Philosophy is not my area of expertise. I only consider these things because I find mortals fascinating.
[Yeah, if Matthew didn't already gather that Justice might not be a regular human, this might be a tip off.]
I only recently began living among them. Prior, I met them rarely, usually in dreams. I have little time where I am not busy, but it would be hard not to have thoughts on their world now that I am spending so much time in it. Or perhaps I should say your world.
[His tone has slid back to his neutral sternness. This isn't him losing interest as much as him bracing for Matthew to react poorly to the implication that he is a spirit from the Fade. He knows that most mortals immediately assume that any spirit is a demon. He knows that he can only expect fear and unease when he reveals these things about himself--but he can't hide it. Being deceptive for the sake of his own comfort would be wrong. And he considers intentionally omitting this fact about himself when it comes up naturally in conversation to be deceptive.]
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[Yeah, if Matthew didn't already gather that Justice might not be a regular human, this might be a tip off.]
I only recently began living among them. Prior, I met them rarely, usually in dreams. I have little time where I am not busy, but it would be hard not to have thoughts on their world now that I am spending so much time in it. Or perhaps I should say your world.
[His tone has slid back to his neutral sternness. This isn't him losing interest as much as him bracing for Matthew to react poorly to the implication that he is a spirit from the Fade. He knows that most mortals immediately assume that any spirit is a demon. He knows that he can only expect fear and unease when he reveals these things about himself--but he can't hide it. Being deceptive for the sake of his own comfort would be wrong. And he considers intentionally omitting this fact about himself when it comes up naturally in conversation to be deceptive.]