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Joel Beck 
[b]Location[/b]: No longer on the floor
[b]Tags[/b]: Grim, Bouncer, Ghost Bullshit™[/center]

Had Joel not been in an incredibly embarrassing and vulnerable position, he probably would have pushed the other hero away. But he was, and oddly, whatever Grim was doing kind of helped. Joel's heart slowly stopped pounding in his ears, and his breathing returned to normal. He lifted his head, his expression still uneasy. The things he had just seen would haunt him well after the spirits were put to rest. 

"I thought this was some kind of human trafficking thing," He said softly, but his voice steady, "But then I found that medical equipment, and I thought organ harvesting..." He paused to take another deep breath and let it out. Joel clutched the desk beside him and slowly pulled himself back onto his feet. His legs were still shaking under him. "Whatever this is, it's [i]so much worse.[/i] They...they were [i]tortured[/i] to death. And they don't know why." He raised a hand to hold his head as if it was hurting him. All those voices were still ringing in his ears. 

His dark eyes scanned the room again. The other two couldn't see the hoard of empty eyes staring right back at them. "Can one of you, very calmly, tell me where it's hidden." A young boy stepped forward, and Joel clenched his fists. A child. A fucking [i]child[/i]. He did his best not to let his anger show, lest he frighten the young soul. The boy lifted a silvery finger and pointed to a spot of patched up wallpaper across the room. The apartment had been filled with pitiful patch jobs; this one would have gone completely unnoticed.

Joel released the desk and walked slowly over to the wall. He dug his nails under the square of wallpaper and tore it off in one pull. Behind it, embedded in the wall, was a locked safe. Joel blinked at it, then turned back to the other two living beings in this room. "I don't suppose either of you have safe opening powers?"