JEREMY: Uh.... can the ghosts hurt you?
E. GADD: Well... actually, it's quite possible. But these ghosts are pretty tame- I wouldn't expect too many cuts or bruises from them.
JEREMY: Okay...
E. GADD: Nervous?
JEREMY: No, I'm fine.
E. GADD: Good. Are you ready?
JEREMY: Yeah, I said I was fine.
E. GADD: Only if you're sure.
:::Jeremy is about to respond again, but the lights go out. He stands there in the middle of the room, looking around.:::::
E. GADD: :::from the walkie-talkie::: Turn on the flashlight, you dim-wit!
JEREMY: Oh- whoops.. :::turns flashlight on:::
JEREMY: :::nervously::: Come out, ghosts....
::::All of a sudden, pale, orange smoke starts to appear. It slowly takes the form of a ghost about twice Jeremy's height.
JEREMY: That was supposed to be REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY! You were NOT supposed to come out!
GHOST: :::laughs, then starts to go after Jeremy:::
JEREMY: ::::nervously:::: Okay... w-what wa-was I s'posed to do..? Flashlight... where's my flashlight... :::realizes he's holding it::: Ahh...
::::The ghost is slowly advancing upon Jeremy, who has become stiff and unable to move. Jeremy just stares at the ghost...::::
E. GADD: NO!! USE THE FLASHLIGHT!!
:::Jeremy comes back to his senses, but as he gets the flashlight in the right position, the ghost attacks. Jeremy is thrown on the floor and the ghost disappears.:::::
JEREMY: Ow... ::gets up:: ...was that it?
E. GADD: Nine more ghosts.
JEREMY: ....nine more?
E. GADD: And GET one this time, or you'll be spending all night in the gallery.
JEREMY: Gallery?
E. GADD: Yeah. It's a museum. You can stay there for twelve hours while Luigi gets the ghosts himself. And I don't want that. He needs your help.
JEREMY: Don't put me in the gallery! I can get ghosts, you watch!
E. GADD: Then show me! :::The lights go out again.:::
JEREMY: :::thinking::: that guy is creepy.
:::A second ghost appears, more quickly this time.:::
JEREMY: Ok, don't freak out this time... ::::Jeremy shines the flashlight at the ghost, and it instantly disappears.::::
JEREMY: WHAT?!? I had him!
:::The lights turn on again, and E. Gadd talks through the walkie-talkie.::::
E. GADD: Weren't you listening? I said to get up close to the ghost, and THEN shine the flashlight.
JEREMY: Ahh.... okay. :::freaked out at the thought of getting within five feet of the ghost::: Okay, I'm ready.
:::The lights turn out, and a ghost appears as before.::::
JEREMY: I'm not scared of you. :::Summing up all his courage, he runs toward the ghost, angrily, and shoves the shining flashlight into his face. The ghost freezes for a second, and Jeremy can see the heart with the number "10" clearly printed on it.:::::
JEREMY: :::Excited at getting the ghost:: Awesome! ...What now? The vacuum! :::Jeremy pushes the "on" switch, and the ghost is starting to be pulled into it...
JEREMY: Cool.....
::And the ghost gets unparalyzed, and starts to retreat!:::::
JEREMY: NO!!!!!! You CAN'T LEAVE!
::::::Jeremy can still see the ghost's heart, and runs after it, sucking in each small part of energy. 3....2....1...0. The ghost is sucked into the vaccum quickly, knocking Jeremy to the ground.:::::
JEREMY: :::astounded::: What just happened?
E. GADD: You caught a ghost.
JEREMY: I did? ...I DID!!!! YES!
E. GADD: Ready for another one?
JEREMY: Already?! But- I just caught one...
::::Professor E. Gadd didn't answer. Jeremy finished the training session, capturing only four ghosts. After a couple more sessions, he was becoming more familiar with the vaccum and flashlight, although not yet an expert.:::::
LUIGI: Are you ready yet? We've already wasted a good..... ::::looks at watch:::: twenty minutes!
JEREMY: It's only been that short?
E. GADD: If you're ready, I can take you to the actual mansion, and-
JEREMY: This isn't the mansion?
E. GADD: This is my lab. And don't interrupt me.
JEREMY: Sorry.
