Wellington Paranormal

Today, Minogue and O’Leary are visiting a party house at 10:37 pm, far too loudly for a neighbourhood at that time of night! A knock at the door, slightly ajar; nobody enters, so our pair proceed with caution. Their first encounter is with a man that looks like he escaped from a human zoo’s 1970s exhibit, with a gigantic afro, who kindly lets our pair know where they can leave their coats! In the main room, we see that everybody is dressed for the 70s. Not the era I would have gone for, but… I won’t disrespect them. O’Leary delivers a warning about how quickly Twister can turn violent, before Minogue tries to get the party’s attention. But the moment they unplug the record player… poof. The house is empty, silent, and dark. Minogue, having tried his luck in the kitchen to get the partygoers’ attention, sprints back into the lounge, talking about a ghastly face he saw. It takes him a moment to realise that the partygoers are party-gone…

We jump immediately into the action. Cuba Street, Wellington (hey, I’ve been there!), about midnight (not at that time, though), where a member of the Wellington Police, Officer O’Leary, is on the lookout. She brings us over to a young woman loitering, but as soon as she turns her head, it’s pretty obvious that she’s got something else going on. She responds to an innocent “are you alright” with… well, profuse vomiting. O’Leary is kind enough to point out that she probably isn’t…