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[gone_byebye]

People talk about getting ahead of yourself, but they never really understand just how bad that can get sometimes. Ray's in the Bar, frowning at a pile of notes and diagrams heaped up on the table in front of him, and taking notes on an entirely separate pad as he goes

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[stilljustandrew]

Ray!

*Andrew's heading towards him. He hasn't really gotten a good look at him yet, but there's only one guy who drinks that green stuff, and with all those notes on the table...*

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Ray looks up, blinking.

Woo! Redhead.

[stilljustandrew]

*Andrew pauses.*

... That's a different look for you, isn't it.

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"You know the other one of me, then?" he answers, blinking a little more. "Sorry. I'm the Ray from 1987. We've got a blond Egon where I come from. I don't know where the usual me is, but hi- are you a friend of his?"

[redsnout]

Ray is being eyeballed warily by a raptor, who approaches with slow, cautious steps. He smells like Ray, Red notes-more or less-but visually, he looks wrong. It's confusing, and it's something she's not quite sure she understands. But that doesn't keep her from wanting to investigate.

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Ray scarcely notices, as hip-deep as he is in his notes. In fact, he doesn't notice until the raptor is close enough to cast a shadow across his work. "Um, excuse me," he begins-

Oooh.

DINOSAUR.

[redsnout]

"Phhr?" Red tilts her head to the side, blinking. That's not the sort of reaction she's come to expect out of Ray.

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It's not a bad Oooh, it's just.... Oooh.

Eventually, Ray realizes that she's looking at him. "I don't suppose you can understand English, can you?" he asks- it's a perfectly reasonable query, he figures.

[doc_venkman]

Here's a tired Ghostbuster, still adjusting to full out parenthood.

"Forgot to ask you. What's this about a church, and why is Egon all cheesed off?"

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"Oh," says Ray, looking up from his papers. "A kitsune named Foxtrot X-Ray asked me the other day if he could be my high priest. He thinks I'm a god and just don't know it properly yet. I figured I'd play along. I guess Egon doesn't think it's a good idea, but honestly, it's harmless enough right now."

[doc_venkman]

"So coming out of the deity closet huh?" Peter smirked, "Might as well, considering how often other you gets asked if he is one."

He added, "Though you'd think I should be getting the religion. Or something involving offerings of beautiful wo...wait, Dana wouldn't like that. Ok, offerings of beautiful money. ...Eh, that sounds like most churches."

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"Don't be silly, Peter. Of course I'm not a god." Ray shakes his head. "I wasn't even a very good Ghost of Christmas Present."

He smiles a little. "Start your own religion if you really want one," he says. "It's not my fault the fox-spirit likes me."