"Probably not," Rukia admits with a tilt of her head, glancing over Andrea and trying to see if she can sense any amount of spiritual power emanating from her soul, but as far as Rukia can tell, Andrea's entirely human. Most people are, otherwise the system simply wouldn't work at all.

She shrugs at the question, offering a small, reassuring smile. "Don't be afraid to ask about death; when you work around it for so long, when you know that it's all really a cycle, it's not a topic that we're afraid to discuss." It's when souls are destroyed that becomes another matter, Rukia thinks, but she'd rather not discuss that. "I don't remember how I died, though. I was only a baby when I did, and... the only thing I vaguely remember is feeling cold, aside from some warmth around me."