Ezekiel Yzaguirre

Story journey

Available supplied sources reviewed through October 24, 2026. Identity and chronology remain qualified where the sources do not resolve them. Two supplied texts are summaries whose original stories were unavailable.

14 sourced milestones

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1. Middle ManagementSource date: 2018-08-01Original writing prompt[WP] You wake up in an unfamiliar and empty diner. You find you are clean shaven and dressed in a suit, which is odd as you know for a fact that you've spent the last six months homeless and without a job. you look outside and see that it is night and that you recognize none of the buildings.Original prompt source ↗

   After dying, Ezekiel 'Ezey' Yzaguirre wakes in a diner with burgers and fries and is offered work as a Middleman, sorting souls toward the destinations they think they deserve. The recruiter has copies of his unsuccessful job applications and says Ezey would otherwise proceed to Heaven. On hearing there is no food or hunger there, Ezey accepts the job; his death's circumstances and the later training are not shown.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Middle Management” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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2. Easy DecisionSource date: 2018-08-06Original writing prompt — “Easy Decision” (moment reader)[WP] We are stuck on a loop of our lives, doomed to make the same choices. Everytime we die we are informed of this before our memories are wiped and we are born again. You just died.Original prompt source ↗

   As a new Middleman, Ezey reviews Shannon Ramirez's life and tells her she has passed an initial tutorial, earning the choice to repeat or move on. He admits the next stage is outside his department and explains that he received his own job by an unsolicited offer. When Shannon asks for similar work, he says he will ask around but stamps her file DENIED to send her through another life rather than keep her waiting.

   Original record’s chronology note — retained source group for “Easy Decision” (2 source readers): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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3. Easy LifeSource date: 2018-08-16Original writing prompt[WP] Everytime you die, you are reincarnated, but you keep all your memories. You can't tell anyone or else you'll die permanently.Original prompt source ↗

   Ezey has repeatedly sent his cousin Greg back into life with his memories intact, despite fearing he could lose his job for it. He agrees to one last chance, but Greg returns immediately after a stillbirth. Ezey insists on their agreement: Greg must move on or begin again with all retained memories erased. Greg signs to proceed, and Ezey reassures him about the next life.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Easy Life” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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4. OrientationSource date: 2018-08-21Original writing prompt[WP] You've always expected just a blank nothingness after dying. Now that you actually have you've found the truth to be much more terrifying.Original prompt source ↗

   Ezey orients Susan Dawkins after her first death, admitting that he is still new and initially failed to recognize her inexperience. He explains that souls retain progress while life memories belong to bodies, and demonstrates that only staff can open the office into the busy afterlife hallway. To make up for the confused orientation, he lets Susan choose a kind of alternate Earth for rebirth; she chooses magic, and he sends her onward.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Orientation” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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5. Cat PersonSource date: 2018-10-26Original writing prompt[WP] You die and are sent to Heaven. You are given the option to be brought back to life as a cat.Original prompt source ↗

   Ezey congratulates Doreen for remembering him after what he calls her fourteenth death and introduces himself as her caseworker, Ezekiel Yzaguirre. He explains that remembering the processing room unlocks nonhuman reincarnation options. Doreen chooses a cat; he warns that he cannot choose her particular body or life, takes her signature and begins the transition. Her next life is not shown.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Cat Person” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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6. Friend & GuardianSource date: 2018-11-30Original writing prompt[WP] Once you were everything to him, now he is about to forget you, forever. You don't know it, but this is the final step in graduating from being his imaginary friend, to being his guardian angel...Original prompt source ↗

   Ezey visits Katie earlier than their regular monthly check-in because Russell has outgrown playing with her. He explains that she may move on to another life or remain as Russell's unseen guardian, stressing that the choice belongs to her and that someone else would protect him if she declines. Katie chooses the guardian role, and Ezey supplies a new contract. Her signature and later duties are not shown.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Friend & Guardian” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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7. Ezey AnswerSource date: 2018-12-20Original writing prompt[WP] At the end of his life the wealthiest man in the world decides to spend everything. After an extremely lavish few years he dies with pennies in his account. He awakes in the afterlife hungry, tired, and disoriented, wanders into a cafe and orders some food. "That'll be 12 dollars."Original prompt source ↗

   After Lily finds newly deceased Luther Johnson wandering the afterlife cafe, Ezey pays for his food, reads his file and praises his philanthropy. He explains that he and the other suited guides call themselves Middlemen. Ezey says his own body died and that he accepted work there instead of going through another life. He answers Luther's question before sending him into the reincarnation process, promising to see him next time.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Ezey Answer” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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8. Life After ExpositionSource date: 2019-02-07Original writing prompt[WP] Life is a simulation. When you die, you're brought to "The Store" to buy a new basic Earth model with various presets (nerd, athlete, humanitarian, etc.) are reset & sent back to Earth. If you've lived an exceptional life you are allowed to create a custom model & sent to "The Sandbox".Original prompt source ↗

