It was an example! If everyone was dead the whole time, nobody would be getting murdered because they would already be dead. Unless they can die more than once, but I don't know that that's even possible without the help of a demonic fruit that can only influence one person at a time.

You might be on to something with that. I haven't talked to anyone who's from here, but the recording that played when I got here was in black and white, but this CAT phone seems more advanced than my cellphone. On the other hand, since this is probably an alternate universe, they could be pulling some kind of steampunk type of move with the technology, but in a way that doesn't completely hit you over the head with gears and brass like usual.

Has anyone actually seen the Mayor recently?