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[jacksonian]

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[wizzardly]

No. No, it's really not. I've never gotten that, why people think dying one way can be better than another just because it's more noble. You're still dead at the end. Perception doesn't count for much with that.

If you can stand, you can run. That's better.

[jacksonian]

I don't give a shit about dying nobly. That's stupid. What I give a shit about is the people who are getting their souls burned out of their bodies.

[wizzardly]

I mean I'm not going to argue and say I approve of that sort of thing either.

It's more that I especially disapprove when said person being burned is me.

[jacksonian]

It won't be you. People like that, they want bodies that are tall and good-looking to take over.

[ Sorry, Rincewind. ]

[wizzardly]

Finally, an advantage.

Now if I just make sure my body's also "absent" I can avoid being the target for pain, death, or a magic mark again too.

[jacksonian]

I hope you can. I hope you do. I don't want anything bad to happen to you.

[wizzardly]

Well

[well what? Well that's a kind, doomed thought which is no less surprisingly, incredibly kind for being doomed?]

that goes for you too you know. You're one of the only sensible friends I've got here, I'm not eager to lose you to an ash bin.

[jacksonian]

[ A slight hesitation, then: ]

Yeah, and likewise. You're one of the only sensible friends I have, too.

[ He thinks. What is a friend even. ]

If it helps, I don't have any intention of getting thrown in any ash bins. I'm angry, not suicidal.

[ He's not Miles, after all. ]