"Okay, I'm not that old," Carson said, laughing as he took a seat. "And I'm not from after you, I've just been here for eight years. I'm actually from the point where I died."
It was kind of a relief to tell someone that and not follow it up with anything involving the phrase "exploding alien tumor". For all it was a great conversation piece, and also not the weirdest thing by far that people in this town had ever heard, it kind of got old after a while.
"I've stopped thinking about that fact for the most part, though. Spend enough time here and the circumstances of your arrival don't so much matter anymore."