Beetlejuice grinend so hard you'd think it would split his face in two. He raised his glass as well, bumping it messily against Childermass's.

"To a pair a' queens nobody can beat!"

Beetlejuice, you are a runner-up.

He lashed his tail happily when the cheese fries arrived. He plucked one from the plate, admiring how the cheese stretched for a moment, before shoving it into his mouth, fingers and all.

"So tell me, Prof, what have you been up to lately?"