Cloud glanced at Ace as they walked along. "I think a lot of us are concerned that this is a trap, and I don't think any of us are wrong to have that worry. Not after everything that's happened. It's not like our trust has been handled all that kindly in over the past two years.
He then turned to Moglin as they continued to scale the stairs, "But no, there had to be something else going on. Some outside force acting in. Some doubts about it all. Maybe even something controlling them. I don't believe that just learning something could make someon-" He stopped in his tracks, feeling the bottom fall out of his gut. It wasn't that he didn't believe it. He didn't WANT to believe it, and for a very personal reason...and even if it wasn't going to be his personal future, it did seem one that insisted on occurring. He lagged behind a moment, lost in his thoughts before running to catch up, scooting through the door just as the Sage commented on some being late.
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He then turned to Moglin as they continued to scale the stairs, "But no, there had to be something else going on. Some outside force acting in. Some doubts about it all. Maybe even something controlling them. I don't believe that just learning something could make someon-" He stopped in his tracks, feeling the bottom fall out of his gut. It wasn't that he didn't believe it. He didn't WANT to believe it, and for a very personal reason...and even if it wasn't going to be his personal future, it did seem one that insisted on occurring. He lagged behind a moment, lost in his thoughts before running to catch up, scooting through the door just as the Sage commented on some being late.