"Well, for me, 'modern' means around the state of things around here, you know?" Porky said, vaguely gesturing towards the institute, "Like, post-industrial I suppose. The world I come from has electricity and stuff like that, so what was odd about Osohe was that its kitchen was almost exactly like a kitchen you'd find in the institute. Quite odd, wouldn't you say?"

"As for the ghosts," Porky said, frowning a little, "Well, they were a bit...belligerent. I'm afraid they weren't much for talking. They were more inclined to attack us. Understandable, though, considering they must have thought we were 'invading' their home. Ir was purely archeological, of course, but I take it you've heard of poltergeists that think people are 'stealing' their homes, right? I'm sure it was something like that. Either way, we couldn't really communicate with them. Even Lord Passion, who seemed to be the most intelligent ghost, would rather fight."