[ That draws a sort-of laugh from Eurydice, harsh and bitter. Not a great place sure is a way to put it. ]

Everyone in Hadestown was there 'cause they made a deal. Work for Hades for your entire death, and you'll never have to worry about food or shelter or money again.

[ That's not how Hades would describe it, of course. But he didn't get all those workers from being honest, did he? ]

That's why their bodies can't be here. They have to be down below.