Plot twist, the grim reaper just said that to shut him up.
Plot twist #2, that’s not even the grim reaper, just some grandma in a hoodie to keep her head warm.
Plot twist #3, The Grim Reaper can’t tell humans apart from one another (too much meat and muscles on their stupid faces). He just keeps telling the same old story to all the “small ones” he meets.
Plot twist-twist-twist, the grim reaper is a heroin dealer
Oof. Living that long with a constant craving for heroin? Kid you just genie cursed yourself
AKA There are worse fates than death.
You can quit the drug but you can never forget it. (been sober from stims for many years but the desire never fully goes away)
dies of old age at 32
Untied shoes won’t kill him, but he didn’t say anything about serious injury.
Died peacefully of old age at 61, paraplegic for 50 years, and craving one last hit for 48 years. Somehow survived being homeless and indigent for 57 years.
There’s a whole anthology book about this written by a bunch of big and small names, the pdf is free https://machineofdeath.net/ebook
This collection is fantastic.
Mildly related - Ryan North’s recent contributions to Marvel Comics are full of delight. (Ryan North helped organize Machine Of Death).
Thank you for sharing, I’m enjoying reading it.
That’s how his journey began. By combating addiction, he found true peace of mind and the meaning of life, earning a well deserved peaceful death. A touching comic indeed.
What a wholesome story!:-)
Wait…so then what happens if he just jumps off the empire state building top floor with a mirror in his hand?
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It would come down to one of the possible time travel mechanics.
Time travel to this moment.
“Try”
“Succeed at”
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