He isn't sure how much is too much in terms of telling her, and he's still flashing back to the way Hikaru looked when he'd pressed too close to the truth of the ban. ]
Well, at the end of things, Death owns all of us, right? I've been on a couple of walks with Rethe and it's kind of like being in a position of knowing when to take people, when it's their time.
[ A sheepish smile. ] I just thought it was just a waste, letting that kid go -- letting all that potential die out because he was stupid and made a mistake.
I'm kind of... [ he shrugs ] I'm a big believer in second chances. I mean, [ nervous laugh at that ] I'm kind of a walking case study on that. But... he is Death. And... I dunno. I just feel like I owe him. If he decided I was meant to die, I wouldn't be here, right?
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He isn't sure how much is too much in terms of telling her, and he's still flashing back to the way Hikaru looked when he'd pressed too close to the truth of the ban. ]
Well, at the end of things, Death owns all of us, right? I've been on a couple of walks with Rethe and it's kind of like being in a position of knowing when to take people, when it's their time.
[ A sheepish smile. ] I just thought it was just a waste, letting that kid go -- letting all that potential die out because he was stupid and made a mistake.
I'm kind of... [ he shrugs ] I'm a big believer in second chances. I mean, [ nervous laugh at that ] I'm kind of a walking case study on that. But... he is Death. And... I dunno. I just feel like I owe him. If he decided I was meant to die, I wouldn't be here, right?