[She nods, and something of a sharp sigh escapes her.]
I joined... I told them that I wanted to fight for the Planet, too. That I wanted to take down Shinra for what they were doing. So, we...
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Tifa stiffens again, and there's more hesitation that buzzes around her, like an invisible barrier between them that's afraid but longing to be broken. But she takes his hand in hers, threading her fingers firmly in between his and holding on, like she intends to never let him go. That terror of him leaving her rears its head and sinks its claws in deep, and for a fleeting moment, she imagines the cold around her and him getting up and walking away...]
We... bombed the mako reactors around Midgar. All so we could get them to listen. We destroyed people's homes... their work... livelihood. Their whole lives... Innocent people who were just trying to make a living. We were branded terrorists. People were more scared of us than they were on our side, I think.
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I wanted to believe my heart was in it, but... I don't think it ever was, and they could see that. I didn't even join to fight for the Planet, but...
[She moves again to face him, her fearful eyes desperately searching his face for a sign that he doesn't hate her or resent her for doing such terrible things. Some kind of reassurance that he understands her side, too...]
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I joined... I told them that I wanted to fight for the Planet, too. That I wanted to take down Shinra for what they were doing. So, we...
[...
.....
Tifa stiffens again, and there's more hesitation that buzzes around her, like an invisible barrier between them that's afraid but longing to be broken. But she takes his hand in hers, threading her fingers firmly in between his and holding on, like she intends to never let him go. That terror of him leaving her rears its head and sinks its claws in deep, and for a fleeting moment, she imagines the cold around her and him getting up and walking away...]
We... bombed the mako reactors around Midgar. All so we could get them to listen. We destroyed people's homes... their work... livelihood. Their whole lives... Innocent people who were just trying to make a living. We were branded terrorists. People were more scared of us than they were on our side, I think.
...
I wanted to believe my heart was in it, but... I don't think it ever was, and they could see that. I didn't even join to fight for the Planet, but...
[She moves again to face him, her fearful eyes desperately searching his face for a sign that he doesn't hate her or resent her for doing such terrible things. Some kind of reassurance that he understands her side, too...]