Okay, trying this out...

"Whether it took a few seconds or several aeons, he couldn't say - but Mystery Man 2 saw light in the blackness. He felt DOUR, but as the landscape slowly lit up, he recognized Niflheim: the realm gasped in wonder...
Had he died? No, because he farted just now, which made him giggle...
It was time to take a digestion pill!
He quickly searched for his mortar and pestle, trying to recall his grandmother's herbal recipe to calm the vapors...
If he was dead, his grandmother would surely be here to whisper the recipe in his ear...
Alas! Only a three-legged crow was nearby, cackling like it knew some punchline...