[This comes as a bit of a surprise but he had been warned. For now, he doesn't confirm or deny knowing Tifa. Sharp, print letters appear on the page as he begins to write.]
With an introduction like that, feels like I've got two of them.
Hardly. The old man in my prime interest. However, I have met your shadow on the combat field, so I have an idea of his abilities. Why is he so interested in you?
[And will an association create a higher than average risk to Jack?]
You fought with him? Surprised to see him picking fights with others. Did he hurt you?
[...He still has to ask. A part of him feels like it's his responsibility to keep Sephiroth in line around here, even if he has been on his best behavior.
There's a pause as he carefully picks his words. Again, wary.]
[76 showed him the transcripts too. And he was totally asking Tifa too because he trusted her opinion weirdly.]
Oh no, we were one-upping showmanship in the most dramatic ways possible. He could try to hurt me, but I would reply in kind and no one but me enjoys that tango.
[While Reaper didn't know it, he and Sephiroth have certain qualities in common when it comes to their cellular structures. His isn't alien, but oh boy was it unpleasant to deal with.]
Clearly. He talks to you like I talk to the old man back in the day. How fun would it be for you if I poked your friend with a big stick?
[Cloud couldn't help but roll his eyes. 76 did say Reaper and Sephiroth were similar in some ways. Now he knows why.]
Wouldn't mind seeing someone go toe-to-toe with him, but I wouldn't recommend it. Sephiroth's dangerous. He'll hit you right back with a bigger stick if he has the chance.
[A sharp ache forms in his temples and he has to take a pause. He has fought Sephiroth. More than once. But somehow he can't admit that confidently. Was he really there in the Shinra HQ or had that been some kind of hallucination? And then again at the edge of time, but he'd disappeared once Cloud had turned his back...
The only time he could say he actually defeated Sephiroth was during the Story Eater attack. Somehow, that didn't feel like it counts.
He quickly scratches off what he wrote.]
We've fought before. But he keeps managing to escape before I finish the job.
[Had he touched a nerve? It wasn't unusual, but he hadn't written anything too badly yet. Well, maybe an in person meeting... never mind, there were words.]
The parallels are starting to line up a little too firmly.
Do you really expect me to believe you aren't aware enough of someone who is a direct threat to you and yours that you would be stupid enough not to keep tabs on him?
[Cloud can't really comment on that. The only alliance Sephiroth seemed to want was with him.]
His objectives aren't the same as back home. I don't know if he'll be able to accomplish what he wants here anyway.
[Letting the Reunion happen. It wasn't as if he fully understood what that meant either, not when Sephiroth continued to speak in riddles around him. Whatever information Cloud was able to get had been like prying teeth. All he knew was that there weren't any Jenova cells in Songerein. No Mako, no Lifestream.]
He's been playing nice so far. But it's been hard to get a read on him past that.
Why do you care anyway? Plan on being friendly with him?
[When does the fun and games have to turn serious and Reaper will have to pull his shotguns and put the man down because it was too much risk to Jack. He had no issue being the biggest monster in the place if it meant keeping his safe.]
No, plan on being friendly with you and seeing what he does. I need to make an informed decision of how much I can get away pushing him before he goes aggressive.
She has a husband, so my looking out for her comes down to teaching her to sashay.
[Still on the stalker topic? Maybe there was more than one invested in that.]
76 is mine. You're coming to the Harvest, so I need to know what dangers you are bringing with you. If I have to kill your friend to keep 76 safe, I won't hesitate.
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With an introduction like that, feels like I've got two of them.
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[And will an association create a higher than average risk to Jack?]
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You fought with him? Surprised to see him picking fights with others. Did he hurt you?
[...He still has to ask. A part of him feels like it's his responsibility to keep Sephiroth in line around here, even if he has been on his best behavior.
There's a pause as he carefully picks his words. Again, wary.]
We have history together.
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Oh no, we were one-upping showmanship in the most dramatic ways possible. He could try to hurt me, but I would reply in kind and no one but me enjoys that tango.
