Danny sensed him even before he came into view. The ghost was on patrol for any of the maleficent spirits when he came across him. A puff of sunlight escaped his lips and a feeling of content overwhelmed him. The feeling was strangely welcoming and he found himself wanting that feeling to remain forever, but the instincts he had gained over the years snapped him out of the trance he found himself in, eying the stranger with a suspicious glare.
"Who are you?" He asked with an underlining demand. The stranger did not move, continuing to gaze at the setting sun. Danny took the time to examine the stranger more thoroughly. It was a male, around 17 with white hair that spiked upward into into a greyish-black fedora. A long bang flowed from the front, reaching nearly his waist. He was wearing a black vest on top of a white dress shirt, black dress pants and shoes. What looked like a blue tie fluttered in the wind.
The strange turned towards the ghost-boy, his eyes shadowed by the rim of the hat, "Hello Phantom." His voice was soft with an otherworldly tone to it.
"I'll ask again, Who are you?" Danny asked again with a more notable demand in his voice.
The boy turned back to the glowing orange of the sky, "My name..." He paused, "My name is Ethereal Astra."
Danny raised an eyebrow, "Ethereal Astra?"
The boy chuckled, "It's not like I had much input in my name."
"What are you doing here?" Danny question, watching the boy for any sign of moment. He didn't move much, merely pulling down his fedora further down, releasing snow white hair from the confinement of the hat.
He stated, "Curiosity mostly, and if need be, my job."
Danny was instantly on the defense, "And what, exactly, is your job." he demanded, mind shooting straight to thoughts of violence. Was perhaps this stranger another ghost seeking to spread terror in Amity Park or some other devious scheme of the like.
Ethereal turned, facing Danny eye to eye, well, as close as one could get with a fedora in the way. "To assist a spirit and allow them to pass onward to the afterlife." As he spoke, Ethereal raised the hat from his face, revealing his eyes. Danny found himself unable to breath as he stared into the pools of liquid sunlight of the boy's eyes. He felt at peace with himself, witnessing a glorious light from the boy's glowing golden eyes. What he saw could only be described as Heaven.
The ghost-boy blinked and the boy turned away, ceasing whatever strange ability he was just using. Ethereal smiled, reaching into his pants' left pocket and taking out a small, white card. He held out the card to Danny, who took it cautiously. "If you ever find any spirit who wants to move on, call me. Okay?" And with that, the strange boy vanished.
Danny stared at the spot where the boy was just at before turning his attention to the pristine card in his hand. He took a moment to read the card's contents.
He blinked.
"Isn't Ethereal Astra the name of that famous 'Phantom' Thief?"
Just a short little thing for my new character; Ethereal Astra. Yay! How was it? Edit: Just thought I'd mention it, but Danny's reaction to Seeing Ethereal's eyes is very common among spirits. Will be explained later.