There's no need to apologize. It's certainly justified, given our circumstances. I haven't been doing a very good job of keeping hopes up, either.

[He nods in quiet agreement, considering their situation. Sixteen against one is still a fight he'd wager they could win, but they can't let this keep happening.]

There are ways to deal with ghosts. Even one with as much power as our Mayor claims to have. We only have to keep searching until we find them.

[But then there's the matter of the demon that's still among them, which is just another disaster waiting to happen, even if John really doesn't tell anyone else about it.]