Event || Genesis (Conclusion)

[melodiesmods]

Characters: Everyone!
Where: Aqures Tosf.
When: Night of August 03rd, twenty-eight years in the past.
Summary: As the Heroes of Light were transported to the past, it is now the conclusion of their time travel adventure. It is the final night of the Festival of Light and the city is filled with visitors-- As such, it is estimated there are currently at least a few million people on the Island. Can they be saved?
Warning: Terrible things.

Princess Sarah
The End of Aqures Tosf
The Temple of Fire
The Crystal of Fire

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/branching off for this little exchange

[shinrasfinest]

[The unstable reaction going on with the Crystal kept flaring just at the corner of Sephiroth's field of vision and for that reason more than any other he took a more definite step away from it all while he still kept Vincent's careful -almost knowing, he wanted to guess- eye contact.]

The same question might apply to everything, in all existence for that matter.

[A smooth refusal to answer the question, but Sephiroth knew he was right. Neither did they have the time left to argue the semantics or philosophy that might conjure such a judgment. It's a small mercy that Vincent has looked away in the meantime.

He turns more away from the Crystal, half-facing Vincent still though as he continues.]

That one has come a long way since we were all brought here. Too far, almost.

[As obviously, Vincent refers to Cloud and Sephiroth's words have a delicate hint of jealousy behind them. It's hardly the first time he's heard such advise...what irks him is the fact that he's no closer to finding his 'niche' - or whatever his purpose should be. Hardly surprising perhaps, considering he's never had a purpose that he's -really- chosen for himself before.

Himself and Cloud know much too much of what happens once Sephiroth takes a choice of his own, the others from Gaia know even more. Something flares up behind his eyes, a feeling remembered, and Sephiroth looks away again.]

It's not the first time someone has delivered such words to me. [His voice as low as he can make it, private - just between the two of them. Sephiroth reflects, his eyes scanning the ground as if it might have the answer.]

Though I cannot not follow such a path, blindly.

Re: /branching off for this little exchange

[bloodypast]

[Oh yes, Vincent easily caught that 'refusal' answering the first question, and the potential segue into other topics. Sephiroth is getting a very candid 'look' that lets him know the gunslinger is well aware of what he's doing there. Good thing there IS no time to argue the semantics or philosophy.

His expression remains neutral, the candid look being replaced by one of understanding as Sephiroth keeps talking. Letting him make the conversation be more private, as Vincent nods and then pitches his own voice to be quiet and low, in response.]

Following a path blindly only gets one lost.

[Looking away himself, somewhat lost in his own thoughts again--especially regarding this conversation. It's a decent pause several beats long, before he speaks again.]

This place is not Gaia. I am making the decision to not treat it as such, regardless of what might happen there.

[Crimson eyes returned to meet luminous green. The clear hint, for all that his expression remained neutral over all, being that Vincent felt Sephiroth should choose for himself. If he made the same choices, then it would be dealt with. If he chose something different? That would also be dealt with.

But Vincent was encouraging him to make his own choices and be his own person.]

/branching off for this little exchange

[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth doesn't break that eye contact until Vincent is finished speaking; as few as those words are. It seems that he's finding it easier and easier to connect with Vincent the more that they are in each others company. It's almost comfortable to remain in mostly silence around the ex-Turk...perhaps it's the knowledge that they might well be considered as colleagues. Like there is forever unspoken ideals behind their entire manner. Uopn reflection he'll find that it's similar to how he'd felt around Genesis and Angeal when all three of them had been here.

He nods, just once, at Vincent - having come to that conclusion before. That the only way to progress here will be to take each day as it comes, each set of challenges as completely unrelated. But it's much easier said than done when at almost every turn he's been faced with the truth of his damnable future.]

I've tried.

[He leaves it at that, looking away. Then passing Vincent closely Sephiroth both puts his crystal back in his pocket and takes the first steps towards where those that are still congregated nearby. They seem to be getting ready to leave, for all the good it might do them.]

Stopping here or with your next one I think. :)

[bloodypast]

[Vincent acknowledged the nod, but his eyes remained on Sephiroth. Meeting his gaze, even as the other turned. Nor was the other man too far ahead of him as he also turned to leave.]

Keep trying. I am doing the same.

[Seeking to make it less like an 'order'; less obviously advice even. More a statement of desire that Vincent himself wished to see the other succeed. That he understood the challenges.]