Question About Death

Reader in Invisible Writings wrote:
> Right, in RM DEATH is retired and the cover blurb has the words - DEATH
> is missing, presumed... missing.

Also inspirational for the second major Discworld game, but that's
something I never did have in my collection. (One day I'll pick a copy
up, I'm sure.)


> In Soul Music, DEATH seems to have a bit of a breakdown following the
> death of this daughter and son in law/ex-apprentice and goes AWOL,
> sucking Susan into his role as the Grim Reaper.

I'd be tempted to argue against that interpretation (at least the direct
causation), but I'd need to re-read to be sure of my impressions so I'll
let it pass for now.
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Len Oil wrote:
> Reader in Invisible Writings wrote:
>> Right, in RM DEATH is retired and the cover blurb has the words -
>> DEATH is missing, presumed... missing.
>
> Also inspirational for the second major Discworld game, but that's
> something I never did have in my collection. (One day I'll pick a copy
> up, I'm sure.)

It's good playin'. But don't expect to be able figure out most of the
puzzles without an FAQ. Logic has nothing to do with these solutions;
they seem to be dependent on you knowing the answers before you start.

>
>
>> In Soul Music, DEATH seems to have a bit of a breakdown following the
>> death of this daughter and son in law/ex-apprentice and goes AWOL,
>> sucking Susan into his role as the Grim Reaper.
>
> I'd be tempted to argue against that interpretation (at least the direct
> causation), but I'd need to re-read to be sure of my impressions so I'll
> let it pass for now.
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"Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in message

> So in which book does DEATH go missing?
> RM and SM, but for different reasons.

Surely Mort as well?
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Raymond Daley wrote:
> "Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in message
>
>> So in which book does DEATH go missing?
>> RM and SM, but for different reasons.
>
> Surely Mort as well?
>
>
Ooops! Yes, of course.

I don't know, you just can't get a reliable DEATH these days. Next
thing you know there will be a useless Wizzard running around through
time and reality with no idea if he goingggg to dieeeee! That and monks
who have learnt how to get the sand to flow back as well - Yeesh!!!

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"Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in message

> Raymond Daley wrote:
>> "Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in
>> message
>>> So in which book does DEATH go missing?
>>> RM and SM, but for different reasons.
>> Surely Mort as well?
> Ooops! Yes, of course.
> I don't know, you just can't get a reliable DEATH these days.
Well he's anthropomorphic personification. ( i bet i spell that wrong)
He takes on the characteristics of humans & we're flawed so he is as well.
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Reader in Invisible Writings writes:

> Raymond Daley wrote:
>> "Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in message
>>
>>> So in which book does DEATH go missing?
>>> RM and SM, but for different reasons.
>>
>> Surely Mort as well?
>>
>>
> Ooops! Yes, of course.
>
> I don't know, you just can't get a reliable DEATH these days. Next thing you
> know there will be a useless Wizzard running around through time and reality
> with no idea if he goingggg to dieeeee! That and monks who have learnt how to
> get the sand to flow back as well - Yeesh!!!

No wonder the auditors are preturbed.

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On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:22:31 +0200, Raymond Daley
wrote:

> "Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in
> message
>
>> Raymond Daley wrote:
>>> "Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in
>>> message
>>>> So in which book does DEATH go missing?
>>>> RM and SM, but for different reasons.
>>> Surely Mort as well?
>> Ooops! Yes, of course.
>> I don't know, you just can't get a reliable DEATH these days.
> Well he's anthropomorphic personification. ( i bet i spell that wrong)
> He takes on the characteristics of humans & we're flawed so he is as
> well.
>
>

<spelling police mode on>
Actually you spelled it perfectly!
<spelign polise mod offf>


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On 17 Jul, 06:03, Zeefor wrote:
> In which book is Death missing, where after having had a conversation
> with Death, people's memories of him fog over? Is that in Reaper Man?

You could be conflating Death and Princess Keli in _Mort_ . In that
book, Death goes missing and his apprentice messes up the duty when
Princess Keli is supposed to die, leaving her alive. However, because
she was supposed to have died, people forget that she's still alive,
even when she is talking to them.

Cheers,
Nigel.
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wrote:
> On 17 Jul, 06:03, Zeefor wrote:
>> In which book is Death missing, where after having had a conversation
>> with Death, people's memories of him fog over? Is that in Reaper Man?
>
> You could be conflating Death and Princess Keli in _Mort_ . In that
> book, Death goes missing and his apprentice messes up the duty when
> Princess Keli is supposed to die, leaving her alive. However, because
> she was supposed to have died, people forget that she's still alive,
> even when she is talking to them.

I think that Zeefor's reference is more related to how Death, in His
interactions with humans /generally/[1] finds that they
ignore/reinterpret[2] the reality, but afterwards they tend to think of
him as "tall, very thin" without being able to expand on it.

And this happens regardless of whether Death is 'off-Duty' or not,
though of course he gets more interaction with the not immediately
terminal when wandering around outside the scope of his usual work.

But I think it's the Death Is Missing bit (now answered by all and
sundry, now with all the relevant episodes mentioned) that's the key
part to the question.


[1] Except with the likes of young children who know that he's a
'skelington', and obviously the magically inclined.

[2] c.f. the thoughts that he's an undertaker for Mort's father. A
fairly natural mental escape-route for the mind under the circumstances.
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Michael Meissner wrote:
> Reader in Invisible Writings writes:
>
>> Raymond Daley wrote:
>>> "Reader in Invisible Writings" wrote in message
>>>
>>>> So in which book does DEATH go missing?
>>>> RM and SM, but for different reasons.
>>> Surely Mort as well?
>>>
>>>
>> Ooops! Yes, of course.
>>
>> I don't know, you just can't get a reliable DEATH these days. Next thing you
>> know there will be a useless Wizzard running around through time and reality
>> with no idea if he goingggg to dieeeee! That and monks who have learnt how to
>> get the sand to flow back as well - Yeesh!!!
>
> No wonder the auditors are preturbed.
>
Preturbed: being a bit anxious about on oncoming
TransUrethral Resection of Bladder?
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