Raine raises an eyebrow. "Over at Bakura's in what manner?" Spending a couple of nights a week there is especially leading.

...Perhaps she'll wait until Pepper is unaccompanied before inquiring after whether Pepper needs certain sorts of protection.

"You're certainly more polite than some of the ghosts I've encountered so far." This for Joanne, a politely frank assessment. "May I ask when you died?"