"It depends," he said in that whispering tone. "Sometimes they are not ready yet." Perhaps because this demon was still feeding on them. Perhaps not. He didn't know and it wasn't really his place to say. Matthias could do as he wished because he was only there to collect the souls.
"But they all fall in the end when you are finished."
Death nodded but there was no signs of sadness in his expression. It was a fact that all things came to an end. The only thing that ever lingered on was himself. Himself and Time. But he hadn't spoken to that entity in a very long while. They rarely had reasons to interact though neither of them felt negatively about the other.
He finished his cereal then sat back with his hands in his lap. "Must you always count as you did?"
Ugh, must he be reminded of that? Matthias pulls a few, wrinkling his nose with a deep frown. "I must," he answered after a moment in which that scowl turned into more of a pout. Matthias leaned back against the counter, cross his arms over his chest with a quiet little huff.
Hm. An odd characteristic. He wondered why that was the case. Was it something to give creatures a chance to escape such a powerful being? Possibly. He wasn't entirely sure and it wasn't really something he'd had to consider before. Something he likely wouldn't consider again in the future either honestly. There was no reason for him to, after all.
"It would take up a great deal of your time depending on what was cast."
The expression changes subtly, something growing softer, perhaps a bit warmer in those dark eyes.
"I once knew a priest who kept a handful of rice grains in his pocket to throw in my path." He was quite fond of doing it whenever Matthias was being particularly annoying to him. Which was often, since Matthias enjoys being a significant annoyance.
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"But they all fall in the end when you are finished."
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"Well," Matthias all but purred with a rolling shrug of his shoulders. "The are only human."
And humans die. Eventually. Every single one of them. Without fail.
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He finished his cereal then sat back with his hands in his lap. "Must you always count as you did?"
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"It's irritating."
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"It would take up a great deal of your time depending on what was cast."
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"I once knew a priest who kept a handful of rice grains in his pocket to throw in my path." He was quite fond of doing it whenever Matthias was being particularly annoying to him. Which was often, since Matthias enjoys being a significant annoyance.