"Now there's an offer," Methos quipped sarcastically, then raised his hands in mock-surrender in case he'd caused offence. "Sorry, I prefer lighter reading on a flight like this.. or -" he waved the entertainment guide, "- picking holes in movies."
Truth be told, he hadn't examined the modern case for and against euthanasia in a long time. After five millenia his thoughts on the issue were fully-fleshed and (hopefully) immutable. Then again he'd thought that back in the days of the Horsemen too, but at that time his beliefs had been heavily skewed by the insanity and bloodlust Kronos had encouraged in all of them. Mortals would die sooner or later, so why not give them a helping hand? Standards of living had been extremely primitive in the Bronze Age, full of pain and starvation, but they had been wrong nonetheless - and it wasn't like any of them had entertained such self-righteous thoughts at the time. Their reign had been about terror, intimidation and greed.
"Good death," Methos commented quietly, drawing the woman's gaze once more. He shifted in his seat so he faced her across the aisle, carefully concealing his inner thoughts. "That's what the word meant in ancient Greek - or thereabouts. Eu is 'good' and Thanatos.." I.. " - was the personification of death."
He stuck out a hand, hoping to meet her halfway. The reading material might be a little heavy, but talking to someone might actually make the flight pass more quickly. "Adam Pierson."
[Methos] "Good death" (tag Clarice)
Truth be told, he hadn't examined the modern case for and against euthanasia in a long time. After five millenia his thoughts on the issue were fully-fleshed and (hopefully) immutable. Then again he'd thought that back in the days of the Horsemen too, but at that time his beliefs had been heavily skewed by the insanity and bloodlust Kronos had encouraged in all of them. Mortals would die sooner or later, so why not give them a helping hand? Standards of living had been extremely primitive in the Bronze Age, full of pain and starvation, but they had been wrong nonetheless - and it wasn't like any of them had entertained such self-righteous thoughts at the time. Their reign had been about terror, intimidation and greed.
"Good death," Methos commented quietly, drawing the woman's gaze once more. He shifted in his seat so he faced her across the aisle, carefully concealing his inner thoughts. "That's what the word meant in ancient Greek - or thereabouts. Eu is 'good' and Thanatos.." I.. " - was the personification of death."
He stuck out a hand, hoping to meet her halfway. The reading material might be a little heavy, but talking to someone might actually make the flight pass more quickly. "Adam Pierson."