001. welcome to my world

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...who were they...?

and dammit! those were my only pair of goggles!

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[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Planning to be more careful now?

How much have you learned to control your dreams?

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hell yes

Yes.

Not much at all

I thought that was only for when I was asleep though.

voices in my head when I'm awake... just like the bad old days.

I'm not a puppet

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

I found someone who knows you. Does this have something to do with him?

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

...

who is it?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

His name is Tseng. I want to hear from you what he might have said.

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

Tseng? that's a relief

uh... I don't know? He's... Tseng. What am I supposed to expect him to have said?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Who were you afraid it'd be~?

Don't worry about that. But he says he knows you better than you know yourself.

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

someone that actually knew me.

[and there's the sound of an actual mental snort for you, Ami]

Not really.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[A snort sounds pretty weird via telepathy!]

Sephiroth, maybe?

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

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how do you know him?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[You don't want to know, Cloud. And she won't lie.]

I was there when he took your life.

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

oh.

...

timeline's are screwed up.

My future...?

Tifaandthekids

my friends

Aerith's Planet

I'm not fit to help anyone. Not my family. Not my friends...

Was it a dream or a memory? his or mine?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[There's a waiting silence.]

His dream. You're alive; if you intend to avoid that fate, you have time to do that.

Me.

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

[is that an actual moment of not-depression? Maybe a hint of the Cloud she first met sneaking through? Because there's a faint hint of teasing smirk that sounds a lot like affection in his:]

who did you think my friend included, water-girl?

you...

...


How do I die? In his dream?

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

It's by his hand. You should be careful of approaching him.

Me?

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

You of course, you. AmimercuryprincessshieldmatementorlaughinghurtingbeatifuldeadlylostandfoundAmifriend

You have to ask?

...

I'm the only one that can beat him. I can't not go where he is. details, Ami. Give me something I can fight him with

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[It's her absolute weakness: someone who seems to care for her, someone who seems to want to be with her, she can give everything to. It's the only way she knows to try to keep them near her.]

Then, look. With your mind's eye.

[There's a mental image Cloud may not be expecting at all: Ami, tall and proud, training the young and equally proud Sephiroth; another dream.]

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

that's... new.

...

this... is where he kills me? he's awfully... short to pull that off...

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Not at all.

This is where you can begin to see his weaknesses.

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[just like that there's a sharpness that jumps the entire situation into focus, as if ever edge is cut glass and minute details snap to the fore. When he fights, this is the way things feel inside Cloud's head and even time seems to slow down, suddenly manageable and controlled. If he could live his entire life this way, he's feel free. But it only happens when he's lost in the thick of a fight. It's... been a long time since he's had that clarity.]

Show me.

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[She can help him cut loose.

The scenes take place, and since the whole purpose of the training is to bring out Sephiroth's abilities and close his weaknesses, both are evident. He's younger, here; he hasn't learned to shape himself into the amazing warrior he'll become.]

You can match him, can't you?

He once mentioned you taking his life.

[findmyownreason.livejournal.com]

Killed him twice. The problem is finding a way to keep him dead.

and I wasn't dying those times either...

If I lose, it's the end of every life on my planet.

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

Sounds familiar. [And with this mental bond, it's easy to see past the light tone to the deadly serious battles.]

So I found the way to finally destroy that girl, before she ended the planet this time. [Not the same methods, of course, but: You can do the same, Cloud.]

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how far am I willing to go to end Sephiroth once and for all...? What would I sacrifice?

What wouldn't I?

won't know until I'm given the choice.

Hm. I'll find a way. [it's by no means sure - but it is stubborn. Often, that's all he's got anyway.]

[waterfell.livejournal.com]

[She can 'hear' you, Cloud.]

It might take being willing to do it, no matter what.

It might take deciding anything is fine, if it brings you to that victory.