Author's Notes: - Thanks to Stonedtoad for betaing.

I couldn't find a way to bring Kate into the main story so it's a short one this time.

Enjoy.

Kate hobbled into the mess smiling as Tim pulled a seat for her.

"How's the ankle?" Miguel asked, trying hard not to laugh.

"It hurts like hell," Kate told him with an annoyed grimace, "Thank you so much for asking."

"You can't blame me," he told her.

Kate frowned at him, "You were the one who left the tray on the step."

"For all of a second," he defended himself.

"It was long enough for me to step on it, fall and twist my ankle," she replied darkly, "So it's your fault."

"So what do you guys think of the haunted ship?" Tim quickly pulled their attention to what had happened the day before.

"I thought you didn't believe in ghosts," Miguel teased instantly.

Tim shrugged, "I don't but you have to admit what happened was incredibly freaky."

"You speak how many languages," Kate laughed, "And the best you can come up with is freaky?"

She shared a chuckle with Miguel as Tim frowned at her.

"It was the best word to describe it," he retorted.

Kate shook her head, "I'm betting there's better."

Miguel grinned, "Well personally I believe it was the trapped spirits."

"You believe in ghosts?" Kate asked stunned.

"There is more out there than we can possibly imagine," Miguel told her, "Some of the stories my grandmother used to tell me…" he trailed off shaking his head, "Freaky is a good word for them. Don't you believe in ghosts?"

"I believe in what I can see and touch," Kate told them, "Everything else is just a fantasy and I have never had the time or the strength to believe in fantasies."

They stared at her.

"That's really cynical," Tim said softly as Kate shrugged.

"You should have noticed that by now," she said resigned, "Though I prefer to think of myself as a realist not a cynic."

"That must make life boring," Miguel noted, "Not being able to see the wonder."

Kate shook her head, "I see wonder. I look at the ocean and find it amazing we're living under it. I use the vocoder to talk to Darwin and I find it awe inspiring Lucas managed to create a tool to talk to dolphins. What I don't see is the need to attribute things we haven't managed to scientifically quantify to the supernatural."

They both stared at her for several minutes.

"Yes, I can use big words too," she rolled her eyes, "I spend a lot of time around extremely smart people, remember?"

Miguel turned to Tim, "We should see if Krieg has Ghostbusters in his collection."

"Great idea," Tim nodded, "One and Two."

"You two are nuts," Kate told them as she hobbled out the mess.

The two men shared a chuckle before following her out, catching up with her Tim offered her his arm to help her walk.

"We could watch The Exorcist," Miguel suggested as they walked through the corridors.

"Or one of the Amityville movies," Tim added before they both looked at her with a grin.

"Fine, I'll watch Ghostbusters," she conceded.