I think that is far more complicated than is necessary. [he says, bemused.] We have discovered... ah, murdering each other seems to allow us back on the living side.

I have told you of my aetheric sight, yes? A return to the star oft means your soul is broken apart and scattered to the lifestream. That - is not the case here, so far as I can tell. It seems to me that whether you have "died" or not does not make a difference.

[a beat.] And your apology is accepted, my friend.