Orbs and Things That Bump Back

My group tonight was....memorable.  It was mixed, which I prefer; getting skeptics in my group is always a fun thing because I love turning them to the Dark Side!  I had one lady who volunteered to wield my handy EMF detector but refused to turn it on.  She said that if we did come into contact with supernatural energy, she didn't want to know about it.  This went on until one of her friends snatched it away and spent the rest of the night happily searching for beeps and flashes.  It was particularly funny when I took a group picture during the tour and found that my fearful guest was surrounded by orbs!  Ghosts can be funny that way. 

My look for the evening was inspired by the brilliant Lady Gaga.  (see below)

This is just like Lady Gaga....if she didn't have a team of make-up artists with steady hands and had to use drug-store eye-liner. 

Although I love getting mixed groups, sometimes it's hard to get a read on a few of my guests. Some of them are very open with their emotions, whether they are having a great time or they're bored out of their skulls.  A brilliant smile or rolled eyes are very easy to decipher.  There are also people who have facial expressions that read, "Go on, impress me."  I always enjoy a challenge.  The guests that are the most difficult to entertain are the ones who have what I call the Thousand Yard Stare. 

These guests are always hard to read; they stare at me, through me, they see nothing and they see everything.  They have a dead pan expression and eyes that are soul-piercing and lifeless.  It's a little creepy.  I had such a person in my group tonight.  No facial expression, no questions, no laughter, nothing.  There was no indication that this person was even listening to me.  For all I know he could have spent the whole evening singing the Meow Mix jingle in his head.  Apparently, this person did have a good time, since he shook my hand and thanked me when the tour was over.  You never know....

It's always great fun when I have guests who scare easily.  I make sure to comfort them and let them know that I don't have people hidden in the bushes to jump out at them and yell "Boo!"  I warn them that my odd appearance might draw some unwanted attention from passerby.  My guests have nothing to fear; if anyone tries to bother us I immediately go into Animal Kingdom Mode and assume an aggressive alpha position. 
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It usually works very well.  I'll pretty much go to any lengths to make sure that my guests feel safe and have a great time.  It's always a great adventure when we search for things that go bump in the night.  Every once in a while, we get to bump back.  

Until next time,

~Story Siren