IT IS TIME
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
Comments
British people are like coconuts: rough on the outside but sweet on the inside.
Also often found full of alcohol and holding little umbrellas.
Well done.
"Have you ever tried one?" He eventually asked.
TRIED WHAT?
"An alcoholic beverage with a little umbrella in it."
I CANNOT TASTE ALCOHOL.
OR UMBRELLAS.
Death added. He was't sure if that required saying. 2/17
"I'd never normally have tried one." He added. "But... Well. Have you ever met Nobby Nobbs?"
PARTS OF HIM, YES.
"Well he insisted I give it a go." 3/17
Nothing happened. The final grain of sand still failed to move.
Vetinari raised an amused eyebrow. He sipped his drink again.
4/17
"Do you know how many people I've killed?" Vetinari asked, trying to spike some pineapple with his straw.
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY?
"Is there a difference?"
SOME PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK SO.
"Really? How odd." He held up the pineapple. "Got it" 5/17
"No need." Vetinari continued. "I have a reasonable idea."
For a while there was just the sound of the waves.
DO YOU REGRET IT?
"Now THAT is a question." Vetinari replied, placing his now empty drink on the ground. "Do you ask that of everyone?"
6/17
"And yet you ask it of me. Why?"
Death held up the egg timer. He felt it was as close as he could get to an explanation.
"Well, tell me," Vetinari asked. "Do YOU regret it?"
REGRET WHAT?
"The killing."
I DON'T KILL. I REAP.
Vetinari smiled. "Me too."
7/17
Oh, how I've missed this 😍