[I think it's supposed to sound more like ":)"]
While Ola and Mate quietly disagreed on the pronunciation of :), Neren remembered that they actually had jobs and stuff. PSSSSSSH, YOU'RE NO FUN, NEREN
UNLESS YOU'RE BEING A MAGICAL GIRL IN A LOLI GROUP
You know, I wouldn't be surprised if Neren turned out to be a lesbian pedo or someth---oh, shit, were we talking about something relevant?
And now you know how Neren feels.
"Pardon me for a moment, Mr. Verrome. The recently-deceased must take priority for the sake of order." she said, turning towards Spark.
"Good afternoon..." Neren glanced down at blarrrrrrrrrgh more paperwork, "Spark, I believe? We'll get this out of the way quickly. I just need you to answer two simple questions. One, how did you die? Two, what did you think of death before the Competition?"