[And the things he could tell this one, if he was capable of it. Hell, if he even wanted to. Others had done strange things with the knowledge of Hikaru Shinta's very real limitations, with knowing that being Death meant having Rules.
Time for another cigarette. It takes him longer than usual to light up. He's forgotten, for the moment, all about the coffee.]
Sometimes, people break their usual patterns because they don't have a choice.
[(Three admonitions, and three only. Like the cock crowing thrice at the crack of dawn.
Poetic, no?)
He takes a long drag and breathes out, because silence is always an option.]
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Time for another cigarette. It takes him longer than usual to light up. He's forgotten, for the moment, all about the coffee.]
Sometimes, people break their usual patterns because they don't have a choice.
[(Three admonitions, and three only. Like the cock crowing thrice at the crack of dawn.
Poetic, no?)
He takes a long drag and breathes out, because silence is always an option.]