“Last but not least,” the God of Nightmares snickered in reply. While the shrine maiden was easy on the eyes, he was immediately turned off by her obvious timidity. She responded to his voice by looking his way, attempting to assign a face to the strange name. The two locked eyes for a moment, soft pink on marbled black, and Mai practically trembled. Since the pretentious blowhard Ashil had already decided to make a scene of himself, Phobetor decided to keep it subtle. He rolled his eyes as she put down the clipboard and sat in a different seat.

Then the ghost wound up to speak again, declaring that all was accounted for and the vehicle could begin its voyage. As the bus lurched into action, Phobetor briefly examined Taiyo, watching him drift over to 'Evera' and begin to chatter. For a second he was jealous as the girl did not hesitate to open up to him, but he consoled himself by concluding that she couldn't possibly have anything worthwhile to say anyway.

As such, Phobetor quickly transitioned to amusing himself. Not wanting to create poor first impressions in such a cramped space, he opted to make puppets instead of try to frighten the others. Holding his hands in the air right in front of him, he cast shadows onto the back of the seat, contorting them into different shapes. In quick succession, he made a Pegasus, a Hydra, a bat, a cow skull, and an Orthus. The final image he settled on, and allowed more magic to flow into his two-dimensional creation. In response, the miniature two-headed hound began to move of its own accord, loping across the seat back and baring its teeth at nothing. 

Phobetor snapped his fingers and a second puppet appeared, this one in the shape of a snake. As he watched, the two images began to fight, a brutal and short duel. While the fangs of the Orthus's heads raked the serpent's body, its crushing constriction spelled the beast's doom in the end. He spent a moment thinking of another matchup, and waved his hand to alter the puppets into a spider and a spear-wielding satyr. As the two began to face off, he reclined in his seat as much as he could to better enjoy the show.