In the meantime, the solider at the back of the room seems to have turned back into a spectator rather than an involved party. It seems that between Lydia and Akane, they've this in hand a lot more efficiently than he could ever provide such support to an individual that he hardly knew. Sephiroth's own solitary nature that he made for himself prevented him from building such bridges, and the recent exception to that standard had...
He's going to have to reconsider stepping in on any of these, going forward, if it's just going to have him reflect it back into himself every time.
Still, Ales' conceding to his Shadow's idea of actually wanting companionship more than he lets himself admit makes Sephiroth smile inside. It strikes a chord; if Ales could really be like that underneath his Persona then...perhaps it might be somewhat similar in his own case? He's still not about to take this on for himself but just as an example of what -might- be repressed is educational at least.
"It's not about trusting others not to eventually hurt you..." He muttered, perhaps not even loud enough for it to really be heard. "...it's about trusting that they will be there, at all."
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He's going to have to reconsider stepping in on any of these, going forward, if it's just going to have him reflect it back into himself every time.
Still, Ales' conceding to his Shadow's idea of actually wanting companionship more than he lets himself admit makes Sephiroth smile inside. It strikes a chord; if Ales could really be like that underneath his Persona then...perhaps it might be somewhat similar in his own case? He's still not about to take this on for himself but just as an example of what -might- be repressed is educational at least.
"It's not about trusting others not to eventually hurt you..." He muttered, perhaps not even loud enough for it to really be heard. "...it's about trusting that they will be there, at all."