Part 2: Beginning Firehouse Scene (Finally!)

THE GHOSTBUSTERS' FACILITY IN DOWNTOWN LA, AT THE SAME TIME AS THE INTRODUCTION

Arden: (phone rings, answers) Ghostbusters. Would your ghost happen to be a poltergeist, free-floating phantasm, ghoul, demon, or - (she listens) No, we do not summon the dead from the grave just so they can tell you where to find their will and testament. (she listens again) I'm sorry you're going to die because of this. This is to get rid of ghosts, not to bring them back. I'm terribly sorry, sir. This is not a selfish business. (she hangs up) Another day, huh? Okay, you get refrigerator privileges to store non-spoil food items; you know what I mean by that, but listen: If you didn't put it in there, don't eat it. Especially if it's got mold growing over it. But if Alexandra, Max, or Isaiah authorizes it, go ahead. They're your bosses now. Listen to every word they say; they'll set you up for success. They're a great group! Alexandra is toying with a pack device in the room upstairs. She's using Max as a subject. Go upstairs and check on them. They'll give you something to do. I'll be here if you need any help.

Player heads upstairs. The three members of GLA are standing in front of a panel of high-tech computers.

Wallace (Alex): Be careful, Isaiah. This device may be a bit dangerous.
Lewis (Isaiah): Danger is our life. Why would we care?
Wallace: We can't afford to lose any more of the crew.
Jonson (Max): I'm a bit worried this will go wrong...
Lewis: Don't worry, Max! Alex knows exactly what she's doing!...Right?
Jonson: I hope.

CUTSCENE

We see Alex fingering a device on Max's Proton Pack. Isaiah stands by, smirking.

Wallace: We'll start at 20% capacity, therefore keeping any burning or tissue damage to a minimum...
Lewis: Alex, if you burn any tissue, do it to the new guy. (gestures to player) You can't use Max...our mortage is in his name.
Wallace: (removes device, sets on table) I suppose you're right.
Jonson: I thought so. What's your name again, kid?
Lewis: No names, Max. I don't want to get too attached to this kid. You remember what happened to the last guy.

Silence. Everyone thinks for a beat.

Lewis: Hey, how come this lump gets all the new materials?
Wallace: He/she's our new Experimental Equipment Technician.
Lewis: He/she gets a new title, too?
Jonson: It means he/she gets to carry around a bunch of untested stuff that, if not handled correctly, could blow him/he r into Florida.
Wallace: (quietly) I remember dealing with people like this...except I was the cadet.
Lewis: So this greenhorn gets to cary around a bunch of stuff that could potentially blow us into Florida. Thanks. (smirks) Keep the title, kid. It'll work hard for you.

Suddenly, the building shakes. Everyone else shakes. It stops suddenly.

Wallace: Was that us?
Jonson: I bet it was a Psi energy pulse. Isaiah, get a scan! Must've been a psychokinetic energy pulse, a level seven or more!

Arden comes up the stairs.

Wallace: Come on, we need to head downstais -
Arden: I know the answer, but I'm going to ask anyway: Is a Level Seven...whatever, bad or really bad?
Wallace: On a scale of one to ten, I'd say it's -
Lewis: No, no, wait, let me guess...it's a seven.
Wallace: Come on, we need to head as fast as we - (her radio crackles) hold on, guys.
Ray Stantz (on radio): Hey Wallace - are you there? Do you have a problem? We heard rumbling.
Wallace: Yes, we're fine. We just experienced a Level Seven energy pulse.
Stantz (on radio): Wow! That's - (a scream is heard on his end) Oh no! Slimer's escaped again!
Wallace: (groans) We'll get to it. It's a good job start for our recruit.
Stantz (o.r.): You have a recruit already?
Wallace: ...Yes. Isaiah's being a bit harsh on him/her, though.
Stantz: I bet you remember busting ghosts as our team's cadet!
Wallace: (recollecting) How could I forget?
Stantz: Are you free to capture him?
Wallace: We'll get right to it! (puts radio away) Slimer's escaped!

Lewis and Jonson slap their foreheads.

Lewis: Not again.
Jonson: Where to, Alex?
Wallace: Straight to the The Wolf's Lodge - there's an EPA buffet tonight. No way he could pass that up.

(END THIS SCENE)