THERE’S A HILARITY TO IMMORTALITY. a hilarity to not being able to die, to being fueled by infernal fires; it is the fact that his laugh has stayed the same for the past few hundred years; it is the fact that he has learned how to fight through the ages as a threat incarnate; it is the fact that he has seen the menus of restaurants change over the decades and, confusing decades for days, complained about a sudden change to their staff.
the biggest point of comedy to his condition, however, is that travel becomes a check to see who was right in the past. did a human’s business take off as they claimed it would? did demons destroy all heirlooms and fractions left of a family? both might be yes, only one may be confirmed - these things drive him to see different places, to witness different events. to take stock of humanity not because he cares, but because knowing where the strong flock - where there are masses to choose from - is a necessity for his particular breed of conflict.
now, he’s not sure why people are acting so frightened around him. first humans came up asking him if he needed care. then another sect emerged and asked if he was lucid. the first requisition received a hissed out no, and the last a firm yes. then he kept walking.
he sees nothing wrong with his current state. his right arm may be bent entirely the wrong way, including a piece of rebar sticking awkwardly out of his shoulder, but why should that be their fucking concern? he’s fine. it doesn’t hurt: it’s a light tingling, like a limb is starting to fall asleep. all he has to do is occasionally move it around.
still, people notice. they eye him. they continue to ask if he’s okay. he continues to seek solace elsewhere. continues to try and not engage with them.
normally, he doesn’t give two fucks about waiting at a light before crossing the road. what the hell is a car going to do to him, hm? but today, just this one time, with his arm incorrectly bent and a piece of foot-long metal sticking out from his body, he waits. people are annoying enough with his current state of affairs. if he got up after being hit by a car, he would never be alone again.
so he waits.
and hopes, really, purely hopes, that no one else approaches.
the universe, of course, has different ideas.