SLWTF - A Second Life travelogue by Garth Goode

Now I know where avatars go when they die. Pan and Agapee islands are supposed to be simulations of the afterlife. They have a decidedly Buddhist bent, but no matter — the afterlife is very pretty and weirdly ethereal.

Sometimes the afterlife is very foggy. I guess they haven’t quite worked out their humidity problems.  If you keep to the path you’ll find kiosks along the way which explain the nature of the afterlife. Don’t worry about getting all the answers, though. The explanations are often inscrutable.

Here I am, as ever, outstanding in my field. Ha! I kill me. Oh wait, I’m dead.

As the far end of the island is a meditation area. There are also a number of secluded spots on the island where you can just hang out and contemplate your life, or death, as it were.

Near the temple is a set of freebies, including star, fog, and flower particle emitters. Watch out for the flower emitter, it’s especially aggressive and hard to find amid all the flowers once you rez it.

To the north of the meditation area is another island where you can have a little more privacy. Again, it was very pretty and not quite like any other place I’ve seen. I’m not sure if it was the concept that it was the afterlife that made it seem different, or the strange glows coming from unexpected places (such as the flowers) that made it so. Turn the environment to midnight and the flowers and fog still glow brightly. Freaky.

All in all, being dead is an interesting diversion.

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