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[bread_goes_bip]

[In the end, there wasn't anything Death could do about this event. But there's something she can do now, so she picks up the phone.]

Hi everyone, it's Death. If you need someone to talk to... I'm really good at listening.

Comments

[bread_goes_bip]

There was nothing I could do when it was all happening. But what comes after... that I know how to handle.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

Do you usually give advice to the bereaved? Grandfather seems to expect they'll be able to sort things out for themselves.

[bread_goes_bip]

I do. It's a scary, confusing experience, the least I can do is try to help them.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

Life is a scary, confusing experience, but nobody ever seems to care much about that.

[bread_goes_bip]

At least most of the time, they have other people around, for the living part.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

The bereaved tend to have that advantage as well. Do you mean you minister to the dead?

[bread_goes_bip]

Well, mostly. The living... well, it takes a special occasion.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

What is it that people do when they're dead, in your world?

[bread_goes_bip]

A lot of it depends on what they did when they were alive. Different groups go different places, though there's more overlap than most mortals would expect.

Very sorry for being late, I was away! Feel free to ignore.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

Another judgment-based system, then? Who is it who does the judging?

Re: Very sorry for being late, I was away! Feel free to ignore.

[bread_goes_bip]

Again, it depends on the culture. Most people are judged by whoever they believe will do the judging. The interplay between belief and reality can get... complex.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

[There is a pause for a moment or two.]

You and Grandfather may be better matched than I thought. It works that way on the Disc as well. You get exactly what you believe you deserve. Whether it's an eternity feasting in Valhalla or one burning in hell as judged by a jealous god.

[bread_goes_bip]

There's some overlap. A lot of the hells are the same place, but in the end, that's how it works. I wonder how common that is.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

It seems to me that people are very good at punishing themselves needlessly, all in all.

[bread_goes_bip]

There was some turmoil over who was going to run Hell a few years ago. It was astounding, how many people still chose to go back when it all settled down.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

Harps and fluffy clouds aren't for everybody, I suppose. Honestly, the theology here isn't very sensible.

[bread_goes_bip]

What would sensible theology look like? I've seen a lot of variations.

[deaths-heritor.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of the way things work on the Disc. There is no justice. There's only Grandfather.