The news coverage was brutally extensive, particularly because of the inheritance drama stirred up by their brothers and sisters after the fact. Both of them came from long lines of wealth, ending with my father as a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and my mother in real estate, so the public eye was already on them.
I have little idea what happens to us after we die, aside from my own experience. I haven't felt the need to label my beliefs but I imagine I'd fall somewhere under agnosticism.
No.
Not much. I've recently combined a couple of components in order to create a suitable testing environment, the first being a new type of artificial blood that, once introduced intravenously, can significantly slow the rate of cellular decomposition as to reduce damage done during the intended experiments. I'm afraid I cannot take credit for its creation, but I have made alterations to suit my subjects' physiology, as the original blood was developed for human use rather than animal.
Ms. Avery Graham applied on her own about a month ago, after the sudden quitting of my previous assistant. I called her in for an interview shortly after, and hired her on the spot. She showed great promise and dedication from her first introduction, and clearly has more of a passion for the subject of my study than my previous hire.
No. Just Icky.
Terminal lucidity is a fascinating subject I've looked into quite a bit in my college days, but I've never had the opportunity to actively pursue, myself. I've unfortunately done nothing more than read over already-existing studies and write an essay or two on the matter for the sake of getting through my classes.
Daisie
Understood, Shiva. I admittedly had to stop for a moment to consider if this was some... very strange joke, but I suppose not everyone is accustomed to technology just yet. You're an odd thing, but so was Copernicus, and those before him. I find it a favourable trait in many ways.
Presumably, there are countless studies of the afterlife in the afterlife, just as there are countless studies of the living world inside the living world. Yet a study of the afterlife in the living world has immense implications and endless potential. Knowledge is power, and to have knowledge over the most unknown aspect of life (that being its end) would be the beginning steps of seizing control over it.
Well, this... has turned in a personal direction.
I've never had a desire to bear children, no. Aside from everything I've just went over, I'm not overly comfortable around them, and I'm unwilling to compromise my work for such a responsibility. Thus, I'd be repeating many of the same mistakes my parents did with me. Perhaps if I live to finish my work, I'd consider it then, but I find it rather fruitless to consider now.
I can't accurately approximate what I'd study in the afterlife, considering I've only ever seen the barest of glimpses into it, if that. I can't say I've given it much thought, either. In all likelihood, I'd still be pursuing the being I witnessed when I was young.
While I admire your wit and childlike exuberance, there isn't much I can tell you beyond the fact that such a blissful life isn't meant for me, and it hasn't been since I fell off my parents' boat that day. I used to be frightened of what I'd seen, but now I'm not sure I can say that much. Try to understand that I hunger for answers more than I hunger for breakfast most days. It isn't something I can simply tuck into the back of my mind and forget.
I've certainly looked into the occult, and while I do consider religion and such a valid avenue of study to pursue ideas about the afterlife, it isn't an angle I'm as familiar with as the scientific process. Again, it's in my mind as supplemental to my current studies, and a backup plan in case my current experimentation doesn't yield tangible results.
An understandable stance. Religion has never particularly bothered me, but I've never had any personal stake in it either, having grown up under atheist parents and in environments that followed suit. I do respect the beliefs, however. Tabitha Jones - my gardener and groundskeeper - is heartily religious, and isn't shy about it, either. Suffice it to say, I have now learned not to use the Lord's name in vain.
A good question. I've always been intrigued by the quantum consciousness hypothesis - the idea that our consciousnesses isn't achieved solely as a result of firing between neurons, but that there's further processing done on the quantum level as well, and that it is that very level of computation that creates the consciousness.
redraider
! And thanks for interrogating my walking red flag of a character. This was massively fun, and my RP partner (Owner of Ms. Graham) has been keeping up with all your responses, too 
What a blast.
Purr
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EmperorNorton1
, you're up! I hope you experience as much suffering as I did wondering if Quinn's staff would unionize.
Daisie
for choosing me! suffering is what I signed up for, I suppose. and Unionizing is very important, something that this oc, well... certainly values highly.
Solivagante
I'm letting my idiot loose in the wild if you'd like to watch. get the popcorn ready. also, for geography, Lutecia is France, Volhynia is Russia (Modern borders) and Krajynia is the Pale of Settlement, modern-day Ukraine (And Crimea, which is Ukraine), some eastern parts of Poland, Belarus, and a little Lituania. We really need to make a map. oy.
Voider
