In the crypt, Ed was ruminating over the results of his experiments. There was a success, but even this success counted as a failure.
[Failed]
Trying to use spirit insert in reverse on the humans resulted in a failed message which meant it might be possible. However, Ed was unsure how it was possible or just when it would be possible.
So far, the words of the system turned out to be a lie.
'I can't actually get a soul right now can I?' The problem was that although the system might be a troll, it was not a liar.
'Trying to put them in the inventory just doesn't work' Not that he expected it to as Ed had learned very early on that he couldn't store living things directly.
The problem was that these were the two main methods Ed had to extract consciousness. As none of them had worked, all the other things Ed tried were purely nonsensical.
