Vanessa wore a look then that was both somehow guilty and innocent, a sort of wheedling look. "I may have... some experience with that myself. One of the few times in my life when I was trying to be 'cool'. Even after it was reopened, kids were still daring each other. I can vouch for that. I didn't see any ghosts, but every every creak and crack of the place made me want to scream. And I got very interested in its history after that.
"It's so notorious. Not just for its history, but the way that... even the doctors can't stay sane. Part of me wonders if that's the upped ante you mentioned or... the ghosts we were all supposed to see really are there. Sorry, hopeless romantic talking. Secretly, I want all the fantastical things to be true."