Pirates are perhaps the greatest invention of Earth people," Elizabeth interrupted loftily, "and their pirate stories are wonderful entertainment for… - R. A. Lafferty

Death is for a long time. Those of shallow thought say that it is forever. There is, at least, a long night of it. There is the forgetfulness and the loss of identity. The spirit, even as the body, is unstrung and burst and scattered. One goes down to death, and it leaves a mark on one forever.

I know the look of a hunted man, even a defiant one. Surely there are not King’s Men on Astrobe who hunt down and kill.”
“No, they are different, Thomas. They are Programmed Mechanical Killers.”
“No, they are the same, Paul. King’s Men everywhere are programmed mechanical killers. But
I see that I will have to discover for myself the name of the real king of Astrobe.

There are no rules. We do whatever seems the most fun.