<blockquote class="uncited"><div>Hoshi turned in the seat to look at Yukiko. "Lets go over what we heard. There was that one rumor about the kid of the original boss being killed." He said. He was starting the conversation up because the tension in the car at the moment was killer. Alright it wasn't that much tension but it was too much.<br/><br/>"Yeah, I heard that one too. Somebody else said it might have been the bosses kid that <span style="font-style: italic">did</span> the killing, though!" she responded, crossing her arms and looking at the ground in contemplation. "How long has the factory been around, exactly?"<br/><br/>Hoshi nodded his head. "Though there was people that thought it might have been a conspiracy between the killer and the boss's kid gone wrong. A homicide suicide type of thing." Kenji grimaced. "Twenty years. While you and Hoshi were asking about rumors and speculation...a lady who had been there since it first opened said the factory has been open twenty-five years. That it was only in the past sixteen that paranormal events have happened in and around the city. Mainly in the city but it sometimes supposably leaked out into where we are going. She said a spook made things erupt during a third graders field trip to the glass factory." He sighed. "That is all I'm contributing to this pointless conversation." He said. Falling silent. Hoshi listened and nodded his head. "Yeah. An old man who I talked to that had been there since the start said the same thing." He ignored the comment about not contributing further to a pointless conversation. It wasn't pointless in his mind.<br/><br/>"So, twenty-five years. From what I heard the kid was 16 when it happened, so that would put him somewhere in his upper 30s now, in all probability. It's certainly possible that he could have a kid in our grade by this point, so we can't rule that option out. Ugh, I wish we had more time to gather info! If we knew who the original boss was, we might be able to pinpoint it by name. We know something messed up happened, but the devil's in the details," she sighed. "Let's see.. Did anybody get any information on where in the factory it happened?"<br/><br/>Hoshi shook his head. "No. Not even where the paranormal activity happened that was sixteen years ago during a class field trip." Kenji groaned. "Fine. I'll help. The old lady said that it was in the game room of glass that everything glass exploded suddenly and almost hurt quite a few of the third graders. As for where your supposed crime took place not the faintest. The lady wouldn't let go of the topic of the field trip glass explosion." He said. Looking out the window. Wondering to himself why he kept helping them when he wanted nothing to do with this wild goose chase. Oh right...Hoshi.<br/><br/>"I guess we'll just have to split up and search, then. Good thing I brought plenty of equipment.. and these," she said, grabbing the three objects sitting to her left. She handed one of them each of the guys, keeping the last for herself. "Walkie-talkies. This way we can keep in radio contact, and let eachother know if we see anything."<br/><br/>Hoshi took a walkie-talkie. Kenji glanced to Hoshi. "I'm driving. Grab it for me bro. I'm really not endangering our lives for a toy." he said simply. Glancing back to the road and drove. Hoshi grabbed it. "So cool!" He said in delight. This would be so much fun. Putting it on Kenji's belt loop. "This is gonna be awesome!" Hoshi said with a grin<br/><br/><br/>"Keep in mind we're dealing with a potentially malicious spirit here. This is serious, dangerous business, not childs play. Keep your eyes peeled at all times, or you could die," she said, turning to Hoshi with a serious look on her face.<br/><br/>Hoshi looked at her. "Yeah. I know. Doesn't deflate the awesomeness." He said with a big grin. He was one of those laid back guys who rarely even even so much as got irritated. "Don't worry. I know to be serious when it comes time to investigate." He said. Kenji rolled his eyes. God they sounded like broken records. "yeah. Yeah. We're here. Everybody out so you can start your ghostbusters escapades." He said. Parking the car. Hoshi looked at him. "We aren't ghostbusters. We don't have the right equipment for that."<br/><br/>Yukiko stepped out of the car, crossing her arms and sighing. "No duh we're not Ghostbusters. They're just a bunch of actors, this is <span style="font-style: italic">real</span> paranormal activity. They just can't be compared." As she spoke, she made her way around to the trunk of the car, sifting through the different tools that were stored there. "We probably didn't need some of this, considering some of it is more for official stakeouts with a properly equipped vehicle, so for now we can just start with the more hand-held stuff," she said, pulling out a few various objects and handing them to the guys. "Good thing I brought extra. We'll each take an EMF reader, a portable motion sensor, and an EVP listener for now."