"Time is a little less relative for you mortals, I'm afraid. I have to keep things fairly linear for your species, so I do not risk making my job any more difficult." He gives a weak smirk at that, but it is quickly erased when Malik speaks again.
"... I'm afraid you misunderstand me. Giving up on hope is what got you into the mess you are currently in. Not just you, personally - but why every veteran Traveler stays tight-lipped on the subject of Jaunts from Moebius to the first New York City. Why so many of your number are offline. Why you personally struggle so with what you believe is the lot assigned to you here."
Death sighs, then, weary and disappointed. "Resolve without hope will only lead to disaster and heartbreak. I have lived enough lifetimes to know this. In the words of Theocritus - and I do believe you've read Theocritus, haven't you? - tach' avrion esset' ameinon elpides en tzooisin, anelpistoi de thanontes."
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"... I'm afraid you misunderstand me. Giving up on hope is what got you into the mess you are currently in. Not just you, personally - but why every veteran Traveler stays tight-lipped on the subject of Jaunts from Moebius to the first New York City. Why so many of your number are offline. Why you personally struggle so with what you believe is the lot assigned to you here."
Death sighs, then, weary and disappointed. "Resolve without hope will only lead to disaster and heartbreak. I have lived enough lifetimes to know this. In the words of Theocritus - and I do believe you've read Theocritus, haven't you? - tach' avrion esset' ameinon elpides en tzooisin, anelpistoi de thanontes."