A: Boss got on her arse for using the 'net connection at work. Hence, she automated the character and had it run on that nerd's Beowulf cluster. Thus, the ghost of Vanessa roams The World to this day...
Q: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK! Phantom Vanessa! Eeeeeek!
*cough*
Sorry.
Um...
Q: What's up with Helba? Are the sysadmins so dumb they can't spot someone who's hijacked an entire blinkin' server?