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Oct 19, 2011 23:43

| A | Morning | 342 Brady Lane |

[Death the Kid wakes up this morning and glances around the room, becoming immediately certain of a few things. One, this is not his house--or his bed, or his pajamas, or anything even remotely resembling his--and two, this room is horrifically asymmetrical ( Read more... )

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likescats October 20 2011, 03:47:49 UTC

[Oh look it's a 7ft tall skeleton in a black cloak, carrying a scythe. You should totally ask him something.]

equal_shots October 20 2011, 03:59:38 UTC

[Whether or not it's good that Kid's been caught at one of his moments of attempting to refocus isn't certain just yet, but one doesn't typically miss a skeleton in a cloak just wandering about, particularly not one with a scythe. Especially not Kid, even if he was distracted by all of the symmetry.]

[Except, even though that form looks familiar enough, Kid doesn't approach. He does, however, stop dead in his tracks and stare. He couldn't speak for this town, but there weren't typically many Reapers wandering around town in Kid's experience, but unless he'd hit his head and he had but let's not focus on that, his father looked almost nothing like this. When he speaks, he is very wary. Skeptical, even.]

Good afternoon.

likescats October 20 2011, 04:03:38 UTC

[And a voice will appear in his head as Death turns to look at him.]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

equal_shots October 20 2011, 04:09:16 UTC

[Though he's not phased by the voice in his head, he still can't shake the feeling that maybe he ought to know this guy, except for the fact that he couldn't reconcile the two images of Death in his head. He simply nods politely, though that's mostly to stall for time.]

Are you familiar with this area?

[Translation: where the hell am I?]

likescats October 20 2011, 04:12:46 UTC

AS WELL AS ANY OF US CAN. I TAKE IT YOU JUST WOKE UP HERE?

equal_shots October 20 2011, 04:15:22 UTC

Just this morning, yes.

likescats October 20 2011, 04:17:20 UTC

WELCOME TO MAYFIELD. THAT IS HOW EVERYONE ARRIVES HERE.

WE HAVE YET TO FIND A WAY OUT.

equal_shots October 20 2011, 04:20:07 UTC

I see.

[He hesitates just another second. He just can't help himself; curiosity wins this time.]

At the risk of sounding foolish, what is your name?

likescats October 20 2011, 04:31:32 UTC

I AM DEATH.

equal_shots October 20 2011, 04:36:53 UTC

[He shakes his head, incredulous.]

That...is impossible.

likescats October 20 2011, 04:42:52 UTC

IS IT?

equal_shots October 20 2011, 04:53:30 UTC

Even in a strange place, I would recognize my father.

likescats October 20 2011, 05:00:12 UTC

[Now Death is confused.]

....I DO NOT HAVE A SON. A DAUGHTER, A SON IN LAW AND A GRANDDAUGHTER....BUT NOT A SON.

YOU MUST HAVE ME CONFUSED FOR ANOTHER DEATH. I AM DEATH OF THE DISCWORLD.

equal_shots October 20 2011, 05:06:50 UTC

[Another Death? Kid shakes his head. Discworld?]

How could there be more than one Death?

likescats October 20 2011, 05:10:29 UTC

OH THERE IS. I'VE MET ANOTHER ONE HERE ALREADY. SHE'S QUITE THE INTERESTING PERSON.

DEATH IS A LARGE JOB AFTER ALL. AND YOU'LL MEET PEOPLE FROM MANY DIFFERENT WORLDS HERE.

equal_shots October 20 2011, 05:14:51 UTC

[Kid nods, swallowing the slight disappointment that this Death was not his Death.]

There's another one here as well?

[Thinking on the fact, though--it does make sense. Multiple worlds, multiple Deaths.]

Are you both from other worlds, then?

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