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[This is Death, this is Death with the skull face/body, creepy eyes, black robe and if you look off to the side you can probably see a scythe. He does however have a cat sitting on his shoulder like it's a totally comfortable place to hang out. It might look a bit weird is what I'm saying. Death however speaks up.]

AH, HELLO.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MORE THEN A FEW PEOPLE WITH CATS ON BOARD THIS SHIP.

[The cat on his shoulder does not seemed freaked out by this skeleton at all, in fact it may be purring.]

AND I WAS THINKING THAT AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE WE COULD GATHER TOGETHER AND PERHAPS LET THEM MEET. ....AND MEET EACH OTHER AS WELL. THE GARDENS MIGHT BE A NICE PLACE.

WE COULD HAVE TEA. OR PERHAPS SOME OTHER TYPE OF FOOD OR DRINK.

[Come have tea with Death....and his cat. Please?]

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I AM DEATH.

AS IN THE ANTHROPOMORPHIC PERSONIFICATION OF THE CONCEPT. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS DYING AND I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK TO DO.

AT LEAST WHEN I WAS ON THE DISCWORLD I DID.

Ugh. That does sound like a lot of work.

.....

But you don't have to do that stuff here, right?

NO. I AM ONLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ROLE ON THE DISCWORLD ITSELF. THIS IS QUITE OUT OF MY JURISDICTION.

Oh?

[Very interested grin.]

So that you means you have a lot of free time, riiiight? To play games and stuff?

I WORK WITH THE SUPPORT STAFF HERE. BUT YES, I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF FREE TIME.

I DO NOT KNOW MANY GAMES THOUGH.

That's okay! I know how to play a whole bunch of games! I can teach you.

[So hopeful.]

We could play house or tag or hide and seek. Whatever you want!

DO YOU PRETEND TO BE A HOUSE IN THE FIRST ONE?

[So much giggling.]

Of course not! You pretend to be the people in the house.

Someone is the mommy, someone is the daddy, and if you have other people they can be the kids. Or... neighbors, I guess.

THAT SOUNDS RATHER LIKE THE LAST PLACE I WAS AT. THEY PUT US IN FALSE FAMILIES AND FORCED US TO PRETEND WE HAD BEEN THERE OUR ENTIRE LIVES.

The last place...?

.......................

[Hang on, let her get this straight.]

You actually went somewhere where people made you play house?

YES. THAT WAS THEIR GOAL.

[It didn't work out well for anyone really but it was their goal.]

Why?

[Not that she minds playing house or anything but that just sounds..... weird.]

THEY WERE TRYING TO CREATE THE PERFECT TOWN I BELIEVE BY TRAPPING PEOPLE IN IT.

That's.....

[She takes a minute to try and come up with a proper word for it. There.... isn't one.]

...really weird.

[Yeah, let's go with that.]

But don't worry about it. We don't have to play house. There's always hide and seek or tag or any other game you want.

YES IT WAS.

[Weird is a good word anyway.]

THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN HERE, YOU SHOULD SEE IF YOU CAN GATHER THEM TOGETHER FOR A GAME. I BELIEVE THEY WOULD ENJOY THAT.

Ooh, that's a great idea! Games are always more fun with more people!

EXACTLY. THE GARDENS WOULD BE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO PLAY.

Yeah, because if there's a lot of kids then we'll need a lot of room.

But you never told me what kind of games you like to play...

I GENERALLY ONLY PLAY BOARD GAMES. OR CARDS. CRIPPLE MR. ONION IS A FAVOURITE AMONG WITCHES.

[Aka: people trying to win lives from him]

Well, those all sound fun!

[Nowi's not picky.]

How does 'Cripple Mr. Onion' go?

YOU NEED AN EIGHT SUITED DECK AND PLAYERS RECEIVE HANDS OF TEN CARDS. THEY TRY TO MAKE THE BEST COMBINATIONS, OR MODIFY THE RESULTS IN THEIR FAVOUR.

THERE ARE MORE RULES OF COURSE, BUT THAT IS THE BASIC CONCEPT.

An eight.. suited... deck?

[She has no idea what that is.]

Do you have one of those?

YES. A CARD DECK WITH EIGHT DIFFERENT SUITS. ELEPHANTS, TURTLES, OCTOGRAMS...THINGS LIKE THAT.

I DO IN FACT. WOULD YOU CARE TO LEARN SOMETIME?

[Oh, that's a nice surprise. Since it was something from his world she'd been worried they might not be able to get one.]

I'd love to! Learning new games is one my favorite things to do!

EXCELLENT. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TEACH YOU.

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