No sooner than you settle in to wait a bit longer, than the front door of the mansion opens, and a cloaked figure rushes down the walkway to the gate.

Expecting Alex, you're all a little surprised to see that the approaching figure is a girl - well, young woman. A rather attractive young woman, at that, wearing a rather abbreviated maid's costume underneath the cloak. As she gets closer though, and you take a moment to tear your gaze away from her chest, her facial features look disturbingly familiar, with short blonde curls and a pair of old-fashioned spectacles. She bears a striking resemblance to your cousin ... and if you didn't know that Alex was an only child, you'd've sworn this young maid was his sister.

She reaches the group and is on the verge of hysteria -- after about fifteen minutes (and a hasty trek down the street away from the haunted house, she finally manages to convince the group that she is Alex. Or ... was, at least. Supernatural explanations aside, your mind is awhir with two not-quite-conflicting thoughts: Damn, she's hot, and I'm glad that's wasn't me...

She stiffens a little as you almost-instinctively place a comforting arm around her shoulders. Things could get ... very interesting over the next few days...