Death Nine: .....The worst moment of his life part 2 now with more emotions

[likescats]

[He was quite interested in seeing what the Hogfather left for him. He finds this note and opens it. And then goes upstairs to a new world.

And he had been human, with proper human emotions. And then his entire family was killed and he suddenly felt the immense loss of death properly. Grief, and sadness and this time there was nothing to stop any of

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[off_beet]

I remember that grief is a very small emotion compared to all the others.

[likescats]

[Oh yes, the voice is just appearing in your head.]

I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE.

[off_beet]

[Luna blinks, but is otherwise unaffected by the sudden capslock telepathy]

It is hard, at first. But what we lose always returns in one form or another.

[likescats]

....I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THAT LEVEL OF GRIEF. TOO GO THROUGH IT EVERY TIME THEY LOSE SOMEONE...

....I THOUGHT I UNDERSTOOD.

[strike_you_out]

[No idea what you're talking about, Death, but--]

You should come over.

[Because, CATS. EVERYWHERE.]

[likescats]

.....

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

[Slugger, don't scare him....]

[strike_you_out]

Nothing happened to Miss Susan.

But there's something you should see.

[likescats]

I'LL BE THERE IN A MOMENT.

[And Rincewind get's a head pat before he sets out.]

[peonymarket]

Grief is part of life, Bill, always ready to take the place of happiness.

[bitterly, speaking from clenched teeth.]

[likescats]

YOU ARE ALL SO MUCH STRONGER THEN I THOUGHT...

[A moment.]

....IS SOMETHING WRONG?

[peonymarket]

Are we? Are we really? Us, whose familial bonds crumble so quickly, become corrupted so easily, with hands that hide knives to plunge into the backs of their elders even at the youngest age...

[He doesn't answer Death's question, trailing off as he is, speaking distractedly and angrily to many and yet none.]

[likescats]

YES. I HAVE SEEN YOU...YEARS, AND YEARS. PAINS AND HORROR AND YOU CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD.

ASTOUNDING...

[arslansenki]

[Arslan will find you at some point when he comes home; he seems to have taken up leaving early in the morning to practice. Even as as a skeleton, body language is somewhat telling, so he'll pause before speaking.]

Is something wrong?

[likescats]

[Just...quiet. Then...]

YES. I'M AFRAID SO.

[arslansenki]

What is it? Anything I can help with?

[likescats]

.....

HOW DO YOU HANDLE GRIEF?

[bread_goes_bip]

[Death knows that face. She's seen it a lot.]

Do you want to talk about it?

[likescats]

[Probably not on many skeletons before.]

....I SUPPOSE....IF YOU HAVE THE TIME.

[bread_goes_bip]

[Not many. Takes all sorts though]

I seem to have that in abundance. Come on, have a seat.

[likescats]

[He'll have a seat.]

THE TOWN GAVE ME A RATHER NASTY HOGSWATCH GIFT.