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Alexandria Challec [7] "Hurry up! We have mysteries to solve"
Phoenix Estrielle [7] "Ssshh, you are disturbing the sound waves."
Madeline Gregory [7] Some call it a curse, I consider it a blessing.
Lawrence Caine [6] "Forgive me for being skeptical, but really. A ghost? That's the best explanation you can come up with?"
Gabe Fletcher [6] "Me? Scared? Hell no! Okay, maybe a little..."
Amelia "Cody" Coulde [6] An eidetic memory is a completely human quirk of memory...
Blake Coulde [3] Oh my god, Blake, stop being a creeper. You have a voice, use it.
Samantha Connelly [0] Are you here because of my neighbor's haunted house? (Temporary Character)

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Alex flipped through the case file, trying her best to focus on the words presented in front of her but failing miserably. She sighed, finally giving up. She couldn't focus, not when they were so close to nearing the destination. She could practically taste the mystery, could feel it challenging her to solve it. She glanced over at Jack, whom was focusing intently on the road. She had offered to drive but of course he had denied, taking up the wheel himself instead. At least she had been quick enough to steal the front seat, for otherwise she would have had to become a human sandwich in the back.

Twisting around in her seat, she smiled at the other members of her team. "Comfortable back there?" She asked sarcastically, giving them a wink and stretching out her legs for emphasis. They sort of looked like a can of sardines, squished together in what she imagined was an uncomfortable position. Even though the vehicle had two seats at the front, three in the middle and three at the back, it still didn't give their growing team enough space to be comfortable. She chuckled slightly before grabbing the case folder and handing it over to another member in the back of the vehicle.

She glanced over at the scientist, or skeptic as she called him, whom had only decided to tag along for this case out of curiosity. It sure was going to be interesting to see how he reacted to the paranormal experiences they were sure to have. "Ready to see some ghosts?" She said, raising her eyebrows questionably at the scientist. Jack gave her a warning look and she shrugged, giving him an innocent smile.
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Jack gripped the steering wheel tightly, turning confidently at every twist and fork in the road. He knew exactly where they were going, having etched the map into his memory before the ride. They couldn't be late for this case, or any case for that matter. That was why he made sure to stay focused on the road, ignoring the conversations that were erupting throughout the vehicle. He could see Alexandria watching him from the corner of his eyes but he ignored her in case she would bring up their earlier conversation again. She had wanted to drive but, knowing how easily distracted she could be, he had quickly disagreed. She would most probably have stopped them at every fast food store they passed, which would not help them arrive at their destination on time. Luckily, she didn't bring it up.

Instead he overheard her teasing the others about their seating and he rolled his eyes, letting out what to him was a small chuckle. "Careful Alex, you might not be so lucky on the drive back" He said, giving her a wink. They both knew she would probably manage to steal the front seat again on the way back though. Focusing back on the road, he mentally went over the case for the tenth time. This time it was a newly wed couple and although the house did not look scary from the outside, the experiences they were reporting were really strange. Alex's voice interrupted him from his thoughts once again as he heard her direct a question toward the scientist. He sighed, shooting her a warning glance which she returned with an innocent smile. He knew Alexandria was only aiming to push the scientist's buttons and conflict was not on Jack's mental checklist.

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Phoenix Estrielle


To say she was uncomfortable would be an understatement, as Phoenix tried to do a mental equipment check list in her head, rummaging about her haversack whilst trying not to elbow Gabe in the face. There was hardly enough room for all - not that she disliked being squashed up with a particular someone.

"Lexi, don't make me mess up your hair," Phoenix glared at Alexandria through the rear-view mirror, then chuckled softly. Long story short; the last time someone screwed Lexi's hair up, Hurricane Alexandria emerged, measuring at two-five-three kilometers per hour. Definitely wasn't a pretty sight - shit hit the fan that time. When the case folder was handed to the back, Phoenix eyed it with a mildly bored look. How many times had she went through the documents already? Enough to fill every cookie jar in the world. Phoenix made it a point to know every specific case inside-out in order for her to plan her equipment list beforehand flawlessly. That was her job as the head of technology, and she took pride in it.

