19 November 2027
Friday, 7.20 pm. A team of six arrived for The Possession straight from what they called a long lunch and what I would call a long afternoon. They were turned away at the desk. Anyone affected by alcohol or drugs does not go in. No exceptions.
They took it well, considering. They rebooked for a sober night there and then, on the footpath, on the booking calendar, and were confirmed before they had found their car keys. Which they then, wisely, did not use.
I have never once had a drink on duty. Noreen says that is because I am never off duty. She says it as though it were a criticism.
10.00 pm. The same team came back past on their way home, steadier, and saluted the upstairs window. The window did not salute back. It was watching me.
— D. Crouch, Northbridge Paranormal Society (President, Treasurer and Members)
