BrokenTune

Alright, even the first conversation between Ipslore and Death had me in stitches. I hope this is a sign of how things will continue in this book. 

My favourites so far already:

And what would humans be without love?’

RARE, said Death. 

[...]

Ipslore stared at Death’s implacable face. ‘I must give them a chance?’

YES.

Tap, tap, tap went Ipslore’s fingers on the metal of the staff.

‘Then they shall have their chance,’ he said, ‘when hell freezes over.’

NO. I AM NOT ALLOWED TO ENLIGHTEN YOU, EVEN BY DEFAULT, ABOUT CURRENT TEMPERATURES IN THE NEXT WORLD.

[...]

Ipslore relaxed a little. In a voice that was nearly normal, he said: ‘I don’t regret it, you know. I would do it all again. Children are our hope for the future.’

THERE IS NO HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, said Death.

‘What does it contain, then?’

ME.

‘Besides you I mean!’ Death gave him a puzzled look.

I’M SORRY?

The storm reached its howling peak overhead. A seagull went past backwards.

‘I meant,’ said Ipslore, bitterly, ‘what is there in this world that makes living worth while?’

Death thought about it.

CATS, he said eventually, CATS ARE NICE.