With fingers grasped around a long, rectangular box, she pulled it out from her haversack and lifted its hard paperback cover. She smiled, for in it were the latest models of wireless headsets whose sole functions were for easy and convenient communication purposes.

"Put these on, like this." Phoenix took one of the little gadgets laid neatly in rows and hooked it on her right ear, making sure the ear bud was positioned firmly. "I have calibrated them such that they all use the same frequency. Simply press the button here to talk," she tapped the little black button on her headset. "And people, please don't lose them okay? Or things are gonna get ugly," Phoenix passed the box around and gave each member a stern look, then smiled slightly upon looking at their faces.

But of course, Phoenix wasn't done yet. Pulling out yet another mysterious package from her haversack, she produced multiple bracelets with a tiny button embedded in each. They were nothing fancy and definitely would not have gone on Lexi or Ramona's top fashion item list, but the simple, metal things that reflected the light of the afternoon sun were very interesting devices indeed - not that anything Phoenix prepared was dull and and uninteresting.

"Put these on as well," she said briskly. "Press the button twice, and your current position will be sent directly to my laptop. Only use the bracelets when you are in serious trouble. You know what they say, safety first."

With that, a satisfied Phoenix laid back in her seat and watched the general scenery and cars whizz by. It was going to be an interesting day. Very interesting, indeed.

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Amelia "Cody" Coulde

Cody was sat just behind the front, pressed against the window in the sardine-like crush. She'd already made her quota of fieldtrip jokes, so she'd settled for looking out the window, reading the roadsigns.
"Peachy." Cody deadpanned back to Alex, adjusting herself so that she wasn't quite so very squished between the window and Ramona. She was pretty glad she'd managed to snag a window seat, at least she wasn't frying with heat on both sides. She knew her first job was probably going to be scouring the local archives, so she paid extra attention to where the signs for libraries or the town hall might be. She knew the case, a pair of newlyweds, dream house, ghostly insanity goes down. And thus, PIT enters to save the day. She noticed a truck, and rolled her eyes at the license plate. Blake was already in town, seeing as he hadn't had to collect and pack equipment for his lurking other than his cel phone. She stayed quiet though. She looked around the truck, seeing if anyone was doing anything interesting. She noticed Phoenix handing out the gadgets, and turned the headset and bracelet over in her hands.
"Couldn't you just scream really loud if you're in trouble? The house isn't that big." Cody stated. She knew she was kind of baiting Phoenix, but such was their way. Either way, she hooked the communicator to her ear, and put the bracelet on her wrist, making sure the button sat where a watch's face would, for ease of pressing.

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Blake Coulde

Blake was looking for the library. It's always best to start with the history of a house before you do anything in it, such as what PIT were going to get up to. He'd remembered that tidbit of advice from one of the books in the family library, from when he and Cody would sit for hours just scouring through them, their powerful memories burning every word of every line of every book into their minds. Eidetic memories were funny things. But they were useful things too. Blake kept his eyes on the road in front of himself, but he briefly spotted PIT's truck on an intersection. He knew he'd frightened some of them in the past. Well. He really wouldn't say "frightened". Annoyed. Almost incurred the protective wrath of. He was still surprised that Madeline wasn't frightened of him, but he definitely wasn't complaining. He spotted Cody looking out the window at his car, and he just saw her begin to roll her eyes before the truck was gone. He rolled his own eyes at Cody's reaction. Cody'd talked to him a million and one times about his habits, about how he should really quit it with the lurking. He didn't want to. He knew, with his lungs, he couldn't really join a paranormal investigation group, not fully. But at the same time, he just wanted to help out. If he could do that without talking to people, so much the better.

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Character Portrait: Madeline Gregory Character Portrait: Alexandria Challec Character Portrait: Phoenix Estrielle Character Portrait: Jack Baker Character Portrait: Gabe Fletcher Character Portrait: Ramona Payne Character Portrait: Amelia "Cody" Coulde Character Portrait: Lawrence Caine
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Normal people usually shed out cold sweat when they know they are bound to come across something eerie but not Madeline, in fact it was so normal for her that ordinary people grew skeptical of her abilities. She could care less about what they think, like the scientist who insisted on tagging along their current case. She did feel sorry for the newlyweds though, who would want to start a marriage with paranormal activities?

