What the...?

What is this place?

What's your name, honey?

Uhhh, I'm Joe!

I teach middle school band.

Connie, go for it!

Today started out as the best day of my life.

Back here tonight, first show's at seven.

Yes! Woohoo!

You know what that's gonna say?

Joe Gardner!

Hahahaha!

I did it! I got the gig!

Must have been sudden for ya.

Wah! Oh my goodness!

Oh my goodness!

Help! I'm not done!

Oh! Oh my goodness!

Huh?

Is this Heaven?

No.

It's the Great Before.

This is where new souls get their personalities, quirks, and interests before they go to Earth.

Meet 22.

I don't wanna go to Earth!

Stop fighting this!

I don't wanna!

Uhhh?

Hahaha!

Okay, look, I already know everything about Earth, and I don't want anything to do with it.

You're missing out on the joys of life... like... uh.... pizza!

I can't smell!

We can't...

We can't taste either?

All that stuff is in your body.

No smell! No taste!

Or touch.

See?

Okay, I get it!

Wow!

It's my life.

Is all this living really worth dying for?

You're still alive?

Can you help me get back?

No way!

There I am!

What are we waiting for?

No, no! Wait! Not me!

Hmm, that's weird.

What is it?

151,000 souls go into the Great Beyond every day, and I count every single one of them.

The count's off.

Huh...