Cliff stares into space.

Coral
* Cliff? Hey?

Cliff returns to the land of the living. He's standing with Coral on the small front garden of the Mundy household. He's holding a sledgehammer, and between him and Coral is the Orb that Rex was in.

  Cliff Mason
Huh? Oh! Oh.

Coral
* Not to-- rush you! You know. No... trouble.

  Cliff Mason
Of course. Yeah.
Sorry, it's... my head's not in the...

Coral
* Oh! Yeah, no, honestly, like.
* I wouldn't bother you, you know, really, just.

  Cliff Mason
Gotta break your dad free.

Coral
* Yeah.

He raises the sledgehammer over his head.

  Cliff Mason
If there's one thing I'm good at...

He brings it down upon an orb, shattering it.

Rex triumphantly bursts out of the orb. Coral is estatic, Cliff is kinda confused.

Rex
* Didja miss me!!

  Cliff Mason
Did it work

Coral
* DAD!

  Cliff Mason
Oh okay. I... guess I can't see ghosts.

Rex
* I toldja that other exorcist was bad news!
What a misadventure that turned out to be!!

Coral
* Ahheh, yeah yeah, get you I-told-you-sos in.
* I'm just glad you're back, Dad.

  Cliff Mason
Can those elf girls see ghosts? Who can see ghosts...?

Rex
* Don't sell yourself short, little man! You made me proud out there!
* That was good thinkin' with the drag show. Those ladies didn't know what hit 'em!

Coral
* Oh-- oh! I didn't... realise you could still see out from the orb...
* I'm glad you... approve, I guess? I was worried you'd be weird about the, uh, getup.

Rex
* Come on, Jasper! Whaddaya take me for?
* I'd be kickin' myself if I raised a fella who didn't know how to laugh at himself!

Coral gets a feeling like a stab through her gut. She isn't sure why.

Coral
* ..hm.

Rex
* Now, whaddaya say we get back to some good old ghost clearing!
* I'm sure we've gotten loads of spectres running amok in the time I've been gone, ay?

Coral
* ...
* Sorry Dad. It'll have to wait a little longer.
* Sunny's still stuck in that other world. I gotta go check in, see if anything's turned up.
* Maybe I can do something to help find her...

  Cliff Mason
Oh, you're going back to the beach world?

Rex
* Maaate... I know your little friend's important to ya.
* But you really gotta remember your other responsibilities here!

  Cliff Mason
Let me come with you. I can help.

Coral
* Stop it--! I'm doing this myself, okay?
* Trust me on this.

  Cliff Mason
Please, Jasper. I can keep you safe.

Rex
* Come on, mate, focus! The town needs ya!

  Cliff Mason
If something happened to you out there--

Rex
* If you keep shirking like this--!

Coral snaps at the two men.

Coral
* Cut it OUT!! CHRIST!!!

Coral
* Listen to me. Okay?
* That island through the veil, it's a powder keg right now.
* It's a spark away from combusting.
* And if that happens, my odds of finding Sunny again drop like a ten ton hammer.
* No distractions, no delays.
* I can't afford to let anything unexpected happen over there. I gotta do this, and I gotta do it myself.

  Cliff Mason
...

Rex
* Sunny'll be fine, mate.
* She's tough.
* And besides, she knew what she was getting into.

Coral
* She was there to save YOU, Dad!

Coral leaves, giving her dad an over the shoulder glare as she goes.

Coral
* Did you forget that already?


Rex looks grumpy. Cliff beside him stares guiltily into the middle distance.

Rex
* What has gotten into that boy...