Her thoughts were then interrupted as Lexi started teasing them about comfort, she stayed quiet but gave off a shy smile. The girl had managed to snag the front seat again, next to Jack of course. She knew she would never have the courage to do that so she preferred seating by the first row just beside the entrance as Gabe sat in between her and Phoenix while Ramona and Cody sat with the scientist at the second row.

Both Phoenix and Cody retorted back on Lexi's teasing which made Maddie giggle as Lexi distributed the case files, she grabbed one herself but laid it down on her lap. She had reviewed the case over and over, she was usually the one in charge of the telephone so she knew first hand what the clients needed and not to mention she was the one who had listed the contents, it was just Jack who had finalized it and made it look official.

And even before she had drifted back to her thoughts, Phoenix began distributing some of her new babies and imply instructions. It made her smile, knowing that it will make solving the case easier. She wore her headset and tried testing it, "Working good so far" She pipped in and tested the hi-tech bracelet. "Where do you even get these stuff?" She wowed in amazement.

"Couldn't you just scream really loud if you're in trouble? The house isn't that big." Cody then stated. It made Maddie shake her head slowly as she turned around to widen her eyes at Cody. She placed her pointer finger on her lips and said, "Shh Cody... Don't start now. We're not even there yet." She then chuckled and playfully put out her tongue. "Maybe you are all just hungry. Brought some cupcakes, something sweet should start the case well." She then did her own distributing as she passed everyone the small cardboard box of cupcakes. She smiled and made sure that Gabe got the first two cupcakes, knowing her friend's appetite for anything.

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Character Portrait: Madeline Gregory Character Portrait: Alexandria Challec Character Portrait: Phoenix Estrielle Character Portrait: Jack Baker Character Portrait: Gabe Fletcher Character Portrait: Ramona Payne Character Portrait: Amelia "Cody" Coulde Character Portrait: Lawrence Caine
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"Oh, I'm just dandy, thanks for checking." Ramona responded from the back of the van in an overly pleasant voice, sarcasm obviously intended. She gave Alex her trademark friendly smirk before adjusting her tush on her seat and leaning forward so she could see past Cody, who was sitting to her right, and get a good look at the town from the window. It was a quiet, sleepy little town, it sort of reminded Ramona of where she grew up. She smiled slightly and continued to glance around the van once again. On her left sat Lawrence, the scientist who was tagging along with them for this case, something that Ramona wasn't at all happy about.
"Ready to see some ghosts?" Alex asked him from the front seat, obviously trying to pull his leg. Ramona smiled mischievously, joining in, "Well, when you do, and you need, you know, to jump into someones arms," Ramona bit back a smirk and spread out her arms, "I'm your girl." She held back a laugh and instead gave him a big, cheesy smile, then turned around before he could say anything to her.
"Put these on, like this." she heard Phoenix saying and she quickly focused her attention on her, realizing that she was passing out the new gadgets for the case. She listened carefully as she continued on, "I have calibrated them such that they all use the same frequency. Simply press the button here to talk, and people, please don't lose them okay? Or things are gonna get ugly." Ramona gave a couple small nods of understanding. When the box came to her, she took hers, looking down at it for a moment before she put it on. "Working good so far," she heard Madeline say. "Yep, me too," she confirmed.
Ramona watched as Phoenix produced another box from her bag, which evidently had a plain metal bracelet for each member of the team, nothing on it but a little button. When she got hers, she held it up to look at it, her face clearly revealing her thoughts of is this really necessary..?
"Press the button twice, and your current position will be sent directly to my laptop. Only use the bracelets when you are in serious trouble. You know what they say, safety first." There was the answer. Ramona sighed the smallest bit and shrugged, figuring it wasn't too big of a sacrifice if it kept everyone safer and made Phoenix's job easier, so she slipped it on.
Just then, she heard Cody pipe up from next to her, "Couldn't you just scream really loud if you're in trouble? The house isn't that big." Ramona smirked and looked to Phoenix, curious what her response would be. But just then, Madeline stepped in to mediate, "Shh Cody... Don't start now. We're not even there yet. Maybe you are all just hungry. Brought some cupcakes, something sweet should start the case well."
Ramona couldn't help but grin, typical, cheery Maddy. The box got passed around, and when it finally reached the back of the van, she gladly took one. "Ah, don't mind if I do." she smiled and took a huge bite out of hers, "Mmmmm, delicious." she said, with her mouth still partly full. She swallowed, then spoke, raising her voice so she could be heard from the front of the van, "You know what else'd be nice though? Some music." she had a feeling Jack wouldn't be all over the idea, wanting them to mentally prepare and such instead, but she grinned and continued, "I mean it. And if not, you know I'll just start singing instead." and to prove her point, began to sing the chorus of Elton Johns 'Bennie and the Jets', nodding her head along as she sang and nudging Cody, trying to get her to join in.

