When her father saw this, he sighed to himself.

"....right." he mumbled.

He then shook his head, concentrated on what he knew, and stepped forward, his hand outstretched towards her. He then placed his hand on her forehead, and it began.

Aedan saw... everything. Formulae, numbers, letters... she saw all that she needed to know, and more. It was almost overwhelming, to the point where it threatened to consume her...

...until she heard her father's voice.

"....CK!... COME BACK, REVEKA!"

".....oh?" her father asked.

"But... that's your name." he said.

"What else would they call you?" he asked her.

This was proof enough that those that were in the realm of purgatory, unlike those in heaven and hell, had no way to see what was going on in the mortal realm.

"Oh. I see." her father replied.

"Well... whatever works, I guess." he then said.

"......" he was then silent, before looking at her.

"Reveka..." he said.

"It seems you're doing well. And I'm happy for you." he told her.

"I can't tell what is happening in your life overall, but... I miss you."

The man nodded in response.

"I understand." he replied.

"You have your obligations and responsibilities." he told her.

"Be good, dear." he then went on, as they walked to the door.

"Remember that I love you."

Her father watched her go, and sighed when she disappeared from his sight.

"....goodbye, Reveka." he said.

"You just made this place a little better for a time." he told her before looking back into his house... watching as it started to fade a little...slightly... and smiled.

---

As Casey was sketching the thumbnails, she heard a knock on the door, and saw Ash poke his head in.

"Hey." he greeted her.

"Lindsay told me we had company." he said.

"Do I need to make up some extra for lunch?" he asked.

"Uh?" Ash muttered when he saw Aedan suddenly appear.

"Wait..." he said.

"Hold on, it's you!" he then exclaimed.

"Holy crap, I haven't seen you in a long time!" he went on.

"How've you been, Reventika?" he asked her.

"......." Ash was silent for a moment, before sighing.

"Right." he said.

"I'll call you Aedan, if you call me Ash." he told her.

"And yeah, we do." he said to Casey.

"We met a loooooong time ago." he told her, before thinking a little.

"Something between my escape from the lab, and meeting up with Cass."

"Oh, cool." Ash replied.

"I'm making up lunch for everyone." he said.

"Want to stick around for some?" he asked Aedan.

"I'm making philly cheesesteak sandwiches."

"....." there was silence on the other side, before she heard a sigh.

"I would prefer it if you got back ASAP." Sharp told her.

"Every moment is precious." he said.

"We cannot afford any more deaths caused by these monstrosities." he reasoned.

"That being said, if you can give me ANY information to relay to Kiah and Illias here, then I might be a little more forgiving in you being an hour late or so." he then told her.

"So it all depends on whether the info can be given over the phone, or needs to be done in person."

As she sent the email, she was immediately greeted by a myriad of aromas wafting around her... and they all smelled wonderful. She could easily identify them all as the makings for the sandwich that Ash had mentioned before, as well as spiced fries.

She also noticed that a big black feline seemed to be eyeing her suspiciously and confusedly, like it didn't know what to make of her.

And meanwhile, Sharp had received the email. He skimmed it over, and nodded to himself.

"This is it." he said.

He then forwarded the email to Kiah, before picking up his desk phone and calling her down in the lab.