[The calmer, the better! Or at least the calmer, the less likely to go diving off the deep end in a fit of panic the next time something unexpected pops up...]

Oh, definitely. Way worse! [Not to be the bearer of bad news or anything?!] People've died in some of these levels before, so you really gotta keep your guard up. Even if we come back, it still really hurts, you know? And most of the time if you die in ViViD, you get sent to a stupid punishment game.

[He was stuck playing at a shooter booth for way too long... He still remembers it.

Though for now, his attention seems more focused on the flickering light than on the frankly concerning tales he's recounting.]