Hey.What? Evelyn says, trying to fall asleep.

Don't go school tomorrow.

No.

Heyyyy.

What?

Don't go school tomorrow.

No.

Heyyyyy.

Are you gonna keep this up till I agree?

If I say yes, will you?

No

Then still yes.

…

Evelyn tries to cover her ears but to no avail as he is in her body making it impossible to block out the noise, with Jake/bear boy continuously disturbing her making her unable to sleep.

If you don't shut it, I'm gonna burn you again with my energy.

You can't.

Who's gonna stop me?

You used it all to escape the spirit.

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In the morning

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Evelyn keeps trying to cover her ears with her pillow to no avail with dark circles around her eyes.

Shut up! I'm trying to slee- . She tries to say before she gets interrupted by her alarm clock notifying her to wake up.

Guess you can't go school so tired can you?

Watch me. Evelyn says while slowly standing to find her body weaker than usual. What's going on?

The backlash from yesterday for using too much soul energy at once.

What a pain. Evelyn says while changing and closing her eyes to make sure her privacy is kept from Jake/bear boy, nearly falling asleep while standing up.

Once you're out of my body, you're gonna regret this.

Don't think so.

Evelyn ignores him as she goes off to school without showering, brushing her teeths or breakfast.

Change of your morning routine?

I'm too tired due to somebody to do all that. She says while doing her best to walk as fast as she can in her current severly tired state.

If anything goes wrong with the A.N.I, it will be your fault.

Yea yea, I won't let anybody else take the credit. She says reaching school slightly earlier by 5 minutes as she walks into her class.

Evelyn, for once you arrive on time.

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Evelyn ignores her and sits down at her seat observing 2 police men enter the class shortly after.

They look familiar don't they?

Yea, they are the two who detected my soul energy yesterday which may be why their back.

Oh, so this is your fault not mine.

You could have chosen not to come to school today.

Not for you it's not worth it. She pays attention as the fake policemen start talking.

Everybody! Pay attention, this is a special thermometer. Be says while pulling out a thermometer which Evelyn assumes is to detect soul energy based off the little amounts of soul energy radiating off the sofa called thermometer.

You all will have to use it and show us the value before you're cleared today. He finishes as he and his partner start distributing it around.

Well, this will be simple.Evelyn says as she tries to use her soul energy to create a thin layer inside her body preventing any from leaking out along with Jake/bear boy's soul energy only for her to fail and remember she used it all on the spirit yesterday.

Oh… bear boy, you're on your own.

… . He doesn't even retaliate at the nickname.

I can't help here.

I should be able to manage, it's just for a couple seconds. He says while trying to suppress his soul energy long enough for the fake thermometer to detect the false reduced amount.

It's not working. Evelyn says while checking the value.

What do you mean it's not wor-. He keeps quiet as he feels himself slowly slipping out of her body.

Well I used all my soul energy, so nothing keeping you in anymore.

Crap. He says while finally managing to get a low enough value on the fake thermometer.

Okay, just keep yourself in and I'll look for an opportunity to get you out.

Easier said than done.

Evelyn shows the thermometer with the low value to the policeman as he approaches her and raises her hand as she gets cleared.

Yes Evelyn? The teacher says marking down those who are cleared.

I need the toilet.

Can't this wait till later?

Why? I'm already cleared.

Just wait a b-, nevermind just go… . The teacher says while sighing knowing she won't stop asking.

Evelyn slowly walks out the class and once out, rushes to the toilet.

Get out of me now.

Jake quickly slips out of her body. Finally! I have my freedom back. He says while slowly going out.

Hey, where are you going?

Out?

The school is still flooded with the A.N.I, so wait here and after school when I get back enough soul energy I'll come back for you to reenter my body and exit again once we're out.

Fine…

Evelyn leaves the toilet and goes back to class, waiting for the lesson to end and getting scolded a few times for nearly falling asleep.

As lessons end, she returns to the toilet to look for Jake/bear boy only to find the fake policemen guarding it.

Please use a different toilet, there is a chemical leak here. A policeman says.

What a load of bullshit. She thinks to herself. Can't you just let me use it? I'm very urgent, it'll just be a sec. She says while steeping closer and spotting Jake/bear boy inside avoiding another policeman inside the toilet with a S.E.D(soul energy detector) most likely confirming the existence of a ghost in the toilet with the policeman outside making a barrier preventing soul energy from leaving or entering, including ghosts.

Student, please use a different toilet, this is for your own safety. The same policeman says but stricter this time.

Come on, just a short while. She says while pretending to fall in and glaring at Jake/ bear boy to enter her body.

Jake/bear boy getting the hint enters her body immediately.

Hurry and release some soul energy into my body and some out! She thinks quickly as Jake/beat boy can hear her thoughts when sharing her body, causing him to do so immediately. This allows Evelyn to walk out of the barrier as the amount is not enough to be blocked by the barrier as there is a minimum amount of soul energy before the barrier due to there requiring to be a minimum before the barrier is required to block it probably due to the huge soul energy consumption. Makes me wonder how the A.N.I gets soul energy despite not being able to control it directly.

Oops sorry! Evelyn says to the policemen as she stands up, hoping they ignore what just happened.

Just go and use the other toilet. The policeman says while sighing and pinching the bridge in-between his nose.

Ok. Evelyn says quickly while rushing towards the other toilet.

Wow, that was the first time I've ever heard you use such a tone, usually you're pretty monotonous.

Yea, now keep quiet cus I had to pretend to help you. She says emphasizing on the “you” while walking past the other toilet out of school.

We're out now, get out.

Jake/ghost boy tries forcing himself out and successfully pops out of her body flying into a wall.

If ghosts can fly, why do you guys walk?

This is the first thing you ask? Not a “are you okay” or even a “that looked painful”? But it's cuz we're used to it, and flying requires constant decent concentration of all the soul energy that makes up a ghost's body directly, not the extra that's stored.

Oh, interesting I guess. Evelyn says while walking in the opposite direction of her house.

Where are you going?

Does it matter to you?

No, but just curious.

Actually it does, I'm going to visit your friend to inform him that you're out and to get him to start his test or experiments on me so I can get my pay, so hurry and follow along.

Fine fine, you're only somewhat enthusiastic about the few things in life you find interesting and money. He says while following behind.