[For all the strange tone-shifting that's taken place during this conversation, perhaps the strangest yet is this one - focused, engaged, as much as he wishes he could have been while teaching.

[He explains:]

It's two factors which seem to affect a spirit's ability to linger - one can, perhaps, be tossed out.

The largest is a ley line, and an active one - "awake", as it were.

The other is ritual sacrifice, although. [He snorts, waving his hand, dismissive.] That's all a crock of shit as far as I'm concerned. [Butthurt? Maybe a bit.]

Still. The attempt might have something to do with what tethers a spirit to a place - to a line. The combination has proven effective - at least, in my case.

[In Czerny's, maybe. It would explain why those brats all felt so impassioned by the entire thing...Still, Whelk doesn't like to think that Czerny would have the capability to manifest and not visit him, that worthless little shit.

[Now that he's done info-dumping about his special interest, his tone shifts again - as if he remembers who he's talking to, and that they don't get along. He frowns.]

Assuming your friend's body isn't buried on a ley line, you probably won't be getting a visit from them.

Although, there are other methods worth exploring, I suppose. I doubt that's something you'd be interested in, given your penchant for...[Gesturing to her.] All of that.

[As if this guy isn't absolutely ruled by emotion.]