THEY CAN BE A TOUCHY SORT. MUCH OF WHO THEY ARE IS INFLUENCED BY THE PEOPLE WHO DETERMINE THE SHAPE THEY ARE MEANT TO HAVE. I SUPPOSE ON THE DISCWORLD, THE PEOPLE WHO DECIDED HOW I MUST BE WERE MORE NUANCED.

Death thinks back to that moment. The crash. The burning oil. The wreckage. His shoulders heave and he manages a deep sigh that reaches far beyond the scope of flesh and sinew to express the emotion behind it. SHE UNDERSTOOD. IT WAS NOT SOMETHING I COULD BE HAPPY ABOUT, BUT I WAS THERE FOR HER. SUSAN AND I MANAGED IT ON OUR OWN AND NOW WE MANAGE THAT TOGETHER.