But Aerith worked so hard to make sure he couldn't kill anyone else. And Lucas.... as he died, he gave me a grateful look. So maybe I'm just kidding myself, but.... I want to think it helped them a little.
It's more... I wish it didn't have to be anyone, but you two especially I would prefer to not have to do it. Even if you can...
[ mathis doesn't hide that his mental health is not great. yuffie... is obviously not fine. no one can be fine in this environment, but... they can be a little less not fine. ]
You have years ahead of you to take on responsibilities, and you don't have to have that kind of burden weighing you down so soon.
Sure, but... that burden's already weighing. Is what I mean.
[ she will not deny that it hurts ]
People die all the time where I'm from. [ war survivor vibes here ] I live every day like it's my last, because one of these days, it probably will be. [ absolutely normal things for 16 year olds to say ] And... even if I get out of here.... well. Uh. [ yikes ]
It's not every opportunity. Geez. [ you kill one aki!!! ]
Don't get me wrong. I'm not planning on giving up or anything. I'm going to keep going, no matter what. But I'm just prepared for it. My country was invaded by...... basically your version of the IPC. My people have been dying all around me since I was old enough to talk.
[ but also going back home without her castmates poses a very different problem,, gazes @ sephiroth ]
[ except not what they were apparently beefing about ]
Mmmhmm. We had to put aside Shinra for now, because there's a much bigger threat out there. [ she.... freezes, at the words. that's a very hard thing for her to hear right now. ]
Don't. Please.
[ that's what so many of the dead have told her. she can't hear it again and lose someone else. ]
[ what is she going to tell them? what is she going to tell tifa? how is their world even going to survive without cloud? the answer is that it won't. ]
[ she doesn't know yuffie is having a crisis about her home world, but also the fate of your world shouldn't fall on the shoulders of one person. no wonder cloud has issues (no) (but yes). ]
[ technically it also needs aerith but listen...... cloud is the protagonist. you get it, robin. you've got a main character (tm). who is alive and unpossessed. surely that won't change in the next week ]
[ she looks at robin, but then.... buries her face in her knees. muffled: ]
[ her main character helps save worlds, but it's not dependent on him. if he weren't there, penacony could still be saved. it just helps that he's there. it's fine.... ]
I know a little about what Aerith can do.
[ all she got from cloud was how much people want to date him without him realizing it. ]
But I don't think you're completely without hope. You still have people waiting for you, don't you?
No, you don't get it. We--- [ she seems like she's internally wrestling with saying something ]
We need Cloud to beat Sephiroth. To even find him, we need Cloud. We had Cloud, and he almost killed all of us. We---
[ cuts herself off and looks away. this coming from yuffie, who is always going on about how powerful she is, is a pretty big indication of how super serious (tm) this is ]
I'm not exaggerating, Robin. Sephiroth is already winning. Me going back alone means the entire world is screwed.
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Robin?
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... Yuffie. Did any of that help you?
[ her voice is quiet and sad. ]
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[ just. straight up ]
But Aerith worked so hard to make sure he couldn't kill anyone else. And Lucas.... as he died, he gave me a grateful look. So maybe I'm just kidding myself, but.... I want to think it helped them a little.
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Are you mad that it was me?
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I'm saddened by it, not mad. I don't have it in me to be mad.
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Is it really worse that it was me, than... Mathis, [ mr knifehands himself ] or anyone else?
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[ mathis doesn't hide that his mental health is not great. yuffie... is obviously not fine. no one can be fine in this environment, but... they can be a little less not fine. ]
You have years ahead of you to take on responsibilities, and you don't have to have that kind of burden weighing you down so soon.
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[ and at an even younger age ]
It's just someone I really cared about this time. [ and while we're being downers: ] Dunno about years, either.
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Why do you say that?
[ why do you think you're going to die soon outside of mg stuff ]
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[ she will not deny that it hurts ]
People die all the time where I'm from. [ war survivor vibes here ] I live every day like it's my last, because one of these days, it probably will be. [ absolutely normal things for 16 year olds to say ] And... even if I get out of here.... well. Uh. [ yikes ]
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[ it's unhealthy behavior, just like the things she's saying. ]
People die everyday. People die from all manners of things, unexpected or expected, but that isn't all there is to living.
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Don't get me wrong. I'm not planning on giving up or anything. I'm going to keep going, no matter what. But I'm just prepared for it. My country was invaded by...... basically your version of the IPC. My people have been dying all around me since I was old enough to talk.
[ but also going back home without her castmates poses a very different problem,, gazes @ sephiroth ]
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how much did boothill and aventurine tell you, yuffie. ]
I've heard about Shinra, and I know you were all fighting against those destroying your planet.
[ ... ]
I know without Cloud or Aerith, it won't be easy here, and it won't be easy elsewhere, but you're not alone.
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[ except not what they were apparently beefing about ]
Mmmhmm. We had to put aside Shinra for now, because there's a much bigger threat out there. [ she.... freezes, at the words. that's a very hard thing for her to hear right now. ]
Don't. Please.
[ that's what so many of the dead have told her. she can't hear it again and lose someone else. ]
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her voice is soft, softer when she next speaks. ]
I can't guarantee that someone won't die next, including myself, but for now... and for however long as I'm able, I will be here for you.
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Why?
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[ because if she didn't... who would she be? ]
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I don't know what to do.
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[ what is she going to tell them? what is she going to tell tifa? how is their world even going to survive without cloud? the answer is that it won't. ]
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[ she doesn't know yuffie is having a crisis about her home world, but also the fate of your world shouldn't fall on the shoulders of one person. no wonder cloud has issues (no) (but yes). ]
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[ she looks at robin, but then.... buries her face in her knees. muffled: ]
My world is screwed without them.
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I know a little about what Aerith can do.
[ all she got from cloud was how much people want to date him without him realizing it. ]
But I don't think you're completely without hope. You still have people waiting for you, don't you?
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No, you don't get it. We--- [ she seems like she's internally wrestling with saying something ]
We need Cloud to beat Sephiroth. To even find him, we need Cloud. We had Cloud, and he almost killed all of us. We---
[ cuts herself off and looks away. this coming from yuffie, who is always going on about how powerful she is, is a pretty big indication of how super serious (tm) this is ]
I'm not exaggerating, Robin. Sephiroth is already winning. Me going back alone means the entire world is screwed.