Apparently the Grim Reaper's reprieves are sometimes numbered on the order of minutes. Immediately upon starting the day, the phones start ringing to let everyone know that Jwhouk and Dei have died.
After that downer of a start, Null grills up some hot dogs for breakfast.
Certain people are too impatient for that, though, and grab leftovers.
Breakfast is a bit of a mirthless affair.
Many are too busy indulging in their coping mechanisms to go, or are at least delayed by them.
And then Null and Sparhawk get into a heated argument, casting even more of an unpleasant pallor over the meal.
Sara seeks solace in the form of her intellectual pursuits, but it's hard to get into the swing of things, even with a focused moodlet.
Playing the lottery, however, has inspired the more creatively-inclined residents of Household 5. Zappit tries his hand at making some pop art.
Null decides to try his hand at non-fiction, while Bhamv practices her charisma in front of the mirror.
This should sell, right?
Tiger attempts Karaoke, and manages to clear the joint out. Well, the upstairs, at least.
Sparhawk heads to work, a veritable rainbow of emotion. Should be an interesting day.
Ghost doggies need love too.
When he finishes his painting, Zappit decides it's time for a nap.
Sara's having a hard time making much headway with that rocket.
Whup, there we go... we knew something would be coming. On his way to the basement to play video games, Tiger Tsang suddenly feels like having a little bit of a lie down, right there.
Hey, Null finishes his book at that same moment. It's not the worst thing ever. He sends it off to the publisher.
Sara is Tiger's closest friend in the house, she pleads for his life.
Death is not moved.
Tiger is now one of the countless people struggling with being living-impaired.
Sara tries to perk herself up, but Tiger interrupts her by possessing the bathroom sink.
"Well hey there, tall, dark, and gruesome... come here often?" "Third time so far, but the day's not over yet."
Sara's about ready to just give up on this. She can't concentrate.
Klew needs to get 4 skills to 4, and he's only got 1: Logic. However, his Dancing is at about 3.9... still it takes him all afternoon to get to 4 because people keep socializing with him.
Null shares a juicy story with the microwave.
"Hey, you guys won't believe what the microwave just said about you..."
Bhamv takes a nap in the foyer.
Tiger's feeling pretty enegetic, though, for a newly dead guy. He works the punching bag, but as he's still technically an elder, he wears himself out pretty fast.
Whup, looks like Klew might have danced his last dance.
Once again, Sara's words fail to move the Reaper, and Klew sails for distant shores.
"Well, this sucks."
Bhamv and Grim get to know each other a little better.
I don't see any of the usual suspects around the neighborhood all day... just Tinwhistler...
...And the notably youthful and newly fitness-minded Vero.
With all the negative ghostly emotions going around, it's a very brief interval before the coffee pot, the bathroom sink, and the arcade machine in the basement are all broken. Sara's going to have her work cut out for her when she wakes up from her nap.
Oh. Uh... yeah... about that...
Tiger's her closest pal in the house, but he and Zappit are napping in the hot tub, and he might not make it in time to intercede on her behalf.
So it falls upon Klew to make the case for sparing Sara.
Well, that's how that worked out.
Dancing with Death. I thought it was supposed to be "dicing?"
Death then raids the fridge for a hot dog.
Well, I guess Sara has time to fix all those broken appliances now, huh...
And speaking of time... Sparhawk's has just run out.
It's all too much for Null... he's now an emotion bomb.
Is Bhamv now going to be the last living being standing in household 5?
No! Sara actually manages to succeed in convincing the Reaper! Sparhawk is returned to life, for now.
Zappit can't deal with the emotional rollercoaster, and has a meltdown.
"We gotta stop meeting like this... what's a psychopomp do when he's not on the clock, hmmm?"
Sparhawk now has a little bit more life on earth to spend. How much? I guess we'll find out...