[Yeah, Victor can see how interested he is -- and it is such a nice change from being told he's insane. He continues his narrative with vigor.]

I was scared of her at first, but as time went on -- well, she was just so nice to me. All of them were, really. You wouldn't think people who were rotting corpses and skeletons would be nicer than the living, but. . .

And it's so colorful down there too! So many bright reds and purples and blues. . . Everything's a little off-kilter, and rather macabre, but it's all so strangely welcoming too. I felt more at home down there than I ever did in my actual home. Which I suppose is a bit sad if you think about it, but -- well.