What Brutha had thought was a rock in the sand was a hunched figure, sitting clutching its knees. It looked paralyzed with fear.
He stared.
"Vorbis?" he said.
He looked at Death.
"But Vorbis died a hundred years ago!"
YES. HE HAD TO WALK IT ALL ALONE. ALL ALONE WITH HIMSELF. IF HE DARED.
[...] The black-on-black eyes stared imploringly at Brutha, who reached out automatically, without thinking...and then he hesitated.
HE WAS A MURDERER, said Death. AND A CREATOR OF MURDERERS. A TORTURER. WITHOUT PASSION. CRUEL. CALLOUS. COMPASSIONLESS.
"Yes. I know. He's Vorbis," said Brutha. Vorbis changed people. Sometimes he changed them into dead people. But he always changed them. That was his triumph.
He sighed.
"But I'm me," he said.
Vorbis stood up, uncertainly, and followed Brutha across the desert.
Death watched them walk away.
Terry Pratchett, Small Gods
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I feel like a chore to you, something you have to put effort into but really don't want to, an obligation
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it’s funny to me that every season of house needs a christmas episode. the one indication of the passage of time
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This parallel kills me everytime
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"One" (S04E25, Stardate 51929.3) is a fantastic showcase for Seven of Nine (and for Jeri Ryan). Getting to explore the deep-seated fears of what she has lost by gaining her individuality is a great capstone to her arc from the season. It has similar beats to Enterprise's "Doctor's Orders" but truly separates itself.
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Just letting whoever needs to hear this know that there's one bhtf Sun keychain left in stock lmaooo😭😭😭
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