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"Well, when you do, and you need, you know, to jump into someones arms, I'm your girl." Alexandria snickered at Ramona's comment, fighting back a fit of laughter. Trying to act natural, she turned back to face the road and twisted the rear view mirror so that she could perfect her hair- Phoenix having reminded her about it. Before she even had a chance though Jack's hand was twisting it back into it's original position. "Don't touch" He said simply and she groaned but obeyed. Flipping down her mirror instead, she made sure her hair was perfectly positioned. She stopped though as she heard Phoenix rummaging through her bag of gadgets. Alex's eyes twinkling in curiosity, she turned towards her and watched in awe as Phoenix pulled out various devices.

Her gadgets never failed to impress her and just like Madeline, she was also curious as to where Phoenix finds them. She quickly grabbed the ear device and tried to copy how Phoenix put it on but to no avail. She sighed, untangling her hair from it. "I never know how you put these on" She muttered placing it on her lap instead. She would probably get someone to help her put it on when the investigation began. She grinned as she caught sight of the bracelets. "I suppose you got these for a reason, not just because they looked good?" She winked, strapping it on and examining it carefully. It was very simple, only having a small button situated on it. As she had thought, Phoenix explained the bracelet's use.

She nodded, wandering if 'I broke a nail' was considered an emergency. She grinned as she heard Madeline mutter her favorite words and her eyes went wide with excitement. She licked her lips, her eyes following the cupcakes as they travelled the car all the way into her lap. "Sweet!" She said, grabbing one and licking off the icing. "Get it, sweet?" She said, giggling at her own horrific joke. She closed her eyes, enjoying the sweet sugar as it filled her mouth and danced across her taste buds. She nodded like a maniac to Ramona's suggestion of putting on music, teasingly grimacing as Ramona started to sing. "Make it stop!" She shouted teasingly, grabbing at her ears for emphasis.
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Jack noticed Cody looking out the window and he gritted his teeth, knowing she had probably seen the stalker who tagged along during investigations. Him, Cody and Phoenix were the few people who actually knew about him and for some reason, they had all silently agreed not to tell anyone. Jack had no idea where he came from, all he knew was that he was messing with investigations and could be a serious threat to the safety of the P.I.T members. Although Jack wasn't really compassionate, he felt like a father to all the PIT members due to him being older and would rather die than see them being hurt.

Deciding he'd deal with the problem later, he forced his eyes back onto the road. He could feel the commotion erupting up just as soon as it had calmed down again as Phoenix handed around the various gadgets. Keeping his eyes on the road the entire time, he kept one hand on the steering wheel before reaching back with his free hand to grab the devices they were going to need this investigation. Placing them on the dashboard, he allowed his eyes to quickly sweep other them. "Great job on the devices" He called back to Phoenix, nodding in approval. She really was born to be the Head of Technology and despite her young age, she was still the best person for the role.

