[He listens, and for a moment he simply looks at her, almost expressionless as he tries to make any sort of sense of the huge conglomeration of information she's thrown at him. But there are so many glaring conflicts in what she's said to rule any of it as making sense. Notably, she called this place the 'afterlife,' which would insinuate that he's..

dead, wouldn't it?

He shakes his head slightly.] Hold on.. You aren't suggesting..?

[And while being told that she's seen some of the others around is (for the most part) a welcome relief, a few mentioned persons in particular don't add up with what he can remember.. Marco, for one. He was.. long passed. ..Which would make sense, being in the afterlife.

No, it was almost ridiculous. He exhales in an almost airy, nervous chuckle.] I don't understand.. That's silly. I mean- look at us! By all accounts, I'd say we're alive..