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[neverstudied]

"Hey, this is Dr. Peter Venkman- I'm probably busy. If you're calling about something stupid done by a Dr. Egon Spengler or a Dr. Ray Stantz, I'm sorry for whatever they did. Leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can."

Comments

[ghoststanning]

Maybe all mammals hear can lay eggs? It's not unheard of back on Earth, like the platypus!

[Ray doesn't respond directly to the alien thing, but he does grumble slightly. He's had this argument with Egon to know when to shut up.]

Gosh that's a hard one. I really want us all to explore the Ruins of Alph, but I've heard some really neat things about Lavender Town!

It's such a shame they got rid of that giant cemetery and replaced it with a Radio Tower, but I'm sure that means we'll get a lot of vengeful ghost activity there!

[Ray sounds

Way too excited about that idea.]

[neverstudied]

Ruins of the Alph, huh? I heard a little about that place. I was, uh, thinking of checking it out myself at some point.

... Hey, excuse me, they did what to a cemetery?

[DON'T THEY KNOW THATS LIKE. THE BEST WAY TO GET YOURSELF HAUNTED FOR ALL ETERNITY]

[pkemeter]

It could be that the biology of these creatures are drastically different to the traditional categorizations of "mammal" and "reptile" as we have back in our dimensions. Some form of evolutionary adaptation that would make it beneficial for all creatures to lay eggs as opposed to giving live birth.

[Probably has something to do with inter-species breeding. But Egon perks up at what Ray says, completely ignoring the alarm in Venkman's voice.]

A radio tower? I'd like to get a recording of any EVPs in and around the site--the radio waves may pick up and amplify the voices within the area. This could be a crucial step in deciphering the speech of the ghosts in this dimension.

[ghoststanning]

Even better! We can see the affects of the radio tower and ghost activity and finally understand what they gotta say!

And aww Pete you should have seen this tower, it looked amazing! It was a skyscraper cemetery!

[neverstudied]

Trying to figure out the evolutionary development of these things sounds like a "you" job, not a "me" job.

... How would a skyscraper cemetery work? You can't bury someone on an upper floor. I guess if they're all cremated...

[pkemeter]

It may be difficult--after all, I don't know how much pre-existing knowledge there is on the subject of evolutionary biology.

[Egon rests his head between the crook of Ray's neck and shoulder. Which is difficult, given how tall Egon is, but he manages.]

Have you considered that the death rituals of this world may not be the same than that of our dimension? Several cultures have other ways in which they respect the dead--there's no telling how differently they regard the dead in this universe. It may seen odd to us, but we are also technically outsiders to this dimension and may have difficulty contextualizing certain things.

[ghoststanning]

[Ray happily makes room for him, as short as he is. Honestly he's struggling to stay awake at this point.]

Tomorrow we should see if there's a library with books on death rituals in his realm. Maybe it could help explain why they felt it was okay to replace a cemetery with a radio tower.

[neverstudied]

[Venkman shakes his head, smiling a bit. He can hear the sounds of these two idiots moving around on the bed, and it makes him almost wish he'd taken the snowy woods instead of the ferry.

You know, almost.]

Are you guys cuddling while talking about death rituals? God, you really are Spengler. No doubt about it.

[pkemeter]

[Egon yawns, grinning slightly at Venkman's comment. A rare occurrence for any Spengler.]

It's getting late. We should probably get some sleep and let Peter sleep, as well. Tomorrow we can continue this conversation. Well--today.

[Venkman can probably hear a quiet smile in his voice.]

It's been an eventful few hours, to say the least.

[ghoststanning]

[Ray yawns as well, settling back into bed.]

Yeah, we gotta be well rested if we wanna be prepared for New Years.

[He missed Christmas but he's celebrating New Years damn it.]

Night Venkie! It was great talking to you.

[neverstudied]

"Getting" late? Spengs, you messaged me at 2 in the morning in the first place. It's been late.

... Goodnight. ...Love you.

[pkemeter]

...New Years, yes. Looking forward to celebrating with you, Ray.

[He HEARD that.]

Sleep well, Peter.

[That's his way of saying "I love you."]

[ghoststanning]

[Ray, meanwhile:]

I love you too!!!

[He says this way too loudly for the hour.]