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No one really knows who first had the idea to found Spectre Express, the worldâs first ultra-fast delivery service to the afterlife. Officially, it was meant to âreconnect the living with the dearly departedâ by letting restless souls receive packages from the other side. Unofficially, it was mostly a genius marketing stunt to reroute all the parcels lost by the regular post office.
Everything might have gone smoothly if RĂ©mi, the intern, hadnât had the IQ of an empty mailbox. RĂ©miâs only job was to sort packages before they passed through the Trans-Dimensional Portal (basically, an old fridge door painted purple). But RĂ©mi mixed up everything. His very first mistake? He accidentally shipped the bossâs four-cheese pizza lunch order straight to the town cemetery.
When the first ghost got this pizza, he was confused at first â then ecstatic. No more nibbling on mist and wailing near headstones! Soon, the entire graveyard was clamoring for a slice. Thinking he was doing a great job, RĂ©mi started sending whatever he could find: a box of rubber ducks, a string of fairy lights, a vintage toaster, three kilos of popcorn, even a Sudoku book.
Within days, the spectral realm turned into a ghostly carnival. Restless spirits drifted around clutching squeaky ducks under their arms, fairy lights flickering between crypts. At night, mournful quack-quacks echoed through the graveyard. Once-solemn ghosts now pelted each other with popcorn in midnight snack fights between tombstones.
Chaos peaked when Rémi accidentally shipped out a pink vibrator (which his coworker Margot had ordered for⊠personal reasons nobody wanted to discuss). Legend says the ghost of Count Von Glavius used it as a scepter to declare the first Festive Republic of the Free Spirits.
Spectre Expressâs CEO, Mr. BrĂ©mard, tried to save face with a press conference, claiming the delivery of ânon-essential goodsâ was no accident but a âcultural enrichment initiative for the afterlife.â Unfortunately, mid-speech, RĂ©mi pressed the wrong button and opened the Trans-Dimensional Portal right behind him. Result: a tidal wave of inflatable ducks spilled onto the live TV set.
The living had no idea what to think. Some folks showed up at Spectre Express drop-off points with packages âfor Grandmaâ â knitted sweaters, cookies, old gossip magazines. Others tried to send secret messages to the beyond: unsent love letters, botched wills, confessions of stolen garden gnomes. RĂ©mi, true to form, kept mixing up the labels: rumor has it he once shipped an entire crate of frozen French fries to a coven of vegetarian vampires. Now and then, people swear they see a ghost nibbling fries and sipping a milkshake by the old cemetery gates.
To stop things from spiraling out of control, Mr. BrĂ©mard announced a new rule: every package must be approved by a âMediator Between Worlds.â Naturally, RĂ©mi was promoted to this vital role. Bad move: his first âapprovedâ shipment was a giant trampoline for the ghosts at the old seaside graveyard. Now the townsfolk sometimes spot spirits bouncing gleefully over gravestones under the full moon, cackling with delight between eerie chants.
Today, Spectre Express is a global sensation. They ship more plush toys than funeral wreaths, more pizzas than lilies. Some even say the ghosts are too busy playing with their ducks and toasters to bother haunting the living anymore.
And RĂ©mi? He still wears the same vacant grin and the same sticker on his forehead: âIntern of the Month⊠of the Afterlife.â Rumor has it heâs hiding one last secret box behind the Portal, filled with something so ridiculous it might blow up the whole border between the living and the dead. But hush â thatâs for the next delivery.
THE END
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Personne ne sait vraiment qui a eu lâidĂ©e de fonder Spectre Express, la premiĂšre sociĂ©tĂ© de livraison ultra-rapide vers le monde des morts. Officiellement, câĂ©tait pour «âŻrĂ©concilier les vivants et les trĂ©passĂ©sâŻÂ» en permettant aux Ăąmes errantes de recevoir des colis depuis lâautre cĂŽtĂ©. Officieusement, câĂ©tait surtout un Ă©norme coup marketing pour dĂ©tourner les colis perdus du service postal normal.
Tout aurait pu bien se passer si RĂ©mi, le stagiaire, nâavait pas eu le QI dâune boĂźte aux lettres vide. RĂ©mi Ă©tait censĂ© trier les colis avant quâils passent dans le Portail Trans-Dimensionnel (une grosse porte de frigo retapĂ©e et peinte en violet). Mais voilĂ âŻ: RĂ©mi confondait tout. Sa toute premiĂšre erreurâŻ? Une pizza quatre fromages, commandĂ©e par le patron pour le dĂ©jeuner, expĂ©diĂ©e par mĂ©garde au cimetiĂšre central.
