"Uh-uh. I'm a Kaioshin- kind of like an overseer for everything that happens in the universe- so I'm still alive. The dead people either go to heaven or to hell." He broke off, hearing himself for the first time and grinning sheepishly. "This must be really confusing, huh?"

On the topic of speaking without thinking, his last remark about missing home seemed to have struck a less positive chord with Chihaya. "Earth's a really great planet," Kibitoshin agreed, awkwardness turning to sincerity, "and I'll bet you could be happy here, too. Well, not here here, but on the planet."