[ tifa manages to keep sweeping this time, though her grip on the handle of the broom tightens considerably. her knuckles whiten and she has to force herself to breathe or risk breaking the broom.
it might crack anyway with how tightly she's holding it, like the broom itself is her only lifeline in the sea of trauma and confusion she's floating around in. it's not much of a paddle, but every so often she can touch the metaphorical bottom of the sea and use the broom to keep her head above the water.
because she knows what will happen to aerith. tifa saw it with her own eyes and vincent all but confirmed it. it's still something she can't talk about, not with anyone but especially not with cloud. it's all too much to bear and so, even though she was the one to bring up the original topic, she latches onto the other part. ]
Do you really think that's best here? [ she asks, finally glancing at him again. ] Sephiroth is here, too. Maybe we should keep an eye on Aerith just in case. And I don't think she would want you to cut yourself off from her. She's your friend and I don't care what anyone says about Sephiroth's behavior or memories, he's still a threat. To all of us.
Maybe we should all just [ she shrugs, like this is really no big deal and she's not trying to repress any traumatic events. ] stick together as much as we can.
no subject
it might crack anyway with how tightly she's holding it, like the broom itself is her only lifeline in the sea of trauma and confusion she's floating around in. it's not much of a paddle, but every so often she can touch the metaphorical bottom of the sea and use the broom to keep her head above the water.
because she knows what will happen to aerith. tifa saw it with her own eyes and vincent all but confirmed it. it's still something she can't talk about, not with anyone but especially not with cloud. it's all too much to bear and so, even though she was the one to bring up the original topic, she latches onto the other part. ]
Do you really think that's best here? [ she asks, finally glancing at him again. ] Sephiroth is here, too. Maybe we should keep an eye on Aerith just in case. And I don't think she would want you to cut yourself off from her. She's your friend and I don't care what anyone says about Sephiroth's behavior or memories, he's still a threat. To all of us.
Maybe we should all just [ she shrugs, like this is really no big deal and she's not trying to repress any traumatic events. ] stick together as much as we can.