thinking about the fact that dbd chose to show us Death in the first episode, in one of the first scenes, and show us just how kind and understanding she is. how the show made it clear that edwin and charles aren't running from Death because she's cruel or terrifying, but because she would have no choice in splitting them up bc she quite literally just works for the afterlife. there would be no reasoning with her bc it's not her choice to make. they've likely seen Death take souls away before, considering they've been doing this for 30+ years, and they still run, because neither they nor Death have a choice in the outcome