22: [to Joe] Don't worry, they're fine. You can't crush a soul here. That's what life on Earth is for.
Joe: We never found out what 22's purpose was.
Counselor Jerry: Excuse me?
Joe: You know, her spark. Her purpose. Was it music? Biology? Walking?
Counselor Jerry: We don't assign purposes. Where did you get that idea?
Joe: Because I have piano. It's what I was born to do. That's my
spark.
Counselor Jerry: A spark isn't a soul's purpose. Oh, you mentors and your passions. Your "purposes." Your "meanings of life." So basic.
Moonwind: You know, lost souls are not that different from those in the zone. The zone is enjoyable, but when that joy becomes an obsession, one becomes disconnected from life.
Dorothea: What's wrong, Teach?
Joe: It's just I've been waiting on this day for... my entire life. I thought I'd feel different.
Dorothea: [beat] I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, "I'm trying to find this thing they call the ocean." "The ocean?" says the older fish. "That's what you're in right
now." "This?" says the young fish. "This is water. What I want is the ocean."
[Joe just stares, bewildered]
Dorothea: See you tomorrow.
Joe: You ready?
22: Huh?
Joe: To come live.
22: ...I'm scared, Joe. I'm not good enough. And anyway, I... I never got my spark.
Joe: Yes, you did. Your spark isn't your purpose. That last box fills in when you're ready to come live. And the thing is, you're pretty great at jazzing.
Moonwind: Lost souls are obsessed by something that disconnects them from life.
Terry: Mm, that's weird.
Counselor: What is it?
Terry: The count's off.
Counselor: Excuse me?
Terry: There's a soul missing. The count's off.
Counselor: Huh.
[Joe arrives in The Great Before]
Joe: Uh, hey, is this Heaven?
Jerry: [laughs] No.
Joe: Is it H-E-double hockey sticks?
Young Souls: [popping up below him] Hell. Hell, hell, hell.
Jerry: [to Young Souls] Shh. Quiet coyote.
[laughs, to Joe]
Jerry: It's easy to get
turned around. This isn't the Great Beyond. It's the Great Before.
Joe: By the way, why do you sound like a middle-aged white lady?
22: I don't. This is all an illusion.
Joe: Huh?
22: This whole place is a hypothetical.
[in male voice]
22: I could sound like this if I wanted to.
[in kid's voice]
22: Or sound like
this instead.
[in normal voice]
22: I could even sound like you.
[She takes Joe's form and imitates his voice]
22: Life is so unfair. I don't wanna die. Somebody call the wah-mbulance. Wahhhh!
[in normal voice]
22: I just use this voice because it annoys people.
Joe: It's very
effective.
Terry: I am happy to accept this very special award I requested, but that I absolutely deserve.
Joe: Music is all I think about. From the moment I wake up in the morning... to the moment I fall asleep at night. I was born to play. It's my reason for living.