"I'm okay, Jhalak," Ray says. "It's just that I've been to a town called Lupusville before, in another continuum. It was full of werewolves- people just like that guy who went furry on us. I didn't even think it might exist in this world, too."

"I guess I should've told you that, huh, Dad," says the car's voice; it sounds like a girl of about seventeen. "I saw it on the GPS when we came into town but I didn't think to.... um. Dad? Where did the new person come from?"

"Sorry, Ecto. The store door took me to Milliways. This is Jhalak. Jhalak, this is my daughter Ecto."