Why would Jenova be calling anyone? Does it have anything to do you being back at Shinra HQ—
[But Cloud suddenly pauses, trying to recall the events of that night. Before he had found himself in Songerien. Parts of it are a blur and not because of the time that has passed. Was Sephiroth really there then? He remembered seeing him but he couldn't get close to him. Not with the hooded entities stopping him before he could close the distance.
Jenova seeks to reunite with itself. To become whole -- become complete. Her will reaches out to draw all her scattered pieces together. No matter how small. Or how much they've been used in another.
[At that he stops to look at Cloud as though he's judging him or gauging every reaction.]
[Sorry to disappoint, but Cloud's brows only scrunch up even more as Sephiroth goes about his explanation. While he can piece a few things together, why it was called Reunion and the such, he's still left mostly confused.]
Then what's all that got to do with me? Why do you keep bringing it up?
[There were things Sephiroth said to him that didn't make sense at times... But if he were telling the truth that he comes from the future. That would make sense, wouldn't it? That there was more the Cloud couldn't grasp, couldn't understand. And yet there was no way to verify any of this either.]
Don't let Rufus hear you say that. He might get a touchy about it.
[Jokes aside though.]
That means we haven't defeated you, doesn't it? That you're still around somehow.
[Meteor? He'd seen something like that in the Shinra building as part of the tour. But he'd brushed it off as just part of the presentation. At least he thought most of it was. Was the vision of Sephiroth being there some kind of sign?]
How do I know you're telling the truth? Hard to just take your word for it.
Not like it's the first time you've tried to mess with me.
[That's why things felt like a game at times. There's little Sephiroth's done to gain Cloud's trust and simply being on good behavior in Songerien wasn't going to cut it.]
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spikyheaded) wrote2023-03-05 09:18 pm
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Jenova.
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[But Cloud suddenly pauses, trying to recall the events of that night. Before he had found himself in Songerien. Parts of it are a blur and not because of the time that has passed. Was Sephiroth really there then? He remembered seeing him but he couldn't get close to him. Not with the hooded entities stopping him before he could close the distance.
So instead, he tries a different approach.]
What's Jenova got to do with any of it?
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Everything.
[Cloud knows this. Cloud should know this.]
Jenova seeks to reunite with itself. To become whole -- become complete. Her will reaches out to draw all her scattered pieces together. No matter how small. Or how much they've been used in another.
[At that he stops to look at Cloud as though he's judging him or gauging every reaction.]
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Then what's all that got to do with me? Why do you keep bringing it up?
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You don't know.
[That comes out as a statement, not a question.]
But now I question what do you do. What happened before you ended up in this dream, Cloud?
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[That's what Sephiroth had said to him, right? He still didn't understand what it meant but he was sure of that much.]
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So for you Midgar still stands.
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[That sure isn't omnious sounding at all.]
The only thing that fell was the Sector 7 plate.
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[This is all interesting and could go very many ways, even if it just turns out that Cloud has lost his memories again.]
The Shinra empire falls with Meteor's arrival. No more plates to cover the sky.
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Don't let Rufus hear you say that. He might get a touchy about it.
[Jokes aside though.]
That means we haven't defeated you, doesn't it? That you're still around somehow.
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[But also, unlike his father, not worth Sephiroth's effort to go murder.]
An empire that crumbled under the weight of Meteor. But you do not fail in saving the planet. As for me ...
[His eyes snap directly to Cloud.]
I will never disappear.
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How do I know you're telling the truth? Hard to just take your word for it.
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What reason is there to lie about something that has already occurred?
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[That's why things felt like a game at times. There's little Sephiroth's done to gain Cloud's trust and simply being on good behavior in Songerien wasn't going to cut it.]
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[Except for the time he tried to convince Cloud he wasn't a real person and just a figment created up from Tifa's memories.]
If I were to mess with you, I'd take away all that you've gained in this world.