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[midgarhorizon]

Characters: Anyone and everyone
Setting: Cafeteria, Noon, Nov 7th
Format: Anything
Summary: A party/discussion mingle after calling a meeting of the residents.
Warnings: tba


The anonymous post on the network was an invitation to gather, discuss and share information. Maybe they would get incredibly lucky and get to the bottom of things, such as who was behind the bombings or the strange things that went on during Quarantine.

Someone has been at work down here in the dining hall, moving the tables around to create a space in the middle in case people felt like dancing. Most of the chairs are around the outside and facing the middle, for everyone to see each other better. There was another space and some chairs for musicians, and a couple of the larger tables were set up with a large buffet of normal cafeteria food (because Zo wasn't likely to poison them) and resident prepared dishes, both clearly marked.

Of course, there was always the oatmeal.

[ooc: Feel free to make your own threads and subthreads!]

Comments

[no_longer_a_king]

From what I understand, a soul in this world boils down to.... ourselves: Everything about our consciousness and our sense of self. It might have a different definition in other worlds, but that is how it works here. I do not understand how a heart would factor into it, seeing as your heart is a part of yourself.

Is it different where you are from?

[keybearer]

Kind of. Hearts are... well, they're a part of who we are. They hold our emotions, but souls are what keeps us alive.

[He runs a hand through his hair, mulling over a way to describe it.]

Basically, you can have a body without a heart and still live. A body without a soul's just dead.

You mind doing a log in a few days where she talks to Riku about this more in depth?

[no_longer_a_king]

['Yet the retrieval units believe they have no souls, no sense of self in the way we do' she wants to say, but can't. It's frustrating for her and one she decides to resolve later on.]

So a Soul in your world is the spark of life itself? What happens if someone loses their heart, then?

No problem :> I might be a bit slow this week due to finals prep, but I'm game

[keybearer]

Two things happen.

[He lowers his brow, and his eyes fix on the floor. His right hand hovers right over his chest.]

No matter what, that person creates a Heartless. They're basically hearts corrupted by darkness that feed on the hearts of others. The body and soul left behind don't disappear, though; instead, they become empty shells called Nobodies which, according to DiZ, can still think, but they've lost all their emotions.

[But Riku's not sure how he feels about that, not after seeing his best friend's Nobody.]