bethbethbeth attempts to write Death for a new audience.
"WOE!"
"Grandfather, what are you doing?"
"HELLO SUSAN. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?"
"I'm sorry...was I supposed to worry about the pleasantries while you...what are you doing?"
"I AM EXPRESSING MY PAIN AND MY BELIEF THAT LIFE IS HARD."
"But you don't actually have a life, do you? And in any case...isn't that a butter knife?"
"I THOUGHT THE SCYTHE WOULD BE A LITTLE OVER THE TOP."
"Oh, honestly. What's that on your face...er...your skull?"
"WHERE?"
"Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about, please. By your glowing blue eyes."
"THAT IS MY EYE LINER. THE YOUNG LADY AT THE TOPIC WHICH IS WARM RECOMMENDED I BUY IT."
"..."
"HAS SOMETHING I SAID MADE YOU UNHAPPY, SUSAN?"
"..."
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO BORROW MY BUTTER KNIFE?"
Quoted with permission. You don't understand
context's pain.