Chip doesn't have a real response to Tim's assertion, evident enough in the way their brows knit together and their lips press into a tight line. They know he's right in theory, but it's hard to...really apply the idea to themself. Hard to explain the nebulous and intangible reason why they're different.

...maybe it's just hard to think of themself as 'people'.

That thought is stuffed quickly away into a mental corner, and they nod with a shy glance up at Tim. Honestly, water sounds excellent right now--it's not just Tim's head that's throbbing, soul link or not. "...the Denny?"