"I don't know what else to call someone who looks after you at your weakest, if not a friend." And truly, Death has been there since the beginning, just like Gaja. Perhaps if Gaja had more awareness (but how could one be aware when one was dead?) he might go so far as to call Death a brother. Or, at least, a cousin.

"There's a park I passed earlier. Would you like to see the foliage there?"