E. GADD: If you're both ready, I can send you in.
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E. GADD: Well... actually, it's quite possible. But these ghosts are pretty tame- I wouldn't expect too many cuts or bruises from them.
JEREMY: Okay...
E. GADD: Nervous?
JEREMY: No, I'm fine.
E. GADD: Good. Are you ready?
JEREMY: Yeah, I said I was fine.
E. GADD: Only if you're sure.
:::Jeremy is about to respond again, but the lights go out. He stands there in the middle of the room, looking around.:::::
E. GADD: :::from the walkie-talkie::: Turn on the flashlight, you dim-wit!
JEREMY: Oh- whoops.. :::turns flashlight on:::
JEREMY: :::nervously::: Come out, ghosts....
::::All of a sudden, pale, orange smoke starts to appear. It slowly takes the form of a ghost about twice Jeremy's height.
JEREMY: That was supposed to be REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY! You were NOT supposed to come out!
GHOST: :::laughs, then starts to go after Jeremy:::
JEREMY: ::::nervously:::: Okay... w-what wa-was I s'posed to do..? Flashlight... where's my flashlight... :::realizes he's holding it::: Ahh...
::::The ghost is slowly advancing upon Jeremy, who has become stiff and unable to move. Jeremy just stares at the ghost...::::
E. GADD: NO!! USE THE FLASHLIGHT!!
:::Jeremy comes back to his senses, but as he gets the flashlight in the right position, the ghost attacks. Jeremy is thrown on the floor and the ghost disappears.:::::
JEREMY: Ow... ::gets up:: ...was that it?
E. GADD: Nine more ghosts.
JEREMY: ....nine more?
E. GADD: And GET one this time, or you'll be spending all night in the gallery.
JEREMY: Gallery?
E. GADD: Yeah. It's a museum. You can stay there for twelve hours while Luigi gets the ghosts himself. And I don't want that. He needs your help.
JEREMY: Don't put me in the gallery! I can get ghosts, you watch!
E. GADD: Then show me! :::The lights go out again.:::
JEREMY: :::thinking::: that guy is creepy.
:::A second ghost appears, more quickly this time.:::
JEREMY: Ok, don't freak out this time... ::::Jeremy shines the flashlight at the ghost, and it instantly disappears.::::
JEREMY: WHAT?!? I had him!
:::The lights turn on again, and E. Gadd talks through the walkie-talkie.::::
E. GADD: Weren't you listening? I said to get up close to the ghost, and THEN shine the flashlight.
JEREMY: Ahh.... okay. :::freaked out at the thought of getting within five feet of the ghost::: Okay, I'm ready.
:::The lights turn out, and a ghost appears as before.::::
JEREMY: I'm not scared of you. :::Summing up all his courage, he runs toward the ghost, angrily, and shoves the shining flashlight into his face. The ghost freezes for a second, and Jeremy can see the heart with the number "10" clearly printed on it.:::::
JEREMY: :::Excited at getting the ghost:: Awesome! ...What now? The vacuum! :::Jeremy pushes the "on" switch, and the ghost is starting to be pulled into it...
JEREMY: Cool.....
::And the ghost gets unparalyzed, and starts to retreat!:::::
JEREMY: NO!!!!!! You CAN'T LEAVE!
::::::Jeremy can still see the ghost's heart, and runs after it, sucking in each small part of energy. 3....2....1...0. The ghost is sucked into the vaccum quickly, knocking Jeremy to the ground.:::::
JEREMY: :::astounded::: What just happened?
E. GADD: You caught a ghost.
JEREMY: I did? ...I DID!!!! YES!
E. GADD: Ready for another one?
JEREMY: Already?! But- I just caught one...
::::Professor E. Gadd didn't answer. Jeremy finished the training session, capturing only four ghosts. After a couple more sessions, he was becoming more familiar with the vaccum and flashlight, although not yet an expert.:::::
LUIGI: Are you ready yet? We've already wasted a good..... ::::looks at watch:::: twenty minutes!
JEREMY: It's only been that short?
E. GADD: If you're ready, I can take you to the actual mansion, and-
JEREMY: This isn't the mansion?
E. GADD: This is my lab. And don't interrupt me.
JEREMY: Sorry.
E. GADD: If you're both ready, I can send you in.
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TO BE CONTINUED
