_{[He doesn't think there will ever come a time when even a mention of Hell doesn't sharpen his attention. He lowers his chin a little.]}

More or less. I had a life before this stuff got in the middle of it. One of the monsters hanging around here took the wheel, actually, a lot like these Mirror guys of yours. He screwed up, so down we both went.

_{[He gives the barest summary without much emotion; in fact, there's a thin layer of sarcasm turning the words into something more cavalier than they should be.]}

That's the short version. Never seen it for yourself? Good for you.