M'not supposed to take them off, mind. No reaper is. Can't see a bloody thing without them.

[ It's true. He's blind. Everything that isn't close to him is just a mass of colored blurs. Heck, he can barely make out the details on the wall anymore. ]

Except... of course... when we're sleeping or when we're in company we know won't shank us while we're blind.

[ It's a show of trust on his part. ]