Irving and Lani look up at the statue. Irving is skeptical.
Irving: Never seen her before in my life.
Lani is bright.
Irving: Her hair is pretty!
Pavel points up.
Pavel: So she didn't show up for you at all?
They look down at him.
Irving: Show up how?
Pavel looks back up at the statue. The masked guide is in the foreground, silent.
Pavel: That's the lady half of the twin ghosts Cheth uses. Just in a different outfit. When you all died, did she not talk to you during your judgment?
Irving raises an eyebrow.
Irving: Nope, I just saw a guy.
Cal agrees.
Cal: Indeed, a guy.
Lani smiles and drags her hands down her cheeks.
Lani: He had a long face, like a horse!
Katja barks.
Pavel (offscreen): Oh yeah! Katja was there to see her.
Behind them, Phaedra floats back down. The back of her tailcoat is in tatters as she lands softly on the water's surface. She speaks spookily.
Phaedra: All right, Little Cheth. Now that we know you can talk, let's CHAT.
The masked guide looks up at her as she looms overhead, holding the glowing veil. Her clothing continues to disintegrate.
Phaedra: You will answer my questions. Every single one of them. Let's start simple: