Ethan leaned back, letting them snuggle in as the ghost on-screen tried to possess a vacuum cleaner while yodeling.
Evelyn wiped her eyes, still laughing softly. "I've seen simulation training scenarios scarier than this."
Everly shook her head. "I thought I was going to scream… instead, I nearly choked from laughing."
The girls leaned into Ethan more with each ridiculous scene, and he didn't mind one bit. Their warmth pressed against him was soothing. Familiar. Comfortable.
At one point, Evelyn whispered, "You're really warm, you know that?"
"Probably the jacket you made me wear," Ethan replied with a quiet grin.
She gave a small smile. "Worth every credit."
The nonsense on the screen just kept going. The final scene was supposed to be serious—some ancient summoning circle, glowing lights, dramatic music—but it ended with a possessed chef throwing soup at a ghost who was screaming about expired spices.
