The woman looked down her pointed nose at Lydia. "Cute," She said dismissively. 

Iggy leaned in towards Ash. "His mom is a [i]bureaucrat[/i]? Yeesh, no wonder he's so afraid of her," She muttered quietly. 

"I didn't curse him. Look at him, he's cleaned up his act for once. Except for that purple hair. Lawrence, how many times do I have to tell you how much I hate it when you wear your hair purple. You look ridiculous." 

Beetlejuice shrunk in his chair a little, eyes honed in on the ground. 

"Now. Ashley, Lawrence. Need I remind you of the consequences of bringing breathers into the Netherworld?"

Beetlejuice's head shot up. His protests were muffles by the zipper on his mouth, but he shook his head frantically. 

"Once a human enters the Netherworld, they don't leave. No matter what." His mother eyed the two humans coldly. "I hope you two like paperwork, because as far as I'm concerned, you can be filed under 'suicide'."