"And for my part, I cannot believe that there is any god at all involved with this.

"Before I can claim that I am dead, I must know what death is. This death feels little different from life; more amenable, in some ways. Perhaps more inconvenient in others." A shrug as he takes a sip of wine. "I've no answer, though I am certain to expend hour after hour running through possibilities. I enjoy a paradox, even if it must be admitted that living or dying in one is something of an inconvenience."