"Oh I was gone," he affirmed. "I did die and quite painfully, too. But death is never something one should be hung up on for long."
He smirked cheerfully and curled a finger to indicate she should come closer. The light continued to brighten slowly and about five feet from him a very basic seat formed of white steel that seemed to have grown from the ground waited.
"We have some things to discuss. I will be taking my leave of the lab to pursue outside interests. Sit, this could take some time should you have an overabundance of question."