[It all instantly starts to feel like some crazy dream, like she's back on Gaia, back in Midgar and stuck in a twisted nightmare of her past. Like everything from back then is coming back to haunt her, turning what was a beautiful dream into a terrifying one as, like him, everything flashes before her eyes again. The air around them even grows hotter, and she can feel it burning her lungs...
She's stuck in those memories for a moment, only pulled free when he speaks again. Her eyes, wide, flick up to his before she's glancing around... and then removing her mask to fully reveal her face. There's no point in hiding her identity now that he's figured it out.]
Yeah. Let's.
[Lest she burn this whole place down.
There's a door leading out to a private terrace nearby, and she tries to hide the tension that's pulling her lips and brows into a frown as she turns on her heel and leads him outside, all while rushing through what she could even say to him.
What do you say to someone whose last words were "I hate you"? Looking back, she can't fault him for any of it in the end, but... seeing him only brings back those awful memories. Brings up all that hatred and anger for Shinra and SOLDIER that she's put behind her for now. She never thought she would see him again—she had no idea if he even made it out of there after the fires, but this world does like to pull fast ones on her, doesn't it?
So, once they're outside and the door is shut and the curtains pulled closed, Tifa still doesn't turn to face him, and instead... She looks out to the gardens below.
...
....
After a moment of silence, she finally speaks up with a quiet, unsure voice.]
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She's stuck in those memories for a moment, only pulled free when he speaks again. Her eyes, wide, flick up to his before she's glancing around... and then removing her mask to fully reveal her face. There's no point in hiding her identity now that he's figured it out.]
Yeah. Let's.
[Lest she burn this whole place down.
There's a door leading out to a private terrace nearby, and she tries to hide the tension that's pulling her lips and brows into a frown as she turns on her heel and leads him outside, all while rushing through what she could even say to him.
What do you say to someone whose last words were "I hate you"? Looking back, she can't fault him for any of it in the end, but... seeing him only brings back those awful memories. Brings up all that hatred and anger for Shinra and SOLDIER that she's put behind her for now. She never thought she would see him again—she had no idea if he even made it out of there after the fires, but this world does like to pull fast ones on her, doesn't it?
So, once they're outside and the door is shut and the curtains pulled closed, Tifa still doesn't turn to face him, and instead... She looks out to the gardens below.
...
....
After a moment of silence, she finally speaks up with a quiet, unsure voice.]
So you made it out of there...