It wasn't a pleasant subject to most, so he was never sure whether to gloss over it or avoid it. Perhaps he'd missteped here but she seemed to be taking it in stride so perhaps not?

"... I wouldn't quite think of the afterlife in that way, it's actually quite pleasant." Trying to allay her uneasiness. "I was able to see people I never thought I would again..... my friends, my parents... it's not a frightening place awaiting my return." Sure, he was talking glowingly about death now, but there were some drawbacks. "I thought I was ready to remain in it, until I was brought here."

No help seemed to be on the horizon. "In some ways, but not others. Magic does exist in my world but it manifests in a different way. Also- there's a game here called Fantastic Foils that resembles a game called Duel Monsters in mine." To show her, he reached down to open two small boxes attached to his waist. Then he drew out both a Fantastic Foils deck, and his Duel Monsters deck to show her.