[No, Fai wants to say. That's not how it works. Death can't be reversed. It's one of the fundamental principles of the universe. The dead can't return. That's why people like Fei Wang Reed--and indeed, Fai himself--go to such extreme lengths to try to cheat the system. To wish for something that can't be wished.
But there's no point in debating all this with a stranger. Besides, Devin's explanation sounds more like some kind of charm to prevent death rather than to bring someone back from the other side of it. Or hell, maybe this world isn't real at all, like Outo. Fai had 'died' in Outo only to wake up in a virtual reality pod in the Fairy Park. Maybe this is something similar.
He doesn't even know what to make of Devin calling himself 'dead.' It's like saying the sky is down.
And then it finally dawns on him. Fai's one good eye goes wide as a saucer.]
Everyone who comes here gets one of those? Just... like that? As soon as you arrive?
[It can't be a given thing, if Fai's meant to already have one on him somewhere. He hasn't spoken to anyone yet beyond Devin.]
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But there's no point in debating all this with a stranger. Besides, Devin's explanation sounds more like some kind of charm to prevent death rather than to bring someone back from the other side of it. Or hell, maybe this world isn't real at all, like Outo. Fai had 'died' in Outo only to wake up in a virtual reality pod in the Fairy Park. Maybe this is something similar.
He doesn't even know what to make of Devin calling himself 'dead.' It's like saying the sky is down.
And then it finally dawns on him. Fai's one good eye goes wide as a saucer.]
Everyone who comes here gets one of those? Just... like that? As soon as you arrive?
[It can't be a given thing, if Fai's meant to already have one on him somewhere. He hasn't spoken to anyone yet beyond Devin.]