“Okay,” said Darby. “We’ve got a haunting, and we cannot–I repeat, cannot–afford the leading brand of ghost buster. We need to hire someone who will smash these spooks but to it at a budget level.”

“Uh, is this really something we want to be skimping on?” said Grumpy Earl. “I’d say we just pay the leading brand what they want to have the job done right.”

“You know what the leading brand is besides expensive? Indiscreet!” Darby snapped. “Last thing I want people to think is that we are running a filthy operation here, attracting ghosts and whatnot. I want to hear options, people!”

“I vote for the leading brand,” said Grumpy Earl.

“We could try Boo Fighters,” volunteered Lacy. “They have a 50% off coupon for new customers and discretion is included with higher tiers.”

“What about Spook Smashers?” said Funky Earl. “They say that their method is all-natural, holistic, and leads to the decedents finding inner peace on this plane and the next.”

“St. Mary’s will send over a priest for free if we make a large enough offering,” added Yoshio. “But I’m not sure having a priest sneaking in the back door would look any better.”

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