Alma
* Here we are!

Alma and Cliff approach a storefront with the name Otherside Emporium

Alma
* Your one stop shop for all things spiritual!

  Cliff Mason
Hey! Didn't realise you were a small business owner.
Your son's involved with this sort of thing too, right?

Alma
* That he is! Our little exorcist.
* Rex's been training him up from beyond the grave.
* Bit of an old family tradition on his side.

  Cliff Mason
That how you got involved in all this?

Alma
* Other way round, hee hee! Met Rexy through my work, if you can believe it.
* Oh, but that's a story for another time.

Alma unlocks the door, still chatting with Cliff; the shop is still CLOSED. Amanda, a Rosy Maple Moth girl, is already inside holding a broom.

Alma
* I'll tell ya what though, it's always good business selling spiritual protections in a town like Fairwell! Hahey!

Amanda
* Mrs. Mundy!! Good morning!

Alma
* Morning to you too, Manda!
* Have you met Cliff?

Amanda
* Ah! The spaceguy from Future America!

  Cliff Mason
Sounds like I got a reputation already, heh.

Amanda
* Everyone's been talking about it! An american crash lands in town... what a story!

Amanda is excited by little Allen, who Cliff is holding.

Hhhh...

Amanda
* Ohhh and you brought a little guy!! I love little guys!
* Is this your baby?

  Cliff Mason
Uh, yeah. His name's Allen. You can hold him if you want.

Amanda holds up Allen to compare them with Cliff.

Hhh-- hh...

Amanda
* Wow! He looks just like you!

  Cliff Mason
Heh, uh, thanks... he's adopted.
From space.

Amanda
* I love his outfit! These green ribbony things.

  Cliff Mason
Oh, thanks, they're uh... they don't come off.
I think they might be a part of him?

Amanda
* That... is that how babies work?

  Cliff Mason
Well he is from space...? He doesn't need to eat, either.
Or at least... he hasn't eaten anything I've tried to feed him.

Amanda
* Is that how space works??

  Cliff Mason
It's okay. He's fine. It's fine.

Hhhhhhhkkhkhkhk!!

Alma chirps at Amanda while putting on a tacky fortune-teller's veil.

Alma
* You ready to open up for the day, Manda?

Amanda
* Oh!!!
* Of course, Mrs. Mundy!!

Alma
* Righto!
* We're gonna be getting down to business here, Cliff, so why don't you take a walk around town?
* You can leave Allen with us, we'll look after him.

  Cliff Mason
Oh, uh...

Cliff spots Coral walking down the street outside the storefront window.

  Cliff Mason
Sure. I'll take you up on that.