[ what's a bit of light rain when it falls over the ocean? noa had countless admirers and in turn countless enemies - those he knows and those who keep their bitterness under lock and key. neither matter very much to him.

he watches kaiser top him off with disinterest and only a touch of annoyance. mainly because he was almost finished with his glass and didn't want a refill. would a protest have stopped his dinner partner? it's about as likely or unlikely as heads or tails. if there's a message sent with it, noa is electing to ignore it by not taking a sip.

(it's in this moment as well that he realizes how little kaiser has eaten. has he really just been watching him eat fried brain while they debate philosophical matters? even after all these years, kaiser's odd whims perplex him.) ]

I don't think it goes anywhere. It doesn't need to -- without a vessel, a soul may as well be air. People concern themselves too much with the notion of afterlife out of ego.

[ he may have been raised catholic but that doesn't mean he's a good god fearing man. ]