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[ashkente]

Good afternoon, Castle. There's a new arrival, a seven-foot-tall skeleton in the ballroom sampling the sweets. He may be the most unruffled newbie to arrive on the floating island in quite a long time. Those who can remember events before they happen tend not to be surprised very often, and this is nothing more than a vacation for him. No Duty to do at all, for he doesn't have dominion here. He hopes it'll be restful and possibly even pleasant.

He's going to try a little bit of everything in the room, in no hurry. For any witnesses, it's a bizarre thing to see. Food goes into his mouth, isn't chewed at all, and must go somewhere, because it's not ending up on the floor. No matter how long he's watched, it's going to remain a mystery as to how he swallows and where it's ending up. Best not to ask, you'd only embarrass him. Some things ought to be kept private.

(Of course, skeletons eating food can't be anything new here. Hopefully no one will stare at him too long.)

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[ashkente]

No offense taken, what a wonderfully appropriate phrase. Unfortunately he doesn't have any funny bones, but it is what it is.

"I'ᴍ ᴀғʀᴀɪᴅ I'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ᴠᴇʀʏ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs." he says, somewhat apologetic. Not very good at 'small talk' either, that sort of thing comes with practice. There is an attempt? "Bᴜᴛ I ᴅᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏ, ᴀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴅᴀᴜɢʜᴛᴇʀ."

[fiery_goatmother]

She can forgive him for not being all that good at jokes. After all, who would really want the incarnation of death getting funny with things? It's probably better this way.

Toriel does perk up at the mention of his family, though. She may have read about his family some, but it's entirely another thing to hear about them firsthand. "Do you? How wonderful! I am sure she means a lot to you."

She can only dream of being a grandmother. At least for the time being. When you're functionally immortal, it's only a matter of time.

[ashkente]

What they may expect is a cruel, mocking Death. What they get is much better, really, if you happen to live and die on the Discworld.

"Yᴇs. I ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ, ʙᴜᴛ I ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ sʜᴇ ɪs."