011 [Voice]

[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.

[/Filter]


[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?

Comments

[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.

[silversnowfall]

And what do you think now? That there are some people with the same souls?

[fabrecation]

W-Well, no... I mean, if I had the same soul as Asch, I'd act just like him, right?

[silversnowfall]

Perhaps. It's difficult to say, if your childhoods were different.

[gets up and refills his mug of cocoa]

[fabrecation]

[Oh yes please he LOVES that cocoa, Nephry.]

I guess they were pretty different... But Cheyenne said my soul looked young, too. Younger than my real age. I don't think Asch's would be like that.

[silversnowfall]

No, it probably wouldn't be.

[she will not, now, offer what she believes about souls without being asked directly. Especially since Luke seems to be working things out for himself]