Peri talks to Jasper in the apartment. Kiki is in the background, mopping up. Rex is hovering behind Jasper.

Peri
* Oh, yeah, neither of us could see it or anything, but you know. When you've got a ghost, you can tell.
* We had chairs flying around, blood dripping out of all our screens...

Kiki
* Pain in the ass to clean up, by the way.
* Really puts the stain in bloodstained!

Peri
* Ugh, yeah. I'd hire a cleaner, but I don't want them to call the cops...

Jasper
* So, what happened then...?

Peri
* Right! So yeah, next thing we know, we get a buzz from the front door, and whaddayaknow!
* There's this young woman outside, a ton of piercings, real pretty...

Peri continues to relay her story, while Kiki stops mopping to cheekily lean in.

Kiki
* Not as pretty as you~!

Peri
* Oh hush, you!
* Anyway, she said she was a ghost hunter so of course we let her in, and sure enough, she does some kind of ritual and here we are!
* 100% ghost-free.

Rex
* Some kind of RITUAL!?
* You're meant to talk to the ghosts! Who IS this girl!?

Jasper
* Yeah uh, so, did this girl give you any contact information or anything, or...?

Peri
* Nope! She just did her thing and... basically just vanished!

Kiki
* Didn't even say goodbye...
* Ah, weird ghost lady... I never even knew your name~

Rex
* Aaaagh, she's done it wrong!
* Jasper! Tell them she's done it wrong!

Jasper
* Right! So, uh. How do I put this-- are you sure she did everything... correctly? With getting rid of the ghost?

Kiki is horrified.

Peri
* What do you mean?

Kiki
* Oh God, is there still some ghost left?
* Did she leave like 30% of a ghost hanging around?
* Please tell me the screens aren't gonna start bleeding again, I just cleaned those!

Jasper
* Nothing like that, it's more, um...?

Jasper looks to Rex, who has his arms folded obstinately.

Rex
* She didn't follow the proper processes.

Jasper
* ...
* I'm gonna need a moment.














Jasper and Rex are chatting outside the apartment.

Jasper
* Dad, I'm gonna be honest with you.
* I don't really see why this is such a problem.

Rex
* Come on, Jasper, this mystery girl, she's-- she's makin' a mockery of the craft!
* It's just-- it's just shameful!

Jasper
* I mean, sure, maybe she's sloppy, maybe she's not doing things the way we do them, but...
* Is it really... such a bad thing, to have another exorcist in town?
* We could compare notes, and with two of us lightening the load, maybe I could get some time off...

Rex
* Time off? Wh-- Jasper, does the Mundy family legacy mean nothing to you!?

Jasper
* Hey!
* Of course it doesn't...

Rex
* Look, Jasper, this is just...
* Trust me, orright? This has got bad news written all over it.
* Hell, I'd be willing to bet dollars to donuts that Headless Ed has something to do with this.

Jasper
* ...You think Headless Ed is behind everything...

Rex
* Maybe.
* But when a spirit as powerful as him swears vengeance against your entire family line, it tends to make a feller a bit paranoid.

Rex mulls over the conundrum, while Jasper grumbles silently.

Rex
* Look, I'm gonna go look into this. Have a gander round, chat with some of the local specters, get an overview of this whole situation.

Jasper
* Right... wait, so what am I doing?

Rex
* What? Oh.
* Take the afternoon off, I guess?

Jasper immediately perks up like it's Christmas 2, sequel to Christmas. Rex doesn't quite notice