And then a Meteor fell out of the sky.

[Chosen_of_Vecna]

I do not think exploded myself is technically accurate. That is just a symptom of what the Solar (with this he glares at the Solar standing outside) did to me.

However a body that was mine did in fact explode in the courtyard of a university yesterday.

As to why, that would be of course because I was killed, though undoubtedly you mean why was I there.

As to that, I was there because of an unfortunate effect, similar to the one I am currently within, that prevented my entrance to the tower I was searching for, shunting me sideways and placing me in the courtyard.