Buzzword Unanswered Part 2
It started off simple enough. Crowley just kept himself invisible and made his way slowly and quietly around the bookshop, watching the two of them ask they investigated.
"There's a rumor that the same guy has been running the shop since it opened." Ryan said as they moved around the shop.
"But he'd be over two hundred years old." Shane said incredulously.
"I know, it's crazy. The weird thing is, I can't find any pictures of the original owner and the property hasn't changed hands since it was first purchased." Ryan kept looking around, keeping his eyes open for anything suspicious.
"That's kinda spooky." Shane said in response. They had been told that they were not allowed to go to the flat upstairs. Aziraphale was the only one that went up there and there had been absolutely no activity of any kind.
"Alright, let's do some EVP work." Ryan said as he stopped in the back room. Crowley grinned. He'd seen some of the other ghost hunter shows. He knew what was going to happen now. Ryan turned on his tape recorder and started asking questions.
"Is anyone here with us?" Ryan asked. Crowley made his way over close to the recoder, looking up at the both of them.
"Yes." He whispered.
"Did you die on this property?" Ryan asked.
"Yes." Crowley replied again. He was trying very hard not to giggle. He did stand up and wave a hand in front of Shax's face but the demon seemed not to notice him. Apparently possessing a human limited his ability to see other demons.
"Let's listen and see what we've got so far." Ryan said and rewound the tape, pressing play. When it got to Crowley's first yes, Ryan almost actually squeaked and Shane just rolled his eyes.
"It didn't even sound like a word." He said.
"That was a very clear yes, how can you say it wasn't?" Ryan glared at Shane.
"I'm just saying it didn't sound like a yes to me." Shane shrugged. With the second yes, Ryan's eyes got wide and this time Crowley did laugh. And apparently Ryan heard him because he went completely still and almost as white as Aziraphale's wings.
"Did you hear that?" Ryan asked, eyes moving around as his head stayed perfectly still.
"That laugh? There are people walking around outside, you know?" Shane shook his head again.
The night went on like that. Crowley continuing to add to the EVP evidence, Ryan freaking out and Shane pretending that none of it was real. They'd gotten Aziraphale to agree to let them sleep in the shop so they could get more evidence. They rolled out sleeping bags and curled up for the night. Crowley went back outside and sat on a bench across the street so he could look at the shop. After about an hour, Shax came out of the building and practically ran across the street.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" He asked Crowley, crossing his arms and glaring at him.
"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, Mr. Madej." Crowley said with a grin.
"You are going to give that human a heart attack, and a lot of anxiety if you don't leave him alone. And besides, I don't think the angel will take too kindly to you pretty much proving the book shop is haunted." Shax raised an eyebrow.
"That human can withstand a lot more than you realize." Crowley shook his head. "And I can handle the angel. You don't worry about that." He grinned up at Shax. "I am curious about why you're doing this, though. What is so exciting about possessing a human and pretending to investigate for ghosts?"
"My job is to make sure that he doesn't actually find any evidence. Kind of warn the local demon population to steer clear of him. That kind of thing." He shrugged.
"Why does head office care about that?" It didn't make any sense to Crowley at all.
"They think that if humans find out that demons actually are real, there'll be the whole summoning us to do their bidding and all of that and they're trying to avoid that. It's a lot of paperwork." Shax shrugged.
"Oh, well. Point there, yeah." Crowley nodded. "You should probably get back inside before somebody figures out that you're out here talking to me instead of in there asleep."
"I'm going. Just.....back off, okay? Let's get through the rest of the night without incident." Shax started to cross the street.
"I can't make any promises." Crowley called after him. What neither of them noticed was the camera man who woke up shortly after Shane left the building and filmed the entire conversation.
"There's a rumor that the same guy has been running the shop since it opened." Ryan said as they moved around the shop.
"But he'd be over two hundred years old." Shane said incredulously.
"I know, it's crazy. The weird thing is, I can't find any pictures of the original owner and the property hasn't changed hands since it was first purchased." Ryan kept looking around, keeping his eyes open for anything suspicious.
"That's kinda spooky." Shane said in response. They had been told that they were not allowed to go to the flat upstairs. Aziraphale was the only one that went up there and there had been absolutely no activity of any kind.
"Alright, let's do some EVP work." Ryan said as he stopped in the back room. Crowley grinned. He'd seen some of the other ghost hunter shows. He knew what was going to happen now. Ryan turned on his tape recorder and started asking questions.
"Is anyone here with us?" Ryan asked. Crowley made his way over close to the recoder, looking up at the both of them.
"Yes." He whispered.
"Did you die on this property?" Ryan asked.
"Yes." Crowley replied again. He was trying very hard not to giggle. He did stand up and wave a hand in front of Shax's face but the demon seemed not to notice him. Apparently possessing a human limited his ability to see other demons.
"Let's listen and see what we've got so far." Ryan said and rewound the tape, pressing play. When it got to Crowley's first yes, Ryan almost actually squeaked and Shane just rolled his eyes.
"It didn't even sound like a word." He said.
"That was a very clear yes, how can you say it wasn't?" Ryan glared at Shane.
"I'm just saying it didn't sound like a yes to me." Shane shrugged. With the second yes, Ryan's eyes got wide and this time Crowley did laugh. And apparently Ryan heard him because he went completely still and almost as white as Aziraphale's wings.
"Did you hear that?" Ryan asked, eyes moving around as his head stayed perfectly still.
"That laugh? There are people walking around outside, you know?" Shane shook his head again.
The night went on like that. Crowley continuing to add to the EVP evidence, Ryan freaking out and Shane pretending that none of it was real. They'd gotten Aziraphale to agree to let them sleep in the shop so they could get more evidence. They rolled out sleeping bags and curled up for the night. Crowley went back outside and sat on a bench across the street so he could look at the shop. After about an hour, Shax came out of the building and practically ran across the street.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing?" He asked Crowley, crossing his arms and glaring at him.
"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about, Mr. Madej." Crowley said with a grin.
"You are going to give that human a heart attack, and a lot of anxiety if you don't leave him alone. And besides, I don't think the angel will take too kindly to you pretty much proving the book shop is haunted." Shax raised an eyebrow.
"That human can withstand a lot more than you realize." Crowley shook his head. "And I can handle the angel. You don't worry about that." He grinned up at Shax. "I am curious about why you're doing this, though. What is so exciting about possessing a human and pretending to investigate for ghosts?"
"My job is to make sure that he doesn't actually find any evidence. Kind of warn the local demon population to steer clear of him. That kind of thing." He shrugged.
"Why does head office care about that?" It didn't make any sense to Crowley at all.
"They think that if humans find out that demons actually are real, there'll be the whole summoning us to do their bidding and all of that and they're trying to avoid that. It's a lot of paperwork." Shax shrugged.
"Oh, well. Point there, yeah." Crowley nodded. "You should probably get back inside before somebody figures out that you're out here talking to me instead of in there asleep."
"I'm going. Just.....back off, okay? Let's get through the rest of the night without incident." Shax started to cross the street.
"I can't make any promises." Crowley called after him. What neither of them noticed was the camera man who woke up shortly after Shane left the building and filmed the entire conversation.
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