[he laughs again, but more loudly and openly. it's not scornful, but kurapika's incredulity seems to have cheered him up a little.]

Far, far older than I look, as I've been told numerous times. The souls of my siblings and I have been around since the creation of our universe. It's our quirk of endless reincarnation that grants us the gift of what is practically immortality-- and the somewhat more-dubious gift of being able to experience all that comes with a normal lifespan. [just a little sardonically.] I don't know what I'd do if I could never know what it was like for a body to grow old.