He tensed as he heard Cody beginning to bait Phoenix but Madeline quickly intervened and he let out a sigh of relief. He declined the cupcake, wanting to keep his head focused on the case at hand. They were so close now. So very close. "You know what else'd be nice though? Some music." Ramona called out from behind him and he was about to give her a simple no when she started...singing. He groaned, knowing very well that she wouldn't stop until she got her way. "Fine...But only once" He said, flipping on the radio to his favorite channel. Classical music filled the vehicle and he could hear Alex groaning from beside him.

"Really?" She said before quickly changing the channel to some new popular radio station. Loud pop music filled the car, replacing the calming violins with a very repetitive song. This was going to be a very long five minutes.

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Cody looked over at Maddie as she gently reprimanded her. She shrugged with a blase "Sorry", before Maddie segued into the glorious bounties of cupcakes. Cody grinned wide, and punched the air as best she could in celebration. She also let out a woop. Because, cupcakes and ghost hunting, there was never a better day than one that included both.
"Huzzah!" She cheered, as she retrieved a cupcake for herself. She took a big bite, filling out her cheeks like a squirrel for a minute before she swallowed it down. She grinned and maneuvered her phone out of her pocket. With one hand, she quickly texted Blake, listed in her contacts as "Brother Mine". She actually had two contacts for Blake, one was for texting him stupid stuff, the other was for the more serious pass betweens of info, which was listed as simply "Blake". This way, people wouldn't get suspicious of knowing she texted her brother all sorts of dumb little things, but the text history was regularly cleared. They didn't know who "Blake" was, far as Cody knew, and she had a few contacts that she'd never actually texted.
i get cupcakes hahaha :)
She put her phone back and smiled to herself. She hear Ramona start singing, and felt the nudge of encouragement. She'd happily joined in at once, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Jack had put the classical music on. She let out a loud groan, but the grin on her face probably gave away it's teasing nature.

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Blake Coulde

Blake had just about arrived at a local library, a red bricked old looking building, when his Cody-specific text alert went off, playing a stereotypical "badum-tsh" drumbeat. He pulled it from his pocket, his hand brushing against his inhaler, and checked it.
i get cupcakes hahaha :)
Well, that was pointless. He put his phone back into his pocket, rolling his eyes at his little sister. If she received any kind of sweet that Blake didn't get, she'd do this. Every time. Blake hung and shook his head, huffing a quiet chuckle. Oh well, they were siblings, picking on each other was their job. He briefly considered starting the history research without Cody, but he shook his head. He'd wait, at least until he could text Cody without fear of someone reading it over her shoulder accidentally. Especially Jack Baker. He knew where the library was now, and he'd read the signs, so he figured that was good enough until Cody texted him to come too. He estimated that the truck had plenty of a lead on him now, they wouldn't notice him following the same route to the house. He pulled back out of the parking lot, turned his car, and headed out for the street with the haunted house.

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Character Portrait: Madeline Gregory Character Portrait: Alexandria Challec Character Portrait: Phoenix Estrielle Character Portrait: Jack Baker Character Portrait: Gabe Fletcher Character Portrait: Ramona Payne Character Portrait: Lawrence Caine
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Just three minutes into the drive, Lawrence found himself asking a very, very important question: was his research really worth sacrificing his long-term physical comfort? Really, the thought of spending even a second longer in this sardine tin of an automobile was already the stuff of nightmares
 ‘We’re almost there, Caine. Get a hold of yourself,’ he thought, rubbing thumb and forefinger across his brow. Thank goodness he’d at least grabbed a window seat or he might have already gone mad.

“Comfortable back there?” He was spared the task of conjuring a civil answer when several other members of this ‘Investigation Team’ protested in his stead. He could only give a wry smile before leaning against the window. The cold glass cooled his temper some
 right, he didn’t want to cause trouble. There was no point in getting complaining when it would only beget more irritation. With that, he glanced around the cramped space – everyone in the back seats were in the same boat, anyway. Well, they certainly couldn’t be happy with him, the extra, taking up room and all. “Ready to see some ghosts?”

