[Would it be worth mentioning that Sephiroth, too, never asked? That it hadn't matter what the reward was, but only fending off the boredom that comes barrelling in uninvited from his abilities unused? He wonders. And perhaps unsurprisingly, says nothing.
Even if he had planned on remarking, his sentence would have been cut short by the sound and movement of a trap activating above; though he doesn't think that the sound of fluttering bird wings making a wheeling descent is part of the initial plan. Not if it's Nicola herself, who Sephiroth can identify by her huge mane-like crest of puffy feathers.
He thinks it'll be a rough landing, going at the speed she's chosen, but he's proven wrong before he can even shift his weight to catch her. Instead of crashing to the ground in a pile of feathers, Sephiroth watches as she sails past and lands directly on Viktor's head, as though that were always the intention.
That leaves the question of what exactly's been caught in the traps above, but no time for worrying about that now. Sephiroth reaches out to (gently) grab the bird in his hands, assuming Viktor doesn't manage it first.]
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Even if he had planned on remarking, his sentence would have been cut short by the sound and movement of a trap activating above; though he doesn't think that the sound of fluttering bird wings making a wheeling descent is part of the initial plan. Not if it's Nicola herself, who Sephiroth can identify by her huge mane-like crest of puffy feathers.
He thinks it'll be a rough landing, going at the speed she's chosen, but he's proven wrong before he can even shift his weight to catch her. Instead of crashing to the ground in a pile of feathers, Sephiroth watches as she sails past and lands directly on Viktor's head, as though that were always the intention.
That leaves the question of what exactly's been caught in the traps above, but no time for worrying about that now. Sephiroth reaches out to (gently) grab the bird in his hands, assuming Viktor doesn't manage it first.]