Can death occur in the Afterlife, and if so, is there a life after Afterlife?
A. Many of the deceased would like to believe so. See Chapter Five, “Religions of the Afterlife.” Q. Does everyone who dies come to this place? A. If infants and small children arrive here as Husks, then presumably yes. The fact that you may not be able to find your great-great-grandmother doesn’t prove she isn’t here, somewhere; on the other hand, there is no way to prove that she is here, unless you find her. Q. My apparent age is about x. Why didn’t I arrive in the Afterlife younger or older? Will I stay this age? A. Most people seem to feel that they arrived in the Afterlife at their peak (though many will admit that this may be a rationalization). It’s true, for example, that the shades of athletes tend to be “younger” than those whose achievements depended on maturity and experience. No answer is forthcoming for those who ask why they couldn’t have been translated to the Afterlife younger or older; a few years ago I was informed that this was “just the way the cookie crumbles.” Y