<br/><br/>Kenji looked completely lost. "EMF? EVP? Can you speak in English Spirit Detective?" He said after he got out. Locking the car doors as he then took the machine. Looking at it skeptically. Not sure how these little tools would be much use at anything. He pocketed one and hooked the other onto the hem of his pants. Looking at Hoshi who was practically falling over with delight at actually holding these things. "SO COOL! Oh right. Serious time. I have not seen these models before. They look to be the newest in line." He said. Busy paying attention to the equipment so he didn't hear Kenji's questions. (mostly cuz I can't remember what those stand for)<br/><br/>"Yep, you'd be right about that," she said in response to Hoshi. Afterwards, she turned to Kenji and sighed, pointing to the object in his hands. "That's an EMF meter. Most people think it stands for 'electromagnetic field,' but it's actually 'electro motive force.' It doesn't detect the presence of electromagnetic fields, but rather measures the force behind them. Think of a water hose; there are three factors in determining the spray. The amount of water coming out, the speed the water is travelling at, and the force behind it. That's the basic principle behind it, they measure those three elements and display them on screen. Most people use it to try and 'detect ghosts,' but electromagnetic fields are generated naturally by a lot of things, EMF meters are more useful in determining whether the cause of phenomenon could be <span style="font-style: italic">natural</span> rather than paranormal." After she was done explaining this, she pointed to the object in his pocket. "That's an EVP listener. It basically works in tandem with the EMF meter, but rather than visual feedback, it converts magnetic signals into audio resembling speech. Some people have been able to pick up what they believe to be actual spiritual communication, though it's certainly possible they were just picking up magnetic signals and confusing them for something more. EVP stands for 'Electronic voice phenomena' because of that. I took the liberty of attaching a microphone to it as well, so it'll be recording everything we hear and say while we're in there, just clip the mic to your shirt or something. As for the motion sensor, that should be obvious enough. Satisfied now?" she finally finished, setting her hands on her hips and looking at Kenji with an annoyed expression.<br/><br/>Kenji looked at her. Great a science lesson. How was stuff even scientifical if it was for something like paranormal activity? He listened to her speaking. Rolling her eyes when she acted like he should know what that crap stood for. Humoring her by putting the mike on his shirt. "yeah. yeah. I get the fake science lesson. Lets go inside now before I come to realize just how crazy this experiment of yours and Hoshi's is." He said. He really just wanted to get this over with.<br/><br/>"It's not 'fake science,' dumbass. EMF meters and EVP listeners are used for things other than paranormal investigations, too," she said with a scowl. Rather than push the subject, she spun on her heel and started walking towards the door of the factory. Sure enough, it was closed, but the only thing keeping them out was a padlock. "..Really? Their security is this primitive? Well, not like I'm about to complain." She pulled out a paperclip, and in less than a minute had the lock undone and pushed the door open, revealing the nearly pitch-black interior of the after-hours factory. "Ladies first," she said, gesturing to Kenji with a sly grin.<br/><br/>Kenji looked at her. "I'm not a lady." He takes her by the shoulders and turns her to the door. Lightly pushing her in. "As you said...ladies first." He said with a playful smirk. Hoshi just following afterwards. Totally not a care in the world since he had the awesomeness of tools he had seen from afar and wanted forever. Kenji looked around. "Its really dark in here...bet they have emergency lights we can kick on to put some light on this subject."<br/><br/>"What are you, stupid?! Light is exactly what we want to <span style="font-style: italic">avoid,</span> you idiot. I can't trust you to do this on your own, you have no clue what you're doing. Hoshi, you go check out the west side of the place, we're going east," she said, grabbing Kenji by the arm and pulling him along with her.</div></blockquote>