"Worse," Jack continued, "I could choose to delete you if I wanted."
"Wait, wait," said Phineas, holding up his hands. "Let me see if I get this straight. After soul bonding, I'll have voluntary access to your soul space, if you grant it, but once I die, you can summon or dismiss me at will?"
"Yes."
"And what happens when I'm dismissed?"
"It's like you've been paused. For you, no subjective time passes between when you are dismissed and when you are summoned again."
"And I'd have no control over being summoned or dismissed?"
"Correct."
"And if you wany, you could just delete me? Make me cease to exist?"
"Once you die, yes. Prior to that, no."
"That's a bit heavy. I'm an atheist, so I've always assumed that when I die, that's it. No more me. And now you're telling me you can grant me an afterlife? Are you a god or something?"
"No. I'm mortal, but I have this power because, by chance, I received a divine artifact."
"What happens if you die?"
