"Spirits aren't... not alive." Paris isn't sure whether they consider themselves to be actually alive or not, but the 'still' confuses him. There are spirits of graveyards and things like that, but... he feels like that's not what this person means.

Of course, they accidentally completely skipped introductions, and Paris flushes. Usually he would start with that before any questions... "Paris Mercout," he says quietly, "It's nice to meet you."