Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it's an impossibility, it's just the temporary part I don't like. [ beat. ] It might not be magic, but at this point, I'm not going to rule anything out. [ god, but he hates magic though. (if only he got to choose.) ]

But given that a doctor's involved—. [ he lifts a shoulder in a loose shrug. ] I knew of a guy back home that swapped his consciousness into a new body before his old one [ a beat and peter's expression flickers momentarily in discomfort ], died. The same guy also transferred a copy of his consciousness into an entirely different, clone body via means that were definitely not magical because he's staunchly dedicated to the scientific method and ensuring everyone knows it. [ another pause because honestly, what is his life? he's still slightly sore about the fact that it took so long for anyone to notice that overnight, he managed to sound like he'd swallowed a dictionary.

anyway, details. ] Neither body was meant as a temporary home, unless we're talking in the sense that all bodies are technically only temporary... And I mean, soul versus consciousness is probably just a matter of semantics, but that's not really my wheelhouse.