Another one bites the dust....

So its another training day for us newbies! It's a potluck "taco" meeting to learn the ropes of how Preliminary Screenings go! The Senior Investigators got into the roles of the clients, and had a little too much fun with us newbies! It was a great learning experience!

We came across the "Obsessed with the Paranormal" Housewife and her non believing husband, and had to figure out if we would actually take the case or not, which I chose to take it, only for the facts that there actually was proof that paranormal activity was indeed taking place - even though the client was obsessed with anything paranormal - the senior investigators did an amazing job role playing this one out for us!

Then off to the next home... the Schizophrenic Mom and her illicit drug using son! Preliminary questions were asked and I could sense the body language of the mom, that something just wasnt right. The moms and the sons answers led me to believe that there were some definite mental imbalances within the home, and also drug use was taking place, and that I wouldn't take the case. Wierd! The Senior Investigators did a great job!!

Next up was the somewhat normal family that just needed the comfort of knowing that they aren't crazy for thinking and feeling the paranormal activity that was taking place within their home. A lot of laughter was happening between the members of the household, but I didn't see anything "off" that would keep me from going through with the investigation. Good, normal home, and nothing out of the ordinary, other than the possibility of paranormal activity taking place! Good job senior investigators...good training for us newbies!

Then the final house for the prelims! Right off the bat when walking in...we are frightened by the reaction from the person in the home...asking us who we are, what we want, why we are here. A little hostility, and just creepy feelings as to get out NOW! Then walks in another person in the house...clearly not stable, clearly on some sort of drugs, or just mentally not all there...in our faces...flipping out because we are "investigators" of some sort and that someone police figure must have called us out to the residence! UMMM...partner...its time to bail! Come up with something that will get us safely out of the house...and back to the comforts and safety of our vehicle, and definitely NOT take the case! WHEH!! Made it out of there safely!! Great acting jobs...senior investigators!!

So all in all, it was a great training day! 4 different scenarios of some of the residences that we may come across and ways to handle them! Thankfully we won't be going out on any prelims alone and will always be with at least one senior investigator! Its was fun, and I enjoyed it. The group is so excited to teach us newbies the tricks of the trade and are always around to answer questions, and best of all....treat us as part of the team, in such a short time!!

Thanks everyone!!

Its off to a real life investigation this coming Saturday...I'm excited to see what we will find :-)

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