... Yeah, it is. I'm guessing you don't see a lot of death back home?

Eh? No, that's... not it, exactly.

[ how many times have i died?? seven??? ]

It's just— there are different kinds of death, you know? Or... maybe you don't know.

[ maybe nobody knows. it doesn't seem like it's like that for any of these people where they came from, so maybe it's not like that here, either, and that's what's really freaking him out. ]

There are the stupid gag ones where you come back in the next segment, and then there are the serious ones that actually stick. [ and sometimes there's a weird season finale that's somewhere in between. ] But that's— you don't just drop one of those right at the start of the season, let alone two!

... I'll be honest, I have no idea what you're talking about. [????] But I guess the real question is—how're you holding up?

[ yeah, i kind of figured. ]

...I don't know. Okay? I guess? It's a lot to wrap my head around.

... Yeah, that's fair. Need anything to eat or drink?

[ haha... yeah, dahut isn't going to be waiting for him in the room with a croissant today, huh?

he shakes his head. ]

Thanks, but I can just grab something from the vending machine. ...Anyway, it sounds like your group here had a worse night than I did.

[his expression turns a bit wry.]

Hey, it's not a competition. I think we all had a pretty bad night.