Once they were all clothed and 'in their right minds', Tori, Jacob and Fish met at the coffee shop with the plane tickets. Tori took them out of her zebra striped bag and spread them out on the table. They all just stared at them, breathing hard. Their dreams, Jacob's business, were within reach,if nothing messed things up.<br/><br/>"Fish, can't you do anything about Mom?" Tori asked. She was miserable with this declaration about her joining this expedition. Her mom wasn't a ghost hunter, but she was a medium. But after the attempted ticket burning fiasco, she wasn't sure..<br/>"I mean,, can we trust her to be focused on the important business? I don't know if she was tripping that much because of me or if she doesn't want Fish to be away from her."<br/><br/>"She said you," Fish answered. Tori just rolled her eyes at him.<br/><br/>"So, let's say she goes," Jacob said," she has to agree to the plan and who is in charge, namely you, Tori."<br/><br/>"Jake, I don't really want her to go. She is my mom, for pete's sake."<br/><br/>"Who is Pete?" Fish asked.<br/><br/>"Stop it smart ass," Tori said. "Didn't you hear Jake? I'm in charge, a little respect please. This is about YOUR girlfriend. Oh, that is so nasty. My mom, your main squeeze" she shuddered.<br/><br/>"Knock it off, you two," Jacob said. "If she insists, let's absorb her into PSI."<br/><br/>Tori sat back, crossing her arms. So much for fun in New Orleans. She nodded agreement and looked pointedly at Fish.<br/><br/>"I'm good. I just don't want a repeat of a horny demon using my attraction to Tina..." Fish started.<br/><br/>Tori clapped her hands over her ears. "La, la, la, la."<br/><br/>Jacob shook his head.<br/>"We get ya on that,Fish. This should be a different situation. So call her. Ask her to come down here."<br/><br/>Fish looked at him blankly. "Why? we can see her at the house."<br/><br/>Tori sat up, understanding almost a light bulb over her head.<br/>"If she comes here,then she is like interviewing . This is a power neutral spot and it allows us to discuss business away from personal feelings."<br/><br/>Jacob smiled at her and nodded.<br/><br/>Fish called.<br/>"Hey, Tina, we have been talking about  taking you on as part of our staff. Would you cone down to Starbucks so we can interview you?"  he nodded and said," Well, if your talents mesh with ours, you wouldn't have to pay anything. Tori should be able to get you a plane ticket and all the perks." he nodded his head and turned his back.  When he turned back, his face was a little flushed and he had a goofy grin on his face.<br/><br/>Tori rolled her eyes and then asked," well?"<br/><br/>"She is coming and will be here as soon as this rerun of NCIS is over." Fish answered.<br/><br/>Two cups of coffee later, Tina came in, her long, flowing gypsy skirt billowing around her legs. She hung her patch work bag over the chair, kissed Fish chastely and graciously accepted a cup of coffee au lait from Tori. She even stiffly smiled at Jacob.<br/><br/>"Okay, Mom, we discussed you going to New Orleans as part of our staff based on your ability as a medium. You have to understand the dynamic here. Jacob is the owner of PSI. I am the manager of this case. Fish is the IT guy. We all have functions and there is a chain of command. If you go as staff, we would like that, by the way," Tori almost choked on the fib,"you will get air fare and the stipend. We all plan for the prize money to go to PSI. If you go, you go as Tina Morissette, medium, not Tina Morissette, mom. Can you accept that?"<br/><br/>Tina sipped the coffee and stirred in some sugar.<br/>"I would like to go. I do need a vacation and I really can't afford the tickets and stuff, so yeah, I could work with you. I don't know if I can be objective where you are concerned. but I will try. That is all I can say. "<br/><br/>Tori knew what this admission and agreement had cost her mom. She relaxed. She glanced at Jacob, hoping he would assert himself a little toward Mom, really set the tone so Mom could see how serious Jacob was about ghost hunting,