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Chapter 5 by SpiralFelix SpiralFelix

What does the team do first?

Filming the opening segment

"...filming the opening segment!" Mackenzie finished.

Her team got to work, setting up everything for the shot. By now they were all well practiced and fairly used to the usual routine each investigation took. In just a few minutes, Aaron and Jason had two cameras trained on Mackenzie and Zack, who were standing in front of the building's entryway. Aaron mimed flashed a quick countdown with his fingers and pointed at the duo.

"Greetings ENF lovers! We're here at the old Carter Mansion for New Families" Mackenzie began, bringing plenty of the on-screen energy that her fans loved to see. "Originally constructed in 1903, this building has a long and morbid history, absolutely steeped in mystery and reported paranormal encounters."

The redhead continued on, detailing some of the building's history. Zack interjected from time to time with a comment or two, mostly aimed at keeping the audience fully engaged. He, similarly, had his on-camera voice on full display. Aaron and Jason would both be on camera as the night when on, of course. But pretty much only as they were actually using equipment or filming solo. Any true "hosting" duties were left to Mackenzie and Zack, the two charismatic members of the team.

"And, even knowing all that," the redhead began wrapping up, "we'll be braving the mansion tonight. In search, as always, for evidence of paranormal entities haunting the grounds! Once the sun goes down, we'll lock ourselves inside until sunrise and begin our night-long investigation."

"Are you brave enough to follow along with us?" Zack asked the future audience. "Well, only one way to find out, I guess. and that's if you stay tuned! What do you think we'll find tonight, Mackenzie?" he asked, turning to the team leader.

"I-" Mackenzie began, before abruptly stopping short. She had just felt the most peculiar thing happen as she started speaking. She wasn't sure how, but she was positive what had just happened. Her bra had somehow become unhooked. The sudden loss of tension around her chest was unmistakable. She had no idea how it had happened, as the garment was relatively new, and she had simply been standing in place. Luckily, her leather jacket surely covered the minor incident, even if it would have ever so slightly shown through her tight gray shirt. But still, the paranormal investigator couldn't help but blush slightly at the realization that it had happened while she was on camera.

"...Mackenzie?" Zack asked after a few silent moments.

"Uh, right!" she exclaimed, concentrating on the camera again. "Well, I don't want to set your hopes too high," she continued to the audience. "But based on the previously reported phenomena here and the array of equipment we've brought with us, I do think we'll be able to find something more... concrete than a certain other paranormal research team."

"HashtagENFoverEIF," Zack quickly said, sandwiching it between two loud coughs.

Mackenzie wasn't the biggest fan of stoking "drama" between themselves and other teams. But, as Zack had repeatedly, emphatically (and most annoyingly of all, quantitatively) proved to her, it greatly helped with their view counts. Besides, they only ever did it with one team in particular. A team which wasn't even worthy of being called "investigators" in Mackenzie's mind (not to mention by their own admission). She had no qualms whatsoever about calling out their repeated lack of preparedness and shoddy investigation work.

"With all that out of the way..." she said, again locking eyes with the camera and her audience. She allowed herself to sound more than a little ominous as she said, "...will you join us inside?"

What does the team do next?

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