I think I'm lucky that way. I only ever had my l - [ She cuts herself off to replace it with the correct human term, though it's only an equivalent, to avoid more confusion ] - my mother, and she died a long time ago. So between here or there, everyone I would miss is mostly here.

[ She nods, grinning at how quickly he caught on. ]

Exactly like! A great deal of my life had to do with playing a game that had very real consequences. I suppose you could think of it like this place, which is a game in your world I think? Playing a game, but it not being an actual game.