I suppose the blood magic is supposed to be a 'perk' to make up for it. Have you learned your type yet? [he rather hopes not through actually bleeding or any sort of violence, this poor guy has clearly been through enough in a short amount of time. death, the ocean, beer- he deserves a break.

the 'house' bit catches viktor's attention, a tilt of his head as he considers. if it weren't for the skull paint he'd probably assume a house like his world, highborn families and crests, power in money and heredity. he has heard another use of house with all the necromancer business, so he takes a stab,] You... wouldn't happen to mean- ah, I do not know what to call the universe. It's one of necromancy and an empire of planets?

[regardless, he offers a sigh.] I imagine seeing one she thought dead would be shocking, barring anything else. I have found one of the biggest struggles here is balancing the influence of our old lives with moving forward in this new reality.

[a pause, then a soft breath] In some ways yes. In truth this place may offer a better path forward for that particular project. [he glances over with a quirk of the lips and a dry,] But it would do terrible things for my image if I started to appear unerringly optimistic.