And while that usually would be a simple statement - if not just because Alice sees Thanatos so much more as a person than as the very concept he embodies - there's a bit more feeling to it now as she's saying it. It's softer, intentional. Alice doesn't mind Thanatos being here, whether it is as himself or as Death itself.
After all, even though it was death that took her parents, there was someone who caused said deaths. It wasn't natural. It makes it so much easier to hate that person who caused it, rather than the concept itself.
Especially since Alice herself has never been afraid of it either.
Save myself? From death? Is that it? Is that why I'm here? I'm not afraid to die. At times I've welcomed death.
"If I would request it, would you stay here with me while I do this? I appreciate your presence. As a friend."
cw: vague reference to suicidal ideation
And while that usually would be a simple statement - if not just because Alice sees Thanatos so much more as a person than as the very concept he embodies - there's a bit more feeling to it now as she's saying it. It's softer, intentional. Alice doesn't mind Thanatos being here, whether it is as himself or as Death itself.
After all, even though it was death that took her parents, there was someone who caused said deaths. It wasn't natural. It makes it so much easier to hate that person who caused it, rather than the concept itself.
Especially since Alice herself has never been afraid of it either.
Save myself? From death? Is that it? Is that why I'm here? I'm not afraid to die. At times I've welcomed death.
"If I would request it, would you stay here with me while I do this? I appreciate your presence. As a friend."