Smiles are wonderful, even if Amelia can't find the strength to return them yet. Knowing she brought one to Adia's face goes a long way toward making that happen, though, so she squeezes Adia's hand with both of hers when the woman looks down again. If this is helping, then the rogue isn't about to try something new that could ruin things completely.
"The Nexus has a habit of making certain things easier," she agrees, though Amelia's not sure how much she can agree when she hides away so often. There's a further comment about that on the tip of her tongue when Adia asks about her world's beliefs. The barest hint of a wistful smile pulls at her lips as she speaks. "On my world, when you pass on you go to a place called the Eternal Dream. If you were a good person while you were alive, if you left a legacy that helped others, you'll relive your happiest memories and dream of sweet things for all eternity." For a moment she considers explaining what happens when someone is like her - drenched in sins and a generally awful person - but that feels like too much right now. She's had enough nightmares the last few weeks as it is, no need to explain how they'll only get worse when she dies.
"Laying the dead to rest is much the same, though we don't bury them. Their bodies are burned so that their ashes may be returned to the earth and their mind free to dream for all eternity." Good or bad, everyone must move on eventually. "A service is held for the fallen, with a few prayers and words of praise said for the one who is gone, but what is said and how soon after they are gone it happens depends on personal beliefs. Every person and family does things a little differently, as is their right, but the basics are always the same."
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"The Nexus has a habit of making certain things easier," she agrees, though Amelia's not sure how much she can agree when she hides away so often. There's a further comment about that on the tip of her tongue when Adia asks about her world's beliefs. The barest hint of a wistful smile pulls at her lips as she speaks. "On my world, when you pass on you go to a place called the Eternal Dream. If you were a good person while you were alive, if you left a legacy that helped others, you'll relive your happiest memories and dream of sweet things for all eternity." For a moment she considers explaining what happens when someone is like her - drenched in sins and a generally awful person - but that feels like too much right now. She's had enough nightmares the last few weeks as it is, no need to explain how they'll only get worse when she dies.
"Laying the dead to rest is much the same, though we don't bury them. Their bodies are burned so that their ashes may be returned to the earth and their mind free to dream for all eternity." Good or bad, everyone must move on eventually. "A service is held for the fallen, with a few prayers and words of praise said for the one who is gone, but what is said and how soon after they are gone it happens depends on personal beliefs. Every person and family does things a little differently, as is their right, but the basics are always the same."