[ That stings, the mention of his name. Aerith has tip-toed around saying his name since the beginning, since the moment she started work in Hell, and here Sephiroth uses it like a wrecking ball. He knocks down the foundation she's built, and it all comes flooding out. ]
You... knew him?
[ An anchor between them.
She breathes.
Sephiroth is not a liar. He bends the truth, omits parts of it, but he does not lie. He isn't wrong. SOLDIER is not his concern anymore, but it isn't like he hasn't answered before. ]
You don't remember, do you? [ It makes her wonder. Just how deep was Shinra's manipulation of them all? ]
no subject
You... knew him?
[ An anchor between them.
She breathes.
Sephiroth is not a liar. He bends the truth, omits parts of it, but he does not lie. He isn't wrong. SOLDIER is not his concern anymore, but it isn't like he hasn't answered before. ]
You don't remember, do you? [ It makes her wonder. Just how deep was Shinra's manipulation of them all? ]