‘Yes, about as ready as you are to give up the front seat
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“Well,” cut in one of the other girls from beside him, “when you do, and you need, you know, to jump into someone’s arms,” cue the cheesy grin, “I’m your girl.”

Pff. It was almost amusing, how serious this group was about ‘paranormal investigation’. Well, at least they’d give him the data he needed for his report. ‘Just a group of ghostbuster fanatics
 how stupid.’ Right. Avoiding conflict. That was a thing he was trying to do, wasn’t it. “I’ll keep that in mind,” Lawrence finally replied, managing a polite smile. Although it was clear he was still unconvinced, at least it wasn’t as outright condemning as his thoughts.

Sudden movement from someone on the other side of the vehicle caught his attention. Oh, it was the kid – name, what was the name... he was going to have to learn these names quickly – she was passing around the tech for the day, it seemed. ‘Oh, earphones and safety alarms. I feel oh so very safe, now
’ His first reflex was to just take one, but his more rational side stopped him. Seeing as he was an unexpected visitor, it made more sense that he wait to see if there were any headsets and bracelets left over.


 but then the cupcakes came around.

“Thank you. Don’t mind if I do,” he nodded to the other girl, name escaping him
 McGreg
 no
 Gregory, Madeline Gregory, before taking one of the delightful little treats for himself. Hell, who cared if there were extras or not – he would have to be mad to pass up a sweet, especially when his own sugar stash was trapped under a rather random arrangement of legs. Just one bite, and he could feel energy beginning to build again. Oh, these were fantastic. If there were any extras left, he was certainly claiming one.

But as soon as he was done with his snack, the impatience returned in full force. Lawrence shifted, trying to find a more comfortable position. All he managed to do was knock his cap into his eyes. Readjusting it, his inner child finally won out, and he started the telltale question, “Excuse me, but are we there y – ”

A sudden bout of singing cut him off, and the psychologist literally had to stop mid-facepalm, reminding himself why he was where he was. Only after the radio was set (onto a rather annoyingly catchy tune at that) did he affirm once more, at the risk of sounding like a petulant child, “How much farther do we have to go?”

So, was his research worth the cramped spaces, talkative group, a dearth of lollipops, and having pop music imprinted onto his mind for the next week and a half? So far, the answer was leaning dangerously close to ‘no’
 but hey. Too late to turn back.

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(super short post, I'm sorry xD I just wanted to post this before the moment passed)

"Hey! I have an excellent voice." Ramona stated, getting this jokingly, over the top offended on her face when Alex put her hands over her ears to block out her singing, while shouting, "Make it stop!" She could honestly understand why though, as she had been purposefully singing just a BIT off-key, knowing it would make it even more likely for Jack to cave and play some music. Which, he did, but unfortunately, it was none other than the boring, sleepy, classical station.
Ramona let out a heavy sigh, "Awwww, come ON." Just then, Alex changed the station to a mainstream pop station. It was definitely a step up from Jack's musical selection, but still not exactly what Ramona had in mind for the remainder of the trip. She still couldn't help nod her head along to the beat as she took another huge bite out of her cupcake. She swallowed, then spoke up, "What about the seventies station?! Who doesn't love the good ol' seventies?" she looked around the van to see if all were in favor, but before anyone could say anything, she broke into an extremely pitchy rendition of September by Earth Wind and Fire, grinning and watching Cody, expecting her to join in.

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Maddie could help herself but too giggle at all the commotion, she knew it was their way of coping up with the unspoken word- fear. Yes, the group has been dealing with this kind of stuff for a long period of time (though no one really knows how long since some of them just popped out from nowhere and started tagging along in assignments) yet fear was one thing they could never eliminate.

Even Maddie herself couldn't explain the agitation in her feelings. It was a mix of excitement, adrenaline rush, sadness, shock and she could go one with the list. And if, and only if, they have proven that some element exists in the case, then they are in for another rush of different emotions.

Sometimes ghosts makes their selves felt by sharing their emotions to the humans. If they died because of an accident great sadness and longing for someone can envelope an investigator. If they died because of murder, it is sure that you'd feel hate, remorse and anger. What's worse is they could become violent. It all really depends on how an investigator would prepare their selves on what lies ahead.