[While Reaper didn't know it, he and Sephiroth have certain qualities in common when it comes to their cellular structures. His isn't alien, but oh boy was it unpleasant to deal with.]
Clearly. He talks to you like I talk to the old man back in the day. How fun would it be for you if I poked your friend with a big stick?
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Wouldn't mind seeing someone go toe-to-toe with him, but I wouldn't recommend it. Sephiroth's dangerous. He'll hit you right back with a bigger stick if he has the chance.
[He's never been one to play fair after all.]
And we're not friends.
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Good, I wouldn't want to be bored. Have you gone toe-to-toe with him?
[Reaper never believed in fair either. 'Fair' was a good way to die.]
Does he have friends?
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[A sharp ache forms in his temples and he has to take a pause. He has fought Sephiroth. More than once. But somehow he can't admit that confidently. Was he really there in the Shinra HQ or had that been some kind of hallucination? And then again at the edge of time, but he'd disappeared once Cloud had turned his back...
The only time he could say he actually defeated Sephiroth was during the Story Eater attack. Somehow, that didn't feel like it counts.
He quickly scratches off what he wrote.]
We've fought before. But he keeps managing to escape before I finish the job.
Do you really expect me to keep tabs on him?
[He doesn't. At least not in that regard.]
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The parallels are starting to line up a little too firmly.
Do you really expect me to believe you aren't aware enough of someone who is a direct threat to you and yours that you would be stupid enough not to keep tabs on him?
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Sephiroth usually kept to himself, even when we first met. Probably hard to keep friends when he's off trying to destroy the world.
[It's a joke. Mostly.]
With the way he acts, I doubt he's made any since he got here.
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There are still alliances to be found even when taking the world apart. The only limitation is ones willingness to accept them.
[Thankfully, he was on his own world destruction path back home, so this was all 'ho ho' funny instead of 'ha ha' funny.]
It's the dramatics and superiority complex. People have little room for toxic narcissism to that level. Fortunately, I do.
What does he want? I assume you have some insight.
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His objectives aren't the same as back home. I don't know if he'll be able to accomplish what he wants here anyway.
[Letting the Reunion happen. It wasn't as if he fully understood what that meant either, not when Sephiroth continued to speak in riddles around him. Whatever information Cloud was able to get had been like prying teeth. All he knew was that there weren't any Jenova cells in Songerein. No Mako, no Lifestream.]
He's been playing nice so far. But it's been hard to get a read on him past that.
Why do you care anyway? Plan on being friendly with him?
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[When does the fun and games have to turn serious and Reaper will have to pull his shotguns and put the man down because it was too much risk to Jack. He had no issue being the biggest monster in the place if it meant keeping his safe.]
No, plan on being friendly with you and seeing what he does. I need to make an informed decision of how much I can get away pushing him before he goes aggressive.
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Honored to be another person's plaything. Really, I am.
[He can deal with that. He's dealt with worse.]
I already said he wanted to destroy our world, didn't I? Sephiroth wants to bring about the Reunion and make his "mother" whole again.
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[Honesty? There could only be one super dramatic asshole in these parts, and it should definitely be him.]
An Oedipus complex? With ideations of world domination. What an asshole.
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Finally something we can agree on.
Are we done with the twenty questions?
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Unless you can be bothered to ask me questions. I might even answer.
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76 mentioned that you were looking after Tifa here. Guess I should at least thank you for that too.
[And with that in mind, might as well shoot him a question too.]
What is this really all about? Wanting to get to know about Sephiroth and wanting to get to him. Can't be just that.
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[Still on the stalker topic? Maybe there was more than one invested in that.]
76 is mine. You're coming to the Harvest, so I need to know what dangers you are bringing with you. If I have to kill your friend to keep 76 safe, I won't hesitate.
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He's not my friend.
[Stop saying that there are.]
Look, if he's any trouble, you're free to deal with him. In fact, I'll be right there with you to help deal with him.
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If it comes to a fight, there is a high likelihood of casualties. Are you prepared to die getting involved? If not, I'll do it alone.
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[He only assumes considering what he knows about Reaper so far.]
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