Just a dead kid, though of course no kid is "just" a kid to Kotetsu. A dead kid in front of a hero from a place where the last time someone died in front of him, his friends were genuinely concerned about letting him go home on his own. He doesn't like to ever think about the possibility of getting used to the idea of death.
No one ever explained it to him. It never came up. He was a ghost during the time when they were all transformed, but he never left behind a body to be found, let alone buried.
His breathing goes strange again as Frisk tries to explain - his breaths coming in tight, shallow, quick. This news brings with it too many emotions, even when he fully processes just what's being said at all. That takes a few seconds, and what does it say about his time in the castle that it only takes a few seconds before Kotetsu realizes that he's being told that death isn't permanent in this place.
"People...people don't die forever, here?" He says it like a question, even if that's really the only way to interpret what they're saying. He's feeling too many things. Relief is still first and foremost, because that means that the child they're burying isn't going to stay dead. Shock is close behind, coupled with a fresh wave of old grief, because wouldn't it be nice if that were the case back home...
He actually sways on his feet a little beneath the enormity of this revelation, and has to support himself on the shovel again.
"Should we...should we..." He swallows, looking from the grave to Frisk. "Should we even be burying them at all, if they're just going to be...back?" It's clear by the look on his face that he's entirely at a loss.
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Date: 2017-01-27 05:35 am (UTC)No one ever explained it to him. It never came up. He was a ghost during the time when they were all transformed, but he never left behind a body to be found, let alone buried.
His breathing goes strange again as Frisk tries to explain - his breaths coming in tight, shallow, quick. This news brings with it too many emotions, even when he fully processes just what's being said at all. That takes a few seconds, and what does it say about his time in the castle that it only takes a few seconds before Kotetsu realizes that he's being told that death isn't permanent in this place.
"People...people don't die forever, here?" He says it like a question, even if that's really the only way to interpret what they're saying. He's feeling too many things. Relief is still first and foremost, because that means that the child they're burying isn't going to stay dead. Shock is close behind, coupled with a fresh wave of old grief, because wouldn't it be nice if that were the case back home...
He actually sways on his feet a little beneath the enormity of this revelation, and has to support himself on the shovel again.
"Should we...should we..." He swallows, looking from the grave to Frisk. "Should we even be burying them at all, if they're just going to be...back?" It's clear by the look on his face that he's entirely at a loss.