HISTORY'S EYE — WT / Q&A

[Verdigris]

  [font=trebuchet ms]The idea of someone dying and coming back to life still struck Paper as bizarre, even if it was preferable to the person staying dead in this case. He still had yet to ask Pincher exactly how it happened- it seemed now, however, was his opportunity to do so.

  Approaching the group, Paper looked up and eyed Pincher curiously. The Doberman appeared to have grown gills and webbed feet, but showed no signs of rotting flesh, and smelled of nicotine, coconut, and salt like normal- so that crossed mummification and zombification off the list. Once people began asking questions, Paper turned his attention from Pincher’s appearance to the queries. Some were clearly emotionally loaded, such as Rose’s question about their father (fatherhood was a topic Paper rarely had reason to think about); others were more lighthearted, like Gold asking about what Pincher liked to do. Cronas and Roxanne, meanwhile, both flooded the area with questions, quickly enough that Paper couldn’t follow them as closely. Cronas’ curiosity was amusing, Rox’s slightly less so, but it was worth observing either way.

  Once they finished, Paper cleared his throat, then said, ”Two questions. First, how long has the Typhoon been here before us? Second, how did you come back to life?”