[That's a surprising response. Except it's not. The only thing about meeting Tifa again, so long after Nibelheim that was surprising was the fact she sure as hell didn't need anything of the sort. Well. That and her occupation. That wasn't exactly a shock, Tifa should've hated the Shinra after everything that'd been taken away from her. But a terrorist group? Yeah. It was a surprise.
His eyes move to hers as soon as she says it, his eyebrows furrowing slightly as he gives her a small look, one, mostly, of incredulousness before he moves them away. Swiftly.
Colour faintly comes to his face.
...He was so stupid back then.]
Wanted to be. I didn't know you at all back then.
[He'd fallen for her, yeah. But it'd been the wrong sort of idea entirely. He'd fallen for someone that needed saving. From her stupid friends, before she got as stupid as they were, from the despair of losing her mother, from the mountain that almost killed them both regardless of how he'd tried.
...And later, from... No.
His eyes follow her as she moves away, stepping out of the way of the broom. He leans against the bar, folding his arms in front of himself.]
...This is the easy part. All we're doing until the first year is up is preparing. If the Head even sends things to snoop around for it, and finds what's here, it's not enough to think anything. After that time's up, it'll get harder. But then..
[Then they'll have resources. Some form of fighting back.]
...Tifa. If you want to back out, now's the time to do it.
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His eyes move to hers as soon as she says it, his eyebrows furrowing slightly as he gives her a small look, one, mostly, of incredulousness before he moves them away. Swiftly.
Colour faintly comes to his face.
...He was so stupid back then.]
Wanted to be. I didn't know you at all back then.
[He'd fallen for her, yeah. But it'd been the wrong sort of idea entirely. He'd fallen for someone that needed saving. From her stupid friends, before she got as stupid as they were, from the despair of losing her mother, from the mountain that almost killed them both regardless of how he'd tried.
...And later, from...
No.
His eyes follow her as she moves away, stepping out of the way of the broom. He leans against the bar, folding his arms in front of himself.]
...This is the easy part. All we're doing until the first year is up is preparing. If the Head even sends things to snoop around for it, and finds what's here, it's not enough to think anything. After that time's up, it'll get harder. But then..
[Then they'll have resources. Some form of fighting back.]
...Tifa. If you want to back out, now's the time to do it.