How It All Goes Down
- Rincewind and Luggage are rushing down the street when Rincewind bumps into a fellow. He turns to curse at the man, only to see himself staring Death in the fact. Like, for real—we're talking scythe, boney smile, and all.
- Death is curious to see Rincewind at Ankh-Morpork because he's supposed to meet the wizard in Psephopololis that night. The system is messed up again, it seems.
- He wonders if Rincewind wouldn't be kind enough to meet him there, promising it won't hurt a bit. It's an offer Rincewind irrefutably refuses.
- Death's mildly vexed, but remembering what was to happen that night, he hums a tune "cheery as a plague pit" (1.18.21), and sets off for the Broken Drum.