[If there was one thing that was obvious as Vincent drew closer -mostly from the deep frown that his eyebrows had formed in the middle of his forehead- it was that Sephiroth weren't taking this decision lightly at all. Thinking over all that he knew of his Crystal, all of those things he had yet to learn...
The thought of being played with, like a chess piece being moved around on a board by the will of others wasn't sitting well at all. He found that he felt a little more than just disgusted at himself for being so pliable. He had trusted Jessie...taken part in experiments, performed surveys with regard to what others thought of Crystal Stasis...all in the name of assisting her research. Not only that, he had always been one to support the objectives of their hosts and had encouraged others to discard their suspicions as well.
For what? He heard Vincent's calm voice from nearby, didn't need to look at the other man to soak up his words. Sephiroth drew in a breath and issued a long sigh out at where he held his Crystal. His grip tightened on the orb in his hand and he snap-looked to Vincent as he made that second comment, his eyes intently inspecting the others face as if he might be able to read plainly what it was that was hinted at.
It would make her sad. There was only one person that Vincent could mean and slowly, Sephiroth drew his hand back in away from being over the void - still holding his crystal down at his side.]
It might. For a while.
[In the worst case scenario, if it would kill him to discard his Crystal, Terra would be devastated. He was just starting to understand just how much. But, she had a lot of friends to look out for her even if she didn't really see it.
How similar they were, in a way, that they were so blind to such compassion from others.]
/branching off for this little exchange
The thought of being played with, like a chess piece being moved around on a board by the will of others wasn't sitting well at all. He found that he felt a little more than just disgusted at himself for being so pliable. He had trusted Jessie...taken part in experiments, performed surveys with regard to what others thought of Crystal Stasis...all in the name of assisting her research. Not only that, he had always been one to support the objectives of their hosts and had encouraged others to discard their suspicions as well.
For what? He heard Vincent's calm voice from nearby, didn't need to look at the other man to soak up his words. Sephiroth drew in a breath and issued a long sigh out at where he held his Crystal. His grip tightened on the orb in his hand and he snap-looked to Vincent as he made that second comment, his eyes intently inspecting the others face as if he might be able to read plainly what it was that was hinted at.
It would make her sad. There was only one person that Vincent could mean and slowly, Sephiroth drew his hand back in away from being over the void - still holding his crystal down at his side.]
It might. For a while.
[In the worst case scenario, if it would kill him to discard his Crystal, Terra would be devastated. He was just starting to understand just how much. But, she had a lot of friends to look out for her even if she didn't really see it.
How similar they were, in a way, that they were so blind to such compassion from others.]