"It's less that they don't use aether it's that trying to explain aether to them is completely foreign." Don't be an idiot, he knows they know what he means. "Though yes, I suppose it would mean no crystals... ?" You know what, he'll ask later.

They sure do love that... "I don't think so. Most souls... if it was some kind of ashkin you'd be able to fight it, and if it was some sort of proper soul they'd fade in a different way. ... I think." He glances over at them. "Most of the souls I know that were like that were ripped apart somewhat violently." Were they in Ultima Thule? He's not sure, but he figures they'll know either way.

... Anyway. "But no, either way they're... not reactive enough to be what's left of a person, I think. They're almost like... an Echo vision, but it's not one because I assume I'd be able to tell."