Asch, with a better idea of why Roland is asking, still looks equally baffled. The idea of soulmates blindsides, and as much as his brother might be seen as a soulmate in the 'one person split into two' way (seeing as for Asch and his world's version of Luke, it's true in a very literal sense), there's nothing of the kind of deep connection the word 'soulmate' brings to mind. If anything, they might be two people fated to keep missing each other.

"I was being extremely literal," he says, after a moment of blank staring and then shaking it off with a toss of his head. He reaches up and pushes his bangs out of his face, apparently a nervous gesture. "In our world - " The way he glances at Jade is inclusive. " - Luke and I are twins. In the world of the Luke who is on the train, we're... Something close, anyway." He's not sure he fully understands the whole 'replica' thing, certainly not enough to feel confident explaining it to Roland.

"It's something out of a storybook, for us. And if soulmates did exist, my brother wouldn't be mine." A pause, and then he glances at Jade with a look of mischief. "Though I think I could nominate a candidate for this asshole here, if they did."