"Ah, gotcha," says Ray. "And, yeah, Bound. My best friend's in the same situation, so I've had to learn the lingo. Myself, I'm from Earth as of 2004, and I'm a Ghostbuster by trade- I do paranormal investigation and elimination. In more practical terms, I hunt spirits and remove them for people who're having problems."

Then he blinks a bit. "That's an... interesting name for a company," he says carefully. "Sorry, I've been reading a number of books lately that reference the culture the original name 'Nergal' came from. Er. What exactly does Nergal Heavy Industries do, anyway?"