[He feels like he should argue the reckless and inattentive with yourself bit, but...he honestly can't, can he. The application of cold, hard logic to his problem should probably sting a little, but actually, it helps. Thanatos is right: he knows his healing, how it works and what it feels like, well enough to put a stop to anything that feels wrong. He'd been able to do that with the Sali-]

[-and it had hurt them anyway.]

[Gods, now there's a path he doesn't want to go down, and he tries to yank his thoughts back from it.]

You don't need powers to take life away from the living.

[...okay, dark if still true, and it also tells him that he's still not quite back on track. He takes a breath and sighs, trying to center himself, at least a little.]

But...I guess? I don't know. I could already Sense the living, but picking up on people connected to death...what do you even do with that? Or do you think I'd be Sensing the living differently if I'd kept my Diagad powers exactly as they were?

[He's less afraid now than he is confused, which is an improvement over how he'd been when he'd asked for help.]

[Lagos does not miss Mort displaying his brand new kung fu grip, and he rattles excitedly. Since when? Since when?]