Thanatos had it implied his first day that time moved without him. Even if he hadn't known, he would have assumed it would. Hearing Persephone confirm his suspicions doesn't bring him any comfort.
"I'm perfectly capable of ruining the world without the train's help. The train just makes it harder for it to end." Could anyone back home find him? They must know what's happening this time by day's end. Thanatos hopes that no one believes he would willingly throw the world into chaos.
Although, he had defied his duty in a major way... but that was for Zagreus! Just Zagreus!
He doesn't register Ryo's hand upon his as he continues, emotion staining every word. "People seem to think a lack of death means immortality, but it doesn't. They still get hurt. Still get diseased. Still need to eat. A lack of death just means those who should have passed from a mortal wound do not but still feel the pain. The sick lay in agony with no hope of a reprieve. Hunters can't hunt, and even if they catch animals, they can't turn them into food. Suddenly, more and more reach the point where they should be dying but can't because I'm trapped. I can't help them. Can't release them from their suffering. Can't do anything."
Thanatos pulls away from Ryo (when had he put his hand on his?) and rubs his wrists. He swears he can feel those shackles. Mort squeaks in alarm, but he can't hear him. "It just takes me being restrained. Chained up. Shoved in a chest." He motions on the table the shape of a box. It's far too small for a grown man to fit into. "That's all it takes in my world."
Death is shaking now. "And Zagreus is probably trapped in lava in Asphodel like the idiot he is. Unable to die and be revived in the House. Because there is no way he'd give up his search for his mother after finally meeting her for the first time. I'm supposed to be helping. I'm not--I-I'm not supposed to be torturing him!"
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"I'm perfectly capable of ruining the world without the train's help. The train just makes it harder for it to end." Could anyone back home find him? They must know what's happening this time by day's end. Thanatos hopes that no one believes he would willingly throw the world into chaos.
Although, he had defied his duty in a major way... but that was for Zagreus! Just Zagreus!
He doesn't register Ryo's hand upon his as he continues, emotion staining every word. "People seem to think a lack of death means immortality, but it doesn't. They still get hurt. Still get diseased. Still need to eat. A lack of death just means those who should have passed from a mortal wound do not but still feel the pain. The sick lay in agony with no hope of a reprieve. Hunters can't hunt, and even if they catch animals, they can't turn them into food. Suddenly, more and more reach the point where they should be dying but can't because I'm trapped. I can't help them. Can't release them from their suffering. Can't do anything."
Thanatos pulls away from Ryo (when had he put his hand on his?) and rubs his wrists. He swears he can feel those shackles. Mort squeaks in alarm, but he can't hear him. "It just takes me being restrained. Chained up. Shoved in a chest." He motions on the table the shape of a box. It's far too small for a grown man to fit into. "That's all it takes in my world."
Death is shaking now. "And Zagreus is probably trapped in lava in Asphodel like the idiot he is. Unable to die and be revived in the House. Because there is no way he'd give up his search for his mother after finally meeting her for the first time. I'm supposed to be helping. I'm not--I-I'm not supposed to be torturing him!"