Was it intentional? Was it all deliberate? Well that was hard to tell, really. His tone never softened too much, that smile never really lessened, every bit just as vicious and manic as it was to begin with.

But he did certainly seem to have at least, an outward fondness for Cricket! That much seemed clear.

"Hahaha, no one's gonna get hurt, Cricket! Just a little visit! Ain't any harm in a little visit, is there? And we can always come back here, can't we?" All very, very tempting indeed.

"Sometimes, son! Happened years ago, over eighty five years ago, I was just a boy when I played in the cemetery, times change!

There's a lot of fascinatin' stuff in those places still, after you grow up. Still plenty of reasons to visit outside of dead folks. But that's a story for another time."