Sephiroth didn't like that thought very much, with regards to how long it felt that they'd been on Crystallis as opposed to their respective home worlds. Much in the same way that he didn't like feeling like he were wasting his time, which he often did especially when mundanely drifting from one day to the next. An old, bitter thought was rehashed; it was all very well taking so much effort into saving this world in order to save their own, but afterward wouldn't he then go ahead and try to destroy it anyway? It didn't motivate one to be so proactive, that was a fact.

Perhaps if he were more like Ales, and had less expectation with regard to his life in general he could be happy enough with the smaller things he had now that he didn't before, rather than the bigger ones that he didn't? Regrettably that had never formed very much of Sephiroth's personality. He liked to be at the forefront, smashing boundaries and then continuing up and striding to the next one.

Minutely, Sephiroth bit the underside of his lip a little as Ales mentioned the Calamity. He'd been there when the Sage had imparted the knowledge that it would begin to expand again in the new year but he wasn't sure he wanted to be the one to break that news to Ales and ruin the festive cheer. Thankfully the subject changed in time for Sephiroth to answer it; and not feel so bad for the distraction.

"Well, a lot of Heroes of Light have been working here over the last month to get it set up like it has been. I suppose they couldn't very well have refused."