Yeahhh permadeath would be kind of distressing. (Suddenly recalling one of my favourite canons, which happened to have that occur, and even though it was a canon where somebody dying was very expected, it was still VERY UPSETTING and I cried buckets.)

But Emil or anyone else getting good and scared, and the others searching for him... Yesss do want.

Or maybe people should just write it. And by people I mean me.