[ Red? Tifa blinks at that, but it's a brief moment of surprise before she hides her expression with a glance away. Now isn't the time to point out that he shares yet another aspect with one of her friends, even if it was only a name. ]
So am I.
[ She lets him go then, but she doesn't leave. She isn't going to eavesdrop on this moment or intrude in any way, but she doesn't want to abandon him here either. This area near the lake seems safe enough, but it's pitch dark out now and she's heard there are creatures that lurk around outside the settlement.
That, and... he shouldn't be by himself. After.
She isn't expecting him to go so far out into the water, but she doesn't say anything, nor does she try to stop him. She can sense the heaviness in the air — that this is something he has to do. And so she waits patiently, an anchor of sorts lingering near the shore to lead him from the water once he's done.
It's too dark to see if he's been crying, and it's not her business. All she knows is that he's sopping wet.
As he wades out, she takes a few steps toward him and nods, asking no further questions about what he had to do — the soul he had to let go. Somewhere, she thinks, they've returned to the Lifestream. ]
Let's walk back into town. We can find somewhere for you to dry off.
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So am I.
[ She lets him go then, but she doesn't leave. She isn't going to eavesdrop on this moment or intrude in any way, but she doesn't want to abandon him here either. This area near the lake seems safe enough, but it's pitch dark out now and she's heard there are creatures that lurk around outside the settlement.
That, and... he shouldn't be by himself. After.
She isn't expecting him to go so far out into the water, but she doesn't say anything, nor does she try to stop him. She can sense the heaviness in the air — that this is something he has to do. And so she waits patiently, an anchor of sorts lingering near the shore to lead him from the water once he's done.
It's too dark to see if he's been crying, and it's not her business. All she knows is that he's sopping wet.
As he wades out, she takes a few steps toward him and nods, asking no further questions about what he had to do — the soul he had to let go. Somewhere, she thinks, they've returned to the Lifestream. ]
Let's walk back into town. We can find somewhere for you to dry off.