Mission 2 : [Accidental Video]

[argentimperator]

[Apparently, Sephiroth set his PCD down somewhere out of the way to keep it from getting damaged. He hadn't noticed the red light that meant it was recording yet, so he just carried on with what he was doing. The Hall of Fire in the Last Homely House looked a bit ragged, the pillars cracked in places and the carvings slightly worn, but the construction was still solid. Sephiroth, SOLDIER 1st Class, ultimate weapon of ShinRa, Hero of Wutai and child of Jenova.... was cleaning.]

It's going to take months to get half of this place in order...

( ♪♥♪♫♥♪)
(♥♥♫♪♥♫ )

[And apparently perfectly content with that, judging from the music notes mixing in with the ubiquitous hearts. Sephiroth finished cleaning up the area around the hearth and settled a few logs inside before lighting it with a Firaga. Then he noticed the light, and walked quickly over to the PCD to shut off the feed.]

Comments

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

Mm. We do. For a long time now. [This sounds a bit more serious than the bubbly over-enthusiastic girl.]

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

Childhood sweethearts? [There is a very, very faint, barely discernible hint of uncertainty to the question, like Sephiroth is not entirely sure he has the correct term, or maybe the correct concept.]

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

Something like that. [And even more, and even beyond that.]

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

If you're happy, then that's good.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

We are. We will be. I'll go home and see him again.

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

A better reason to fight to leave this place than some have.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

I know not everyone wants to go back.

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

That's their choice. As long as they don't interfere with the efforts of those who do.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

I promised I won't force them, either way.

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

There's no point enlisting someone whose heart isn't in the battle. That's for the best.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

Mm...

But it feels wrong. We can't just, manipulate fate, either, or we're no better than the Animus.

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

It's no more right if we imprison ourselves here for the sake of the ones for whom it is not a prison. It's possible that a way will be found for this place to remain and only those who wish to leave will do so. But it might not, and in that case, eventually, a choice will have to be made.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

But I can't just abandon everyone here.

[She promised she won't force them to return. But she can't just go home on her own without giving others the chance, either.]

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

[Sephiroth is more concerned with the possibility that it will be all or nothing, in the end. Everyone goes home or everyone stays.]

You can't give everyone 'happily ever after'.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

I believe it's possible.

[That was the whole failed point of Crystal Tokyo.]

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

Sometimes the things that will make people happy are mutually exclusive. [Sephiroth shrugs a little, and a faint sigh mark appears in his bubble before fading into a smiley.] But if it's what you believe, fight for it.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

The future I want is one where everyone can have happiness.

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful dream. [And that is a statement open to so much interpretation.]

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

[She takes the interpretation that fits her own world view, of course.]

Mm. I knew you'd agree.

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

[He figured she would. Some might call this diplomacy but Sephiroth prefers to think of it as tactics.]

I'm here if you need to find me for some reason, by the way. [x,y]

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

That's where you're staying now?

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

I'll save the coordinates right now.

[Sparkly. Shoujo. Doom, Sephiroth.]

[Video]

[argentimperator.livejournal.com]

Good. I should get back to work.

[Absolutely, but he wants her to be able to find him if there's trouble. It's a trade-off.]

Re: [Video]

[buntails.livejournal.com]

Alright. I'll see you soon!