[ Cloud thinks long and hard on Sephiroth's words... It's true. At the drop of a hat, there's a possibility that everything he's worked towards in the past few years could all go up in smoke. Much like how King Arthur had managed to bring everyone to this realm from worlds beyond, he could very well wake up in Gaia again...in his own bed, with the kids downstairs and Tifa taking a call from someone asking if 7th Heaven would be open today. It's a thought that's crossed his mind before. Time and time again it's kept him up at night... ]
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[ "I want to have a future with you." ]
No dream can last this long. I know what I've seen. What I've done.
[ What he's felt and promised. But Sephiroth wouldn't become privy to those thoughts if he had anything to say about it. Just as much as he's driven by his desire to protect the family he cherishes so much... Cloud has someone else he needs to keep safe. To love and keep his promise to. His brow furrows as he fixes Sephiroth with a more focused gaze. ]
As for you- [ Or...more importantly, ] Him...
I knew everything that he'd become. That you'd do. And for a while, I never told him. [ A cause of great vexation for the former SOLDIER. ] ... Even when I kept him in the dark...he still fought for others. He saved people.
[ Saved Tifa. Has saved him. Fought alongside him. Even after telling Cloud straight to his face that nobody from Gaia was doing a good job of hiding their discomfort with him. Even still...he hid the delicate truth that's evaded Sephiroth all his life. Through it all... ]
He protected his honor as SOLDIER.
[ Whereas Sephiroth, standing before him now, threw it all away in a sea of madness. ]
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[ "I want to have a future with you." ]
No dream can last this long. I know what I've seen. What I've done.
[ What he's felt and promised. But Sephiroth wouldn't become privy to those thoughts if he had anything to say about it. Just as much as he's driven by his desire to protect the family he cherishes so much... Cloud has someone else he needs to keep safe. To love and keep his promise to. His brow furrows as he fixes Sephiroth with a more focused gaze. ]
As for you- [ Or...more importantly, ] Him...
I knew everything that he'd become. That you'd do. And for a while, I never told him. [ A cause of great vexation for the former SOLDIER. ] ... Even when I kept him in the dark...he still fought for others. He saved people.
[ Saved Tifa. Has saved him. Fought alongside him. Even after telling Cloud straight to his face that nobody from Gaia was doing a good job of hiding their discomfort with him. Even still...he hid the delicate truth that's evaded Sephiroth all his life. Through it all... ]
He protected his honor as SOLDIER.
[ Whereas Sephiroth, standing before him now, threw it all away in a sea of madness. ]