Robert and Jean, later
It did startle Jean, but only a little. She showed no outward sign, beyond a slight tension which ran through shoulders, turning and looking around. She knew that it was the apparent ghost running around the floor, because Jean did not believe she had heard once that the ghosts were capable of speech.
"Hello." Jean called back, starting around to head in the direction of the voice. She moved to where the man stood, wondering where he had come from, or if the floor had been somehow hiding the man from view only seconds before. "It is... I was starting to think I was stuck up here with only ghosts for company."