[ asriel's expression, on the other hand, remains the same throughout whatever john is going through. if a look could be a question mark, this would be it. he also looks impatient, but it's likely that's just how he always looks. ]

Did they? I can't claim to be an expert on—... whatever they were going for.

[ memes. ]

I suspect we were meant to be so captivated by these personal revelations that we never get to the filler. [ eye roll. ] I suppose they are thorough, if anything.

[ he hates to give the pthumerians any credit, but since they've managed this much, asriel lets the omni give him a number at random because it's not like he's locked into anything if he doesn't like it. probably. ultimately, he decides to stick with what he ends up with because if something wants to keep circling this particular topic, he'll allow it. ]

'Do you believe in a higher power?'

[ it's not like he's shy about where he stands, but he supposes they've never had this discussion despite the proposed deicide. ]