Would you have the heart to tell her this is just a helper reaper? 🙄
You can’t give her that!’ she screamed. ‘It’s not safe!’
IT’S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY’RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.
‘She’s a child!’ shouted Crumley.
IT’S EDUCATIONAL.
‘What if she cuts herself?’
THAT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT LESSON.
- Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
Better than dying at the end of a long shift at work.
Also better than dying at the end of a long shit at work. 😜
True, but if that’s the case, at least you died while helping yourself at the expense of the establishment.
I love Terry Pratchett.
This reminds me of a piece of warhammer fantasy lore. In the empire part of the coming of age ceremony is to be “doomed”. You go to the temple of the God of death and one of his priests comes up with how you are going to die. You don’t get to choose though.
bends his scythe blade hey everyone this reaper’s a phony!
“YEAH! HE ISN’T HARVESTING OUR SOULS, HE’S JUST A SKELETON, MEMORIZING CHILDREN’S DEATH WISHES. GET HIM!”
Poor kid.
Thinks she’s living the dream… and ends up a quadriplegic.