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Night, Voice | @DIO

[itsasteamroller]

[Alright, so first of all.]

If you look in the options, there's also a voice to text option. Although you could just speak, but it's one way to get around those stupid keys.

What's this about a dirge, then?

[idkmybffjesus]

Oh, yeah, don't worry. Good old no-fun Al pointed that out for me.

Now, you want a dirge? Personalized and highly customizable!

[itsasteamroller]

[He's about to say that he doesn't really need one, but...that's not really true here, what with the mortality.

...Then again, he'd just come back, so having a dirge would be moot point.]

I'll tell you what. Next time you see my name on the obituary, you can make one for me then. When I come back, I'll rate it for you.

[idkmybffjesus]

When you come back? What, do you do that often? [ guess who absolutely did not read the thoughtfully provided guides on anything ]

[itsasteamroller]

[Oh boy!]

Apparently. Whoever is in charge can revive the dead, but so far that seems to be inconsistent at best. I...have first hand experience, though, if that's what you're asking.

[idkmybffjesus]

Are you kidding me? I just got away from an angel, and you're telling me there's more here? Can't a guy get a break from those feathery nincompoops?

[itsasteamroller]

[...Uh. Okay, we may need to back up a bit here.]

It's not through anything divine. It's more through... [Dio hesitates because he doesn't actually know how they're coming back, but he doesn't want to let on that he's guessing.] Er, medical science. ...I think.

[idkmybffjesus]

You think? Oh, yeah, I feel real reassured. Listen, I've seen plenty of resurrections in my day, I'm kind of an expert.

[itsasteamroller]

Oh really. [In your day, the man who seems to be in his early 30s says.]

That's some luck you have, then. Outside of this place, only God could truly have that kind of power.

[And him, but that's due to vampirism so that's not the thing to say to newbies.]

[idkmybffjesus]

Well I wasn't arguing that. I'm just saying sometimes God is pretty trigger happy with the dead people. Or His friends and family are, anyway.

[itsasteamroller]

[...Interesting that he's speaking of God as an actual being and not merely as a concept.]

Friends and family of God...? [A bit of a pause.]

I'm sorry, but where are you from, exactly?

[idkmybffjesus]

What, originally? Nazareth. Most recently New York City, though. Ever been there? It's a hell of a place, let me tell you.

[itsasteamroller]

Nazareth, huh...

[Now, granted, it was still a pretty populated city last time he checked, but considering this resurrection talk and the fact that there's another Biblical figure here...well, Dio doesn't exactly believe in coincidences. That whole New York business is a little confusing, though.]

I have, yes. America's fine and all, but I've taken to living in Cairo myself.

[idkmybffjesus]

Cairo? That didn't make it onto my Frequent Flier Miles map, where's that?

[itsasteamroller]

Cairo, Egypt. I'm sure you've at least heard of it, right?

[idkmybffjesus]

Egypt, Egypt, let's see... oh! Hang on — African kingdom, Nile river? That Egypt?

[itsasteamroller]

Yes! I've been living there for about a year now. [Or he...was. Coughs.]

What prompted moving to New York, if you don't mind my asking?

[idkmybffjesus]

Oh, you know, I died and one of the Heavenly Host resurrected me and then dragged me on an airplane to New York City. [ so casual, almost bored: ] My first time seeing a plane. Pretty terrifying.

[itsasteamroller]

Ah, of course. [He says as if Biff were talking about a regular Tuesday. Not that he's going to discount him, though...]

I don't know, I thought planes were rather exciting the first time I saw them. I suppose it depends on what you're already used to...

[idkmybffjesus]

[ what, there are other people that had a first time with them?? ]

Why, what were you used to?

[itsasteamroller]

Ships, horse-drawn carriages, things like that. I'm getting the feeling that isn't the case for you, though.

[idkmybffjesus]

Hey, excuse you! We had ships and horses. Usually chariots though, not carriages. Or camels, those were a popular option.

[itsasteamroller]

Really. My mistake, then.

And you're being completely serious about this whole thing? [He knows that Enoch isn't lying about it or under some delusion, the man's just too sincere about everything. This guy seems a little more irreverent, although that's a weirdly specific thing to joke around about.]

[idkmybffjesus]

Buddy, I just woke up in a strange place I've never seen before with no idea what's going on again. I wouldn't even know where to start lying.

[itsasteamroller]

[He ain't insinuating that you're lying, pal. Then again, can he really go with the other option and think that he's crazy, considering Dio's entire life up to this point?

Probably not!]

Good point. There's a primer that everyone put together if you want to read through that, but the short version is someone dropped us here in the middle of this snowy hell hole for...some reason.

[Reasons that they still haven't figured out yet, oh joy of joys.]