"It's okay," Death said with a smile. "I'm used to people reacting like that. I'm really not as bad as some people say. But you know that. Besides, it's life and death. Not just one or the other. If I just dealt in death, that would just be kind of depressing." She smiled sweetly. "There are no number of touches or anything like that," she promised. "And it's in place now."
Because she was powerful. She didn't need to do any fancy tricks, she just willed it to be. "So," she said as she finished her piece of pie, "how much for the pie?"