Just... I mean, I don't have one, and I just think... it's terrible to take it away from someone. I-I don't think you would! It just really scared me for a minute when you said it. A soul is really important. It's what makes a place for you in the universe. Having a soul means you're supposed to exist and that you go somewhere when you die and maybe get another life after that even if you look different. If you don't have one then there isn't a place for you and when you die. You don't go to heaven or hell or limbo or anything.
[He glances at the coral, vividly remembering his own revival when it had brought him back from death and the subsequent non-existence. It had been like forcing himself back above water while still being held down. The world didn't want him back. The coral had to force it, and it had done it twice now.]
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[He looks down, rubbing his neck awkwardly.]
Just... I mean, I don't have one, and I just think... it's terrible to take it away from someone. I-I don't think you would! It just really scared me for a minute when you said it. A soul is really important. It's what makes a place for you in the universe. Having a soul means you're supposed to exist and that you go somewhere when you die and maybe get another life after that even if you look different. If you don't have one then there isn't a place for you and when you die. You don't go to heaven or hell or limbo or anything.
[He glances at the coral, vividly remembering his own revival when it had brought him back from death and the subsequent non-existence. It had been like forcing himself back above water while still being held down. The world didn't want him back. The coral had to force it, and it had done it twice now.]
You just don't exist.