She bows briefly in thanks when he opens the door for her, holding his robe a little more tightly around herself as she lingers by the foot of the stairs. It's strangely quiet for a residential building, no soft and muted noises coming from busy families. It's not late enough, Sookie thinks, for everyone to be asleep.

Which makes her wonder.

"It feels pretty one-way, where I'm from, although I guess I've never really been on the other side to know. I think... the only thing is that people get caught a lot in the middle. Vampires being the best example. Technically, they've all died, and there are a lot of things they can't do that living people can, but they're still walkin' around with the rest of us. They're definitely not spirits." She smiles faintly, determinedly staring at the ground for a brief moment. "I did get to see my gran once after she passed away. She sounded pretty settled on the other side. Sounded happy. That left me a little more hopeful about what's eventually to come."