"I don't think I'm ready for that yet," North admits. It's... It's been so little time, and it's hard to believe this is real. That any of it could ever be real.

That this isn't some strange version of the afterlife. Which he hadn't specifically believed in before. Who knew it was something he could buy into now.

"It's only been a few days," he whispers as he looks up at the large man again. "It's complicated."