Sephiroth

[She is not his mother, but she is a mother, and no mother could ignore a child calling out. Besides, he sounds just enough not all there to be worrisome.]

Are you well? Have you fallen ill?

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[...OH SHIT, YOU DID NOT.]

...S-Sephiroth?

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[Gaia, PCDs are malicious devices. Sephiroth schools his expression into something more suited for public view before replying.]

Just a headache. I've probably been thinking too hard about something I discovered last week.

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I understand, of course. Rest will set you right. Do not dwell too heavily on this week.

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[OH YES HE DID. But it's not what you think. Sephiroth seems a little surprised by the contact before putting his General Face on.]

Yes, Zack?

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Probably best, I admit. Whatever my life could have been, this is what it is.

[He's still...sort of glad to know what his mother looked like, though.]

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You will make your own future, whatever past you come from.

[This, she believes more than ever after last week, when she made the wrong choice and wrong future. Oh, hers was not traumatic like some; but she had traded away important possibilities for the sake of a crown on her head sooner.

And yet either way, she made her own marriage, in a world and time where this was all but unbelievable.]

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[Gods, this is awkward. And really scary. Zack has to tread lightly.]

What...what are you doing?

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Thinking.

[He is not entirely sure he's prepared to confide in Zack with the way Zack has been acting since Sephiroth got here.]

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Sometimes it's harder than others. Still, I won't give up on my future.

[Despite the hints that the future waiting for him in his own world isn't exactly a good one.]

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Oh, there are difficult times. But in the end, God's will will be done.

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About "Mother."

[He pauses, gathering up the courage to continue.]

Who is she?

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The will of deities, unfortunately, is notoriously difficult to interpret. I prefer to depend on my own.

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God's will is manifest.

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[Sephiroth's expression tightens a little; the humming, angry pain behind his eyes isn't really helping his patience.]

Why should I talk to you about this, Zack? I'm not a fool. Every move, every word, reeks of fear. Something about this frightens you, and if it didn't, you wouldn't be talking to me at all.

I confide in my friends, and you haven't been acting like one.

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[Zack shuts up at that. Even when they were on good terms, Sephiroth always exuded such a power. He still does. And Zack would be stupid to fight him on this.

Sephiroth's words make sense, but Zack still can't forget what he went through. He's ridiculously stubborn, yes, but he just can't give in so easily.]

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ff_red_turk

... I have something for you.

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[Sephiroth lets out a barely audible growl of frustration. The fact that Zack can't deny a word of it is painful.]

You can't have this both ways. I have tried to be patient with whatever your problem with me is, but I am not inclined to share personal information when it seems your only interest in me, Fair, is whether or not I am doing whatever has you acting like a trooper in Zolom territory.

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[That's a bit of a surprise. Sephiroth blinks and gives Vincent a curious look.]

What?

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ff_red_turk

Something that belonged to your mother. You real mother.

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That's true enough, I suppose, but it's rarely obvious.

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[Way to grab his interest, Vincent.]

Would you like to come to where I'm living or meet somewhere else?

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mirroredecho.livejournal.com

[You just crossed the biggest line there is to cross, Sephiroth. You just fucked with Zack. Have one very, very angry Cloud.]

Did you ever stop you think, for just two seconds, that what he's doing is to protect you? Zack's loyalty isn't that easily lost. Think about that before you accuse him of anything else.

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I don't find it hidden. But I am told this makes me fortunate.

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