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[fabrecation]

[Filtered to Guy//Ridiculously hackable Unhackable]

Hey, Guy? My hair's getting kind of long... Could you come cut it for me? I'd do it myself, but I can't really see back there...


[Filtered to Ion//So hackable it hurts Unhackable]

Ion, can I talk to you? It's important.

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[Now that those are out of the way, Luke rests his chin in his hand and stares off to the side, lost in thought. The thing he wanted to talk to Ion about... It's been weighing heavily on his mind ever since he heard it. Luke isn't sure what to think of it, or even how to feel about it. There's a sort of happiness inside him, sure, but... he can't deny the hesitation and confusion he feels. So, after a few minutes, he opens up the journal again to ask the general populace:]

What do you think it means to have a soul?

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[fabrecation]

So, um... Where do you want to go?

[silversnowfall]

Do you think you would be all right with coming here?

[fabrecation]

Sure. House one, right?

[silversnowfall]

Yes. It's a bit off the main path, north of the plaza.

[fabrecation]

Okay. I'll be there in a few minutes; I still need to talk to a few people. [But he'll definitely be there.]

[silversnowfall]

All right. Take your time.

[fabrecation]

[And after Luke talks to Guy and Ion, which probably takes more than a few minutes, he dons his coat and heads on over. Seeing how they're not too far from each other, it doesn't take long for Luke to knock on the door.]

[silversnowfall]

[opens it with a smile and a hand out to take his coat]

[fabrecation]

[Luke seems a little moody as he hands his coat over and heads inside. Not smiling in return, but frowning instead. This was just after his conversation with Asch, which... didn't go well at all.]

Hey, Nephry.

[silversnowfall]

[...oh dear]

It's good of you to come. I apologize again for asking you here in this weather.

[fabrecation]

[Thankfully, talking with someone else is already starting to make him feel a little better. He manages to smile a little when he looks back at her.]

Don't worry about it. I wanted to come over, anyway.

[silversnowfall]

Mm. [then she will lead him into the kitchen. Cocoa is already being prepared on the stove, which she checks while he sits down]

...Have your conversations gotten you anywhere satisfying?

[fabrecation]

... Yeah, actually. [Is that... cocoa he smells? Nephry you are his new best friend, though his smile falls away when he sits down.] But I'm still confused.

[silversnowfall]

What confuses you?

[here have a giant mug of it in front of you. Nephry takes the other mug and, after a pause, takes the seat next to him instead of the one across from him]

[fabrecation]

[brb Nephry he's enjoying this cocoa that tastes much better than he's ever made.

... But once he pulls the cup away, he stares down at the drink, which is already half gone.]

I met someone a while ago. I thought she was blind... But she sees people by their souls. And... she saw me. She even told me what my soul looked like, what color it was and everything.

Ever since I found out I was a replica, I never thought I had a soul until then.

[silversnowfall]

...Because you weren't born the way everyone else was?

[fabrecation]

... Yeah. I thought you had to be born with a soul. And... well, I wasn't really born.

[silversnowfall]

Ah.

...Then did you believe, or would you have, that the Fon Master did not have a soul?

[fabrecation]

... I don't know. I don't think he knows, either. I tried telling him how I had a soul, and if I do, he should, too... But I don't think he believed me.

[silversnowfall]

You mean...he thinks he doesn't have a soul either?

[oh goodness this is just. What.]

...What does it mean to you, to have a soul, then?

[fabrecation]

I... How should I know?

[silversnowfall]

You asked everyone else for their definitions. I was curious about yours.

[fabrecation]

... That's why I asked. I don't know what it means. I guess... it's what makes you you. It's the reason why we're still ourselves even when we're in a different body... But I'm not sure if that's right or not.

[silversnowfall]

Why we're still ourselves. [interesting.]

Do you believe that everyone who is born the conventional way has a soul? No matter how they act?

[fabrecation]

... I used to think so. But... you know, I thought everyone had different souls. That's why everyone acted different.