[People would be so lucky to have a bird mildly annoy Murphy like that. Were it to persist a bunch, he would have left, because he's that kind of guy. Sometimes a thing is only worth so much trouble. But the thing is, Murphy cares a lot for the dead, much more than the living, and any kind of bond to them is worth it and worth cultivating in his opinion.]
[Not all dead are cognizant, but all dead were once alive. That's the reverse side of the inevitability of death, that you can't give something that label without it having breathed and functioned and maybe even believed once. Why Roberta said, 'I give you mercy'.]
[Murphy isn't a good guy but this topic he very much cares about in an altruistic way that's practically absurd from him.]
[He takes a drink from his summery beverage, puts it aside, and holds his hands up loosely in Ryo's direction with his palms out. It's just a gesture that helps him focus his 'aim' more than anything that actually helps, but he does it.]
Okay, first, tell me if you hear me.
[And he does the equivalent of a psychic yell. Hollering for any zombies nearby, despite knowing there are none, to pay attention to him. It's a nonspecific 'over here' sort of vibe. But he just wants to see if Ryo is picking up what he's putting out.]
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[Not all dead are cognizant, but all dead were once alive. That's the reverse side of the inevitability of death, that you can't give something that label without it having breathed and functioned and maybe even believed once. Why Roberta said, 'I give you mercy'.]
[Murphy isn't a good guy but this topic he very much cares about in an altruistic way that's practically absurd from him.]
[He takes a drink from his summery beverage, puts it aside, and holds his hands up loosely in Ryo's direction with his palms out. It's just a gesture that helps him focus his 'aim' more than anything that actually helps, but he does it.]
Okay, first, tell me if you hear me.
[And he does the equivalent of a psychic yell. Hollering for any zombies nearby, despite knowing there are none, to pay attention to him. It's a nonspecific 'over here' sort of vibe. But he just wants to see if Ryo is picking up what he's putting out.]