Maddie then hummed with the tune and swayed her head, nodded and gestured at her nose at Phoenix as the cupcake frosting covered her nose. And just as she heard their guest about to pipe in an impatient question of, “Excuse me, but are we there y – ” Ramona then began rocking the song 'September' and filled the van with her energy. She gave the scientist an apologetic smile as if saying, "Sorry, but you signed up for this."

She then turned her gaze back on the driver's seat and continued to shake her head and giggled as she saw the frustration in Jack's eyes when she sneaked a look at the rear view mirror. She caught herself staring too long in his captivating eyes, one of the few things she constantly notices about him. She then quickly pulled her gaze away and looked outside the window to see that a few concrete houses has started filling up the once empty road side. Which probably means they're near. She hugged her backpack tighter and braced herself for the case- hopefully they'd get the much needed information and fast.

Just then a familiar face flashed in her mind, it was the guy who kept on showing up in their assignments. He called introduced his self as Blake and somehow he always managed to supply the answer to one of the missing links in their cases, she knows how Jack and the rest feels about the stranger but she felt like he really never meant any harm. She smiled and continued to look at the colonial designed houses. She wished she could live in one of those- haunted free of course.

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Jack grimaced as Alexandria changed the channel, the repeating song causing him a headache. He hated songs that only repeated themselves, they only got stuck in your head and he never really considered them as real 'music'. Ramona's suggestion was a big improvement and for once he actually agreed with Ramona.

Flipping the radio on to the 70's channel, he thought over the scientist's question. "We're really close now, only about five minutes left" He replied, locking eyes with the scientist through the rear view mirror. He knew the scientist was probably already regretting tagging along, judging by the way he was positioned and his body language, and Jack silently wondered if he should have allowed him to sit in the front with him.

Well, it hardly mattered if he got him to sit in front now and they were literally just there. One minute later, he found himself parking the car in the driveway of 26 Dell Avenue. "We're here" He said, stating the obvious. Jumping out of the car, he wandered over to the rear of the truck and popped open the boot.

Inside was a mountain of luggage, piled on top of each other in a messy and unorganised way. He frowned at the mess before beginning to help take the luggage out. The team would be staying at the house for the remainder of the investigation, the newly wed couple staying at the wife's mother's house, meaning there was quite a lot of baggage.

The husband would be meeting them and explaining their experiences, as well as the hot spots of the house, whilst his wife prepared for their stay at her mother's.
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Alexandria frowned as Jack changed the channel but did not protest, not really minding the 70's channel even if it wasn't as good as the channel she chose. "We're really close now, only about five minutes left" She heard Jack reply to the scientist and she breathed a sigh of relief. It was getting really hot in the van and she didn't know whether she could stand staying in such a confined space any longer.

Only barely resisting a squeal as they parked up in front of the house, she hopped out of the car before it had even fully stopped. Taking a deep breath of cool spring air, she leaned against the vehicle to stop herself from falling over. The drive had been so long with barely any stops that the blood had nearly stopped flowing in her legs and she waited till she knew she would not fall to the ground when she attempted to walk. Of course Jack was fine and she wondered as to how he did it.

Helping to take some of the luggage out of the boot of the car, only three bags really as the team had nearly finished when she decided to join in, she took a step back to survey her new home for the next week or so. It didn't seem so bad from the outside, not like one of those creepy haunted houses you always see in horror movies, and she wondered if they really had the right place.

Shrugging, she picked up her three bags of personal luggage before walking toward the front door. Inside her bags she had all the essentials, heels, wedges, clothes, hair products, blow dryer, cell phone...Pretty much everything she needed. Sure, some may have argued that she did not need to bring so much but Alex couldn't live without them.

