Well, the shop had recently opened and I was one of the first people to walk in the door. I evaluated it to be substandard and, after a few months, the store went out of business. [He takes another bite of cake.] Though I would think that is because many suburban Americans do not take great interest in aquatic animals outside of their consumption.

[He squeezes Ray's hand gently, mulling over the information that Venkman gives him.]

Giant ghost lobsters? You know, I'm quite envious of the sheer amount of unique ectoplasmic phenomena you two seem to have dealt with over the past few years.

...Perhaps there is a dimension in which we did somehow spending our childhood years together. A slight change in moving decisions, availability of job opportunities in the Midwest--such small things could alter the experiences of individuals radically.

[Also, he probably would've had someone to fight back bullies with and make explosions.]