...the fuck is up with that. "Immortal great-grandfather" hypothesis getting uncomfortably probable.

Eventually Eric and Tae-hwan show back up, not looking at all disheveled, which of course means nothing when you can spin in the air and become perfectly put together.

Finally! 

"Heeeeeyyyyy Eric."

"Hi Peter."

"Hiya."

"Soooo I've been kinda curious about something. Alexei is a pretty uncommon name, isn't it?"

"...I guess?"

"It's also what Lucas's father was called, right? ...one of Lucas's fathers."

"...yeah, that's Alexei."

"As in... the guy Zach just married. That's Lucas's father. Zach just got married to your great-grandfather."

"Yeah he did."

"Okay uhhhh. Alexei looks really well-preserved for his age."

"Oh he doesn't age."

"Why... I mean how? Can I get in on that?"

"Oh it's because he's the Grim Reaper."

"I'm sorry what."

"Alexei is the Grim Reaper."

"Oh is that why he's scary?"

"Yeah, but he's nice. He's a softie."

Peter... is out of words.

Lol no he's not. "I thought the Grim Reaper was a skeleton?"

"He looks like one when he's reaping."

"Oh. Okay."