voidtreckernet | [video] Backdated to the 5-6-ish (before the event)

[ Throughout the video, Thanatos glances down a few times. He's written notes about what he wants to say in hopes of being able to say it instead of stopping midway and giving into the urge to disappear. Mort is on his shoulder, lightly tugging on Thanatos's hood to remind him of his presence, and, more importantly, his support. To say that gentle Death Incarnate is at a loss would be an understatement. ]

Since a number of us are soliciting the train for information, I might as well ask a question of my own. Who among you have come from a world where mortal life can no longer sustain itself and would be willing to talk about it? And what was done after?

[ The message seems like it would end at that, but Mort gives a soft squeak. Thanatos exhales and continues. ]

I cannot ignore that death has been absent from a famished world for over five months now. It's no longer an issue of preventing a collapse. The damage has been done. It's what to do once I clean up the mess my absence has caused. If after releasing those suffering there is... any life left. Able to still live. There's... no reason for Death to exist if there is no Life. And there was never a...

[ He doesn't finish that sentence. There's something about him that is just grieving and heartbroken. Death loves Life, after all.

That said, there is something... freeing to know that no matter what now, he's failed. He's too late. Thanatos no longer needs to think of "what-if." It's done. ]

I know that topics relating to death are unpleasant with mortals, so if you would rather speak in-person, I understand. Name a location, and I shall meet you there.

[[ OOC: This can stay as a network conversation or end up as an in-person thread. ]]

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What then happened? Was that person stopped?

[ It's not really applicable to his situation, but he is a little curious. ]

"Eh, we're about 99% sure they were. Since they used the last of their energy to try and posses Lucky, I doubt it is likely to work again."

She shrugs a bit, "Is that a thing that is normal where you come from?"

He's not sure what she's referring to exactly, so he gives it a guess. "A mortal trying to kill everyone to become a god? No. I don't know of one who has tried something so brazenly foolish."

"Huh, I've heard of it happening in a few other realities, but I wasn't sure it was a common thing or one where... There were exceptionally stupid powerful beings."

She shakes her head, "I just know a lot of people here are from rather harsh realities, and I got the feeling that maybe you were in some way tied to death."

"I am Death Incarnate. The God of Death. It is my job to bring those who are fated to die by gentle means to the Underworld."

In a way, Thanatos is an exceptionally stupid powerful being even though there are many gods who are stronger than him.

"I see, so a specific form of death. I would guess that means there are others for violent means? I'm sorry, it is a morbid thing, but sometimes knowing about conditions like death make it less.... Horrifying? I'm not sure."

She lets out a small sigh at that, "Or even possible."

"It's... complicated," Thanatos says to avoid getting into the various differences how he's Death Incarnate, with power over all death but only charged with collecting the ones who died peacefully and so on.

"Death comes in many forms, but I am not the one who decides them."

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