[ despite it being a nearly impossible feat to read the boy at face value— it wasn't to state that there was absolutely no way to. when he repeats his word, it's clear it meant something to him. as to what, would be anyone's guess. perhaps, when it came down to it, he was durable enough, or similar enough to himself, where it seemed perfectly infeasible to die. maybe perishing simply wasn't in his cards. or just completely difficult to.

still, mort doesn't assume to know exactly which it is, but he's not against simply leaving it up to speculation. he presumes when the right time came, he would find all the answers to himself, and leaving that excitement for later appeased him and his never-ending curiosity for now.

but, he sees the boy has his own questions. which, he is more than happy to oblige to. ] Personally, I suppose it would be the latter. Though, that's not completely true, either.

Don't they say some people merely enjoy the chase? [ with that said, he seems to wait expectantly, as if to hear more about his opinions. it wouldn't be a lie to state that he is curious to see what drives the individual before him. ]