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 containing her dad.

  Cliff Mason
Huh? Oh! Oh.

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

  Cliff Mason
Of course. Yeah.
Sorry, it's... just zoned out...

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

  Cliff Mason
Gotta break your dad out.

Coral
* Yeah.

  Cliff Mason
If there's one thing I'm good for--


Cliff raises the sledgehammer over his head...



And brings it down upon the orb, fracturing it under the sheer weight of the blow. Little granules of glass shoot off in every direction.









Rex
* Didja miss me!!

Rex triumphantly bursts out from the remains. Coral is estatic, though Cliff remains confused.

  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 your I-told-you-sos in.
* I'm just glad you're back, Dad.

  Cliff Mason
I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But... those elf girls could see them? I... guess?

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 island?

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?
* Hollidae is a powder keg right now.
* If something sets it off, my odds of finding Sunny again drop like a ten ton hammer.
* I can't afford to let things get out of hand over there.
* No distractions, no delays. From EITHER of you.
* I gotta do this, and I gotta do it myself.

  Cliff Mason
...

Rex
* Sunny'll be fine, mate.
* Besides, she knew what she was getting into.

Coral
* She was there to save YOU, Dad!

Coral walks off, leaving her dad with 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...