Quand le premier fantĂŽme reçut cette pizza, il fut dâabord interloquĂ©. Puis euphorique. Plus besoin de grignoter de la brume et de chouiner prĂšs des pierres tombalesâŻ! BientĂŽt, toute la nĂ©cropole rĂ©clamait sa part. RĂ©mi, pensant bien faire, commença Ă envoyer tout ce qui lui tombait sous la mainâŻ: une boĂźte de canards en plastique, un lot de guirlandes lumineuses, un grille-pain vintage, trois kilos de pop-corn, et mĂȘme un livre de Sudoku.
En quelques jours, le monde spectral se transforma en véritable foire fantomatique. Les revenants flottaient partout, canards en plastique coincés sous le bras, guirlandes clignotant entre deux mausolées. La nuit, on entendait des coin-coin lugubres résonner dans les couloirs du cimetiÚre. Certains fantÎmes, jadis solennels et dépressifs, se livraient désormais à des batailles de pop-corn entre tombes.
Le chaos atteignit son apogĂ©e quand RĂ©mi expĂ©dia par accident un vieux vibromasseur rose (sa collĂšgue Margot lâavait commandĂ© pour des raisons personnelles dont personne ne voulait trop savoir). La lĂ©gende raconte que le fantĂŽme du comte Von Glavius lâutilisa comme sceptre pour proclamer la premiĂšre RĂ©publique Festive des Esprits Libres.
Le PDG de Spectre Express, Monsieur BrĂ©mard, tenta bien de rattraper la situation. Il organisa une confĂ©rence de presse oĂč il expliqua que la livraison «âŻdâobjets non-essentielsâŻÂ» nâĂ©tait pas une erreur mais une «âŻexpĂ©rience dâenrichissement culturel post-mortemâŻÂ». Malheureusement, pendant son discours, RĂ©mi appuya sur le mauvais bouton et ouvrit le Portail Trans-Dimensionnel derriĂšre lui. RĂ©sultatâŻ: une avalanche de canards gonflables se dĂ©versa sur le plateau TV en direct.
Les vivants, eux, ne savaient plus quoi penser. Certains venaient dĂ©poser des paquets «âŻpour MamieâŻÂ»âŻ: pulls en laine, petits gĂąteaux, vieux magazines. Dâautres tentaient dâenvoyer des messages secrets au-delĂ âŻ: lettres dâamour jamais lues, testaments mal rĂ©digĂ©s. RĂ©mi, lui, continuait de confondre les Ă©tiquettesâŻ: on raconte quâun jour, il a expĂ©diĂ© tout un stock de frites surgelĂ©es Ă un club de vampires vĂ©gĂ©tariens. Depuis, on aperçoit parfois, entre deux brumes, un spectre sirotant un milkshake et grignotant des frites avec passion.
Pour Ă©viter que tout parte totalement en vrille, Monsieur BrĂ©mard dĂ©cida dâinstaurer une rĂšgleâŻ: chaque colis devait ĂȘtre vĂ©rifiĂ© par un «âŻMĂ©diateur Entre Deux MondesâŻÂ». RĂ©mi fut Ă©videmment promu Ă ce poste. Mauvaise idĂ©eâŻ: son premier contrĂŽle consista Ă autoriser lâenvoi dâun trampoline gĂ©ant aux esprits du vieux cimetiĂšre maritime. On vit alors des fantĂŽmes sâenvoler joyeusement au-dessus des tombes, rebondissant au clair de lune, hurlant de joie entre deux incantations funĂšbres.
Aujourdâhui, Spectre Express est devenu un phĂ©nomĂšne mondial. On y envoie plus de peluches que de couronnes funĂ©raires, plus de pizzas que de chrysanthĂšmes. Certains prĂ©tendent mĂȘme que les fantĂŽmes, trop occupĂ©s Ă jouer avec leurs canards et leurs grille-pain, ne veulent plus hanter personne.
Et RĂ©mi, lui, a toujours le mĂȘme sourire bĂ©at et la mĂȘme Ă©tiquette collĂ©e sur le frontâŻ: «âŻStagiaire du mois⊠de lâau-delĂ âŻÂ». On dit quâil garde un dernier carton secret, planquĂ© derriĂšre le Portail, avec un contenu si absurde quâil pourrait faire exploser la frontiĂšre entre vivants et morts. Mais chutâŻ: ça, câest pour la prochaine livraison.
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