Mercedes is sinking like a stone at the (reservoir) wrote in repose,
Between us and Heaven. I think it makes it easier for them to linger. Other places, the ones who stay have a hard time moving on. Sometimes they can't ever manage it once they've made that choice. So fewer do, for fear of being stuck. Just wanting to get out of the trap reinforces the trap.
But not here. They can choose to come and go more freely than I've ever seen. There's so many more of them. It's hard to watch.