[He's quiet for a moment, gathering his thoughts. How to explain where this all has taken him?]

I didn't know if I would stay when I first got here. I came to help my people back home, but the Admiral didn't tell me the inmates here were dead, too. When I found out... I was furious. I almost left then and there. Kieren stopped me.

I think I've told you what it's like to be undead in my world, haven't I?

[He looks at her, finally, not lifting his head but turning it enough to see her. There's a hint of the old Simon in his voice, that barely-suppressed righteousness.]

They imprison us. Exploit us. Experiment on us. Everything I've done in my second life has been about putting a stop to that.