"AUH- W-Well, I, the man Gongenzaka, should certainly hope not, as it would mean you as well had died in the past!" Please don't die, Alphys.

In any case. Souls, Alphys is going to find, are something Gongenzaka is at least Sort Of specializing in. "Indeed...it would appear the Prince's poison affects the very soul; it is why Sans, in particular, suffered so greatly.... ....though I, the man Gongenzaka, of course am faring rather poorly as it is, it seems..!" he 'laughs', coughing it off with a grimace. "Mmm...Somehow, I, the man Gongenzaka, was able to resist it to an extent at least... ....but I have used my magic to sense the spirits of those here....and for those infected, it is as though their souls are coated in the toxin..."