[Prior to arriving here, she was in a world where gods fed off of people's emotions and did some rather extreme things to the population in order to elicit an intense enough response. Whispers in the dark are nothing more than.]

I have, yes. If someone was already feeling under pressure for some other reason or was a pessimistic overthinker, they could become especially vulnerable.

[It's a morbid theory, but it's better than having no idea at all. She's actually glad to be discussing it with someone who's not all that distressed about their situation or the possibility of many lost lives. She can focus on solving the puzzle this way, instead of attempting to comfort someone she barely knows for manners' sake.]