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We’ve finally found a new recruit. He starts training tomorrow, which means I’ll spend tonight preparing.

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One week left of the sleep experiment! How has the research been?

Tiring. I haven’t noticed any increase in psychic ability, but I’m determined to see it through.

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The radiation post was very amusing. The idea of you just walking up to the guys while they’re in mid conversation with a scanner in your hands, while they’re unfazed by whatever your doing made me snicker.

Are there any other things you do that the guys don’t bat an eye at anymore that would be odd without context?

A lot of things I do are odd without context. Some of them are even odd with context.

I’ve been “caught” a couple times wearing what Venkman has dubbed the “colander hat”. I was running tests on myself after experiencing a possession. He just glanced at me and said, “Nice chapeau, Spengs. Really brings out your eyes.”

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So since there is radiation from the streams, how much radiation are you and the guys getting from wearing the packs?

It’s…within safe levels, last time I checked. We’re not on the receiving end of the proton streams, so the risk isn’t ridiculously high.

I do take the precaution of checking myself and the other guys over with a Geiger counter on a monthly basis. I scan people with various devices so often that none of them question it. Usually they just let me do so, although Venkman has tried to shoo me away a couple times.

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Can you play any instruments??

Im currently trying to learn 'right down the line' by Gerry Rafferty on my electric guitar at the moment! :D

Haven’t heard that song in a while. It’s a good one.

I play a few instruments, yes. I grew up playing piano. Then I took up guitar, violin, a little bit of handpan, melodica, and theremin. I’m mostly self-taught on everything but piano.

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I have a small bug collection :D

It consists of three butterflies(my favourite bug considering I took care of two of them because they couldn’t fly).I have two small ones and one big one.lastly I have four cicada wings!

I am proud of my bug collection.what are some collections you have egon?

Sounds like you’re off to a good start for a collection of games exclusively Lepidoptera specimens.

I have my fungus and mold collection, of course. And I’ve got some loose spore prints flitting about, as well. I also have a decent collection of antique books.

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Egon I believe the Cheesecake Factory restaurant was made in the 70s, have you gone there and had one of their famous desserts? Even as a lil treat for your birthday

I’ve been there a couple times when visiting a friend out in Southern California. It was excellent. The service could’ve been better one of the times. Looking back, I think I was just grumpy because I’d been traveling most of the day.

But the cheesecake itself was amazing. You can definitely take my word for it. I don’t fool around about cheesecake.

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Grease or dirty dancing?

I don’t really like either, but I think Grease would be my pick. It’s a little campy, but I think it’s meant to be that way.

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Since you mentioned you liked it, Did you know bow tie pasta's real name is farfalle - meaning butterflies in italian! :)

I was aware of the name, but I don’t think I ever thought seriously about the meaning. It’s sort of whimsical. I like it.

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Do you have any study tips/how to combat burnout? College is whooping me right now, and finals week is right around the corner!

Ah, been there. I find that lists help me to stay on task. Getting everything I need to do down on paper also lessens the amount of remembering I need to do, thus freeing my mind to think about actually accomplishing the task at hand.

Aside from that, give yourself plenty of breaks when you need them and plan to use more time to finish a task than you think you’ll actually need.

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Yo Eggsy, do ya think there’s ever a chance that Gozer bitch’ll ever try to come back?

Not sure. …Let’s hope not.

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Do y’all charge based on class of a spirit, or bu number of ghosts? I know containment of spirits is its own process, but how does pricing each call work?

Both and neither. It depends heavily on the haunting. Catching ten Class IIIs would be about equal to the job of fending off a singular Class VII.

Typically we take PKE readings to determine how haunted a location is before formalizing the contract with the person responsible for the business/home/etc.

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Hopefully I have done enough research but since proton streams can actually grab and hold ghosts for a certain amount of time(saying if the ghost can break free) wouldn’t the ghost be able to feel some form of pain since if I’m correct,it would hold some form of unbearable heat? Also,if pointed at a human or animal/bug/ect,wouldnt it obliterate or reduce them to dust?

…Well it’s certainly not comfortable for them. I’m uncertain to what degree ghosts and other entities can “feel” sensations, but I theorize that a proton stream to a ghost feels a bit like static electricity would to physical beings.

As for a steam being fired at something living…

I wouldn’t say “obliterate”. Maybe a bug or small rodent would be obliterated. However, a proton stream could easily maim or disfigure a person, and if they’re still alive after that, they would likely be killed by the sheer amount of radiation to which they’d just been exposed.

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You doing okay buddy? You seem a bit down.

Who, me? I’m alright. Just a bit busy, I suppose.

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Poor Peter, it sounds like he’s chasing a quick pick me up than someone he connects with. Hopefully one day he’ll learn

I hope the same for him. He can do better than these fleeting romances.

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What do you think you’re birthday will turn out to be? I think having a day off to relax would do you some good! (Also happy birthday to you and Elon!)

I received this on the 19th and even then, I knew it would likely be a busy day. And it was. Not that busy is bad, necessarily.

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sorry if this is weird but what do you smell like? is there a specific shampoo or soap you like a lot? what cologne do you use?

The question itself isn’t weird, but it is weird that I’ve gotten it before.

I use Old Spice shampoo, conditioner, and cologne. When I find a scent I like, I tend to stick with it. I find that, overall, I usually gravitate toward notes of cedar, spice, musk, and citrus.