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Phoenix Estrielle

The driveway in which they had pulled up in was rather narrow, but Jack managed all right, as he always did. Upon a quick survey of the general exterior of the house, Phoenix found it to be seemingly normal though perhaps whether it truly was, would be another matter entirely - it is, after all, for the Paranormal Investigation Team to find out. Clambering awkwardly out of the car feeling like her legs had been long incapitated and dysfunctional, she hurriedly made a beeline for the boot to the best of her ability, almost tripping over a stone that was inconveniently positioned in her path. Upon spotting her laptop bag unharmed amidst the tons of luggage and other junk all stuffed messily in the boot, Phoenix breathed a sigh of relief. Next time, she would have to remember to just carry it on her lap during the ride instead. It definitely would not do to risk her most important electronic device at the mercy of potential harm. Phoenix probably also had the most luggage next to Alex (whose baggage was certainly crammed full with clothing and whatnot), as her ghost-hunting equipment came in large varieties and amounts. Thankfully, the others were here to help unload them, as it would be tedious having to do so on her own.

Phoenix dumped what she was carrying on the main porch, her gaze unsure as she glanced at the white door of the house. She tried the doorknob; it was unlocked. Were they supposed to just enter, or wait for the owner? According to the briefing given the day before, Jack mentioned that the husband would be meeting them today, yet he was nowhere to be seen at the moment - and it would seem rude to just barge in, not that she really cared.

"Jack," Phoenix called, nodding at the door. "Should we enter yet? And where can I set up my base of operations?" Phoenix was much eager to start, and the prospect of a "camping trip" in someone else's house posed as highly entertaining to her. She had thought it rather nice of the owners to grant them permission and access to the house for the next week or so - on some cases, the team had found it extremely inconvenient to perform their jobs well as the owners of the property were more than unwilling to be so lenient.

Just then, as her gaze swept over each member of the team to rest at Alex, Phoenix remembered that the girl had trouble putting on her wireless headset earlier. Her mouth twitched into a bemused smile and she swiftly left her position on the porch to approach her.

"Here, give me your headset, I'l put it on for you, you silly girl," Phoenix chuckled and extended her palm.

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Cody didn't know the words to the song, but she gamely started to hum along with Ramona. She was pretty sure she didn't have the tune wrong. Pretty sure. Soon enough, the truck arrived at the house, pulling into the drive, with a little bit of a squeeze. Cody waited for some of the others to file off, before doing so herself. She stretched widely, feeling more than a few joints click and pop. It felt oddly satisfying after the long drive, but this wasn't the first time it'd happened, and it wouldn't be the last, so she easily ignored the feeling. Cody's shirt proudly declared "You can't scare me I hunt ghosts". She turned and looked up at the house.
"Not very sinister." She stated, mostly to herself. It really wasn't. Her family's house was more scary than this, but... 'the grass can always hide a snake'. She went around to the back of the truck herself, watching the other two girls and all their luggage for a moment. She'd only really brought a gym bag of essentials, stuffed haphazardly. She didn't mind creasing.
"Need some help?" She asked the pair. She managed to shift around them and grab some bags of goodies for investigation fun, besides her own gym bag. She transferred all three to the porch herself, before spotting Blake down the street. She checked that no one was looking at her before she gave him a pointed look, a silent promise to talk about this later.

Blake Coulde

Blake stopped his car down the street, carefully making sure it was out of sight, pretty much behind some bushes. He rose out of the car, trying to avoid drawing attention to himself, and adjusted his coat a little. He spotted Cody looking around at the rest of PIT, before, essentially, glaring at Blake. He already knew how this was going to go, Cody would saunter over, tell him that the place probably wouldn't be too hard for his lungs, and eventually, when Cody had finally tired herself of talking to him when he wasn't going to reply, she'd promise to keep going with their arrangement. It happened every time that look turned up, though he noted these meetings seemed to be getting shorter, and a little less frequent. Thank heaven. Blake and Cody did talk sometimes, when they teamed up to research in local libraries and archives, passing info between themselves, and sometimes making jokes. Usually involving Cody hitting Blake with whatever is in her hands for sneaking up on her. Blake would continue to swear he didn't sneak up on her, that she was just unobservant, but, well, he was self aware enough to know that wasn't strictly true.