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[soulsrob]

Oh really now! Do stop your childlish temper tantrums! That is in no way how a good and proper ghost should behave! Look, you even ripped my dress! This was my favorite dress and it's really quite rude of you to harm it like that!

[The video opens up to Winnie calmly chiding two ghosts. The communicator is set on a table, where a hot pot of tea

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[ergaleomancer]

[[On her way to the haunted house.]]

Miss Winnie? Are you quite all right?

[[Concerned, for once.]]

[soulsrob]

I, um-- [She hastily wipes at her cheeks and glances up at the other]

The house... [She gestures back towards it, uncomfortable with its presence in general.]

[ergaleomancer]

There there, dear. [[She offers a handkerchief.]]

I've been, I understand. You'll be all right, come along, let's get some tea.

[soulsrob]

[She takes the handkerchief and dabs at her eyes, sniffling lightly]

Yes... yes, I think some tea is just what I need.. .Thank you. [She casts one more glance at the house and shivers, before moving to follow]

You were in there too?

[ergaleomancer]

Earlier. It's likely a practical joke by our captors with no real basis in reality. If they can animate our very fears to attack us, surely they can borrow the forms of our families.

[[She lets her keep the handkerchief and begins leading her away.]]

[soulsrob]

It's not a very good joke. Jokes are supposed to be funny. [It's mumbled, quite grumpily but she lets herself be led away]

I was doing perfectly well before it turned into my father. I even had them sitting down for tea like civilized people, and then...

[She sighs and shakes her head]

[ergaleomancer]

Our captors are sadistic, their humour is based in our pain. Try not to let them have too much joy from it.

[soulsrob]

I suppose, but it's hard.

They really know how to hit you where it hurts.

[ergaleomancer]

Yes...that they do. I'm sure they're proud of that fact, too.