   Ezey congratulates Alice, the last of her soul's shards to complete its lives, and explains that another shard has already chosen to spend their accumulated points. He describes ordinary lives as practice by scattered soul fragments, their eventual reunion into one Unique Soul and the final-life choice of fifty-four types, with only a Plant Soul affordable at their current score. He explains that Uniques absorbing one another eventually returns the borrowed energy and starts the cycle again. The source depicts this explanation, not Alice's completed reunion or new incarnation.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Life After Exposition” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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9. Zero to 46Source date: 2019-02-19Original writing prompt[WP] You pass away at 83 in a hospital room surrounded by your loved ones. You awake the next moment sitting at a table in a brightly lit room. A much younger version of yourself enters the room and sits across from you. "83 years, not bad, but it isn't the record." Says your younger self.Original prompt source ↗

   Ezey gathers the final Ellis soul shards, tells them their accumulated points reach the Celestial tier and explains that the highest-scoring shard will decide their Unique form. When the 103-year-old Ellis describes a Void-wielding conqueror who killed him, Ezey identifies Ballisea. He says she escaped the afterlife, absorbed the energy intended for a Big Bang and was born in the Void, but admits he was not present and does not know the details. He describes the office as treating her like a force of nature and being unable to match her.

   Original record’s chronology note — “Zero to 46” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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10. Exposition After LifeSource date: 2019-04-20Original writing prompt[WP] Stolen from u/Tramelo on r/showerthoughts: "When people think about reincarnation, they imagine they'll become a wolf, ant, dog or an animal like that, but they never imagine they'll reincarnate in some unknown form of life billions of light years away or in another dimension"Original prompt source ↗

    Ezey tells Harry he has reached the Plant tier and may choose a final Unique life or continue earning points. He explains that about five hundred alternates remain from tens of thousands of initial soul fragments, that the highest scorer decides and that a Unique incarnation may not use the Earth just left. He lists Plants, Animals, Humans, Conquerors and Celestials, estimating twenty to thirty lifetimes per tier. When Harry asks to become a Middleman instead, Ezey says he will ask and sends him around again; Harry is born after the office disappears. The Middleman request is not yet approved.

    Original record’s chronology note — “Exposition After Life” (moment reader): Unknown relative to other readers; events follow source narrative order only. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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11. Soul UpgradesSource date: 2019-05-27Original writing prompt[WP] After you die, you are given a list of skills and achievements that you unlocked in your life, and, what you didn't. As you look through the list you see items you never even knew could be attained. And now they're sending you back for another chance.Original prompt source ↗

    Ezey tells Stuart this is his fifth presentation of the perks list, that Stuart's full lifetime tally is only 239, and that some lives lose or earn no points. He explains the Mundo memory-retention perk and suggests Longevity and Divine Blessing improve earning opportunities, while declining to identify what actions award points. He sends Stuart into another life.

    Original record’s chronology note — “Soul Upgrades” (moment reader): One afterlife intake between Stuart's incarnations; hundreds of previous visits are Stuart's recalled impression, and source date is not fictional date. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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12. Dear DeerSource date: 2019-06-05Original writing prompt[WP] You wake up in your hospital bed, everything looks just like it has for the last week. A new orderly walks in and says to you "Good you're up! I just have a few questions for you, just making sure I have the right chart and all. What is your name birth date and death date please?"Original prompt source ↗

    An elderly hospital orderly describes Ezey as a soft-touch caseworker who would have already explained matters to Lauren; the remark is her opinion and does not place him in Lauren's care.

    Original record’s chronology note — “Dear Deer” (moment reader): Scene-local sequence only; wider fictional chronology unknown. Source date is not an in-world date. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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13. Cake and LiesSource date: 2019-07-27Original writing prompt[WP] Instead of heaven and hell, when you die, you find yourself in a room with a six year old girl who invites you to join her tea party. It dawns on you, you're her imaginary friend.Original prompt source ↗

    Isla says Ezey approved Elena's proposed Imaginary Mentor test and required her to wipe the results and retry under better guidelines if the benefits prove too great. Ezey is discussed rather than present.

    Original record’s chronology note — “Cake and Lies” (moment reader): Scene-local sequence only; wider fictional chronology unknown. Source date is not an in-world date. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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14. Chasing NostalgiaSource date: 2019-09-23Original writing prompt[WP] You had been sick for weeks, then eventually you croaked. You thought you had just fallen asleep and woken up, but upon opening your eyes again you find yourself in some 80s looking office with a single desk, and on it sat a ringing rotary phone.Original prompt source ↗

    Isla cites Ezey as having ended phone interviews for afterlife clients, prompting Chase to meet Casey in person. Ezey is referred to but not present.

    Original record’s chronology note — “Chasing Nostalgia” (moment reader): Scene-local sequence only; wider fictional chronology unknown. Source date is not an in-world date. Source review record order is used within this increment; it is not a fictional timeline.

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