[Zagreus winces in sympathy, even as he sort of marvels at the idea of Thanatos breathing at all. He lifts his feet when prompted--oh yes, that is better. In fact, he leans down to actually wrap his feet up entirely in the blanket.]

I wonder what everyone back home would think if they knew Death was alive. Impossible, yet true.

[Recognition dawns on his face, then.]

That's right, mortals need to eat to survive. And drink water, right? I've known quite a few shades who died of dehydration. How...often does this come up? Seems awfully inconvenient, all this bodily maintenance business.