Sam wasn't quite sure what to think as the redhead sat down nearby. The place was still pretty much empty, she had the choice of any seat in the place, so why there, why so close? It took him a moment or two to latch onto the figure behind him, and he grimaced slightly. The pills were strong, which was good, but they made his thoughts slow. He realised he was staring, but didn't really care. After all, he wasn't staring at her, but at the figure that hovered beside her.<br/><br/>His eyes dropped to her face, and he raised his hand to scratch the stubble on his chin.<em>Could she be ... like me?</em>. The thought came out of nowhere. He was used to seeing shades all around, everywhere, drawn to wherever he was, but this one wasn't. It was with her. He blinked several times, annoyed with himself for having popped the pills then, but in a distant, dull way. Part of him wanted to giggle at the disparity of the thoughts, and he shook his head to clear it, taking another mouthful of the almost cold coffee.<br/><br/>He turned back to the woman again. He'd never met anyone who could do the things he could. Never even heard of them, outside of books and films. He'd visited others in the past, but they'd all turned out to be fakes, preying on what people wanted to hear. He'd thought of trying that himself, but how could he call any one spirit, the one that someone actually wanted to. They came to him anyway, the ones that still wanted to be heard, that needed to be heard, that were not ready to go. He shook his head again, looking around, knowing that his thoughts would draw them, and sure enough, there they were, drifting around the outside of the shop, through the walls and through each other. He wanted to laugh as one drifted though the waitress, causing her to shiver and glance up from her iPad with a slight frown.<br/><br/>He shook his head again, trying to clear his thoughts, and turned back to the woman. He licked his lips nervously and leaned across towards her. "Are .. are you .. like me?" his voice pitched low. "Can you see them? Hear them? Who is he, the one with you?"