(Universes with multiple differing timelines is something we can talk about another day.)
[ peter remembers his death, too — although the difference between the two of them is that he's died before. (hashtag superherolife, hashtag itscomplicated). he knows people who have died and been brought to life and he's joked before about how, in his line of work, death isn't really something that sticks. in his more morose moments, he's wished that it would. in his happier moments, he's been glad it hasn't. ]
Clones are apparently the closest and easiest comparison. I'd suspected it for a while, based on the degradation of bodies in relation to deaths and revivals. I know it opens the door to an existential crisis, but depending on how that's perceived by the spirits, whether they know about it or not, and ditto the magic 8-ball the Night Market has, it repositions the question of alive vs. dead.
Apparently we come through the portal as souls. The Doc has equipment that scans the souls and the printer set up at her lab that prints out a relevant lantern to house each one. The candles are the equivalent to a battery for the body.
[ some of it's obvious — that the candles represent life isn't exactly news, but strongly suspecting and having confirmation are two different things. ]
Brings a whole new meaning to getting snuffed out, right?
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(Universes with multiple differing timelines is something we can talk about another day.)
[ peter remembers his death, too — although the difference between the two of them is that he's died before. (hashtag superherolife, hashtag itscomplicated). he knows people who have died and been brought to life and he's joked before about how, in his line of work, death isn't really something that sticks. in his more morose moments, he's wished that it would. in his happier moments, he's been glad it hasn't. ]
Clones are apparently the closest and easiest comparison. I'd suspected it for a while, based on the degradation of bodies in relation to deaths and revivals. I know it opens the door to an existential crisis, but depending on how that's perceived by the spirits, whether they know about it or not, and ditto the magic 8-ball the Night Market has, it repositions the question of alive vs. dead.
Apparently we come through the portal as souls. The Doc has equipment that scans the souls and the printer set up at her lab that prints out a relevant lantern to house each one. The candles are the equivalent to a battery for the body.
[ some of it's obvious — that the candles represent life isn't exactly news, but strongly suspecting and having confirmation are two different things. ]
Brings a whole new meaning to getting snuffed out, right?