[Well, it is his existence, as much as Zekarion might detest the idea; of course he'd talk about it openly. He's clearly not in constant misery just by virtue of being a ghost.

Altius uses a hint of humor to shove down anything resembling discomfort.]

I'd hesitate to refer to anything or anyone as "the usual," but I admit I haven't run a survey on the topic. I haven't met any before the two of you, so I could only talk about myths.

[He's got better things to do anyway—like getting more personal deets! He tries not to think about how his dream self tried to obliterate Octavian. Sorry, guy, he didn't mean it.]

But I'll agree that Mr. Howe is certainly knowledgeable. You know him well?