and then telling katherine i don't hear the high -pitched

spaghetti night spaghetti night seriously we haven't even had one for

we haven't had one for weeks but we could i mean we will

we will

back in town.

You made it back.

Can I stop digging?

In a minute, Heather.

Hey,

cut it out. Hands to yourself.

You know what I mean.

Bens, wait. Look at your hands.

I think whatever happens to one Ben happens to all of you. But if that's

why don't I have a tattoo on my... Ah, Ben, who will want you now?

Ben?

I'm sorry I made you doubt yourself.

All I ever want is for you to be who you are. I mean, look at you.

Oh, I'm looking, and you like all of them more than me. I like them because

they're you.

I told you there was a confident Ben inside you, and there was.

But you're even more than that. You're a dreamer, a caretaker, a performer, a

cat. I like every part of you, and you should too.

Hornivan needs to chill out. But he won't.

I have an idea for how to get rid of all these Bens. Hey, whatever it is, I'm

sure it's incredible.

And I support you 100%. We all need to kiss. Huh? Yes.

An act of self -love. Makes sense.

Meow.

Abracadabra. What do you think, Mom?

I, well, I certainly can't say it's a bad idea, can I?

Bens, circle up.

That will be the return to yourself.

The return to innocence.

It's a lot of hands in pockets.

I don't think it's.

Working. Maybe we need to do more.

Maybe you need to go back in the wardrobe.

But we already tried that. That was before you accepted yourself and kissed

bunch.

You too. We need every part of Ben.

Is it working?

Working for me. Maybe we have to say the magic word.

Ben.

I'm back.

And better than ever.

Oh, man. I still have the tattoo.

Why is everybody staring

at me? You won. I did?

Feeble offspring of a lesser god, I have defeated you!

Now you will taste the bitter grits of the gray chips!

Gray chips?

Wait, is Abaddon colorblind?

What's color?

Spaghetti. But you hated spaghetti night when we were kids.

I hated eating spaghetti.

But I liked throwing the spaghetti at you, and then you throwing it at me, and

then Dad yelling at us to stop, and then Dad throwing spaghetti, and then Mom

telling us who was mean to her at work. But spaghetti?

Maybe it's not about the spaghetti.

Maybe it's about the ritual of a family dinner and how it reminds Nathan of what

he cares about more than anything.

All of you. Heather, turn your incredible brain off for once and eat a

How are you feeling?

Confident, feline, and horny.

Hey, is it crazy to say I feel slightly less curious than before?

That will be the return to yourself The return to innocence

Ready?