((To cut explanation short, the shovel is the spirit of Dente, Mido's gravedigger character from Kris's Post-Ap Zelda RP. Like Jace and Vesper, not important for you to know for the sake of the RP itself; all background))
Al came to the conclusion that Vesper was simply ancient. Older than her looks gave away, despite her looking younger than him. Or maybe a time traveler. The universe was weird like that. Alwin had been a traditional name in his family for centuries, so the physical resemblance and everything sort of made sense.
"To put it bluntly? Kinda ****. The nukes dropped about 20 years ago, give or take a few, and... well, I survived. My parents didn't. Still not sure who got the better end of the deal. Ive been away from society for a long time... what little society's left. Most of the big cities are gone. Small towns like this didn't really recover. My face is from an explosion when I was six. Any more questions?" he just threw it all out there. Nothing much really worth hiding.