The coven says that this place can call people when it wants, right? Send them away when it wants too. If it's dying, it could've moved its people away- could've dumped them anywhere- just like it tosses us when it's had enough of us. Instead, it brought us here.
[Apparently. To save it, or to die with it? Who knew.]
Or that's bullshit. The reality could be that it's the coven that did it. Could be another group, sure. But they've got the mirrors. Shoe fits, right?
Anyway, whoever it is, they can keep doing this whenever they want. Who knows how many other planets there are that're suffering because of this.
[and finally...]
Look. With our Planet, it's probably for the best we're both out of the picture. But it doesn't make whatever's doing this any less dangerous. Tell me I'm looking at it wrong, because whatever's doing this- it's not just affecting where we're from.
There's hundreds of places that're suffering because of this.
copy/pasta failed and ate part of my prior tag... rip me
[That's a fair assessment, a realistic generalization of their situation that some might call cynical, but Sephiroth sees no reason to deny it. There's no proof one way or another; not enough to promote optimism, either.
He wonders, really, if the mystery will ever be solved -- the key to their return, if this planet will ever be cured of what plagues it. The two, he thinks, are not unrelated, regardless of who's pulling the strings.
Finally-]
That might be true. After all this time, there are still too many unknowns in the equation. Too much that we can only guess at: whether or not to take the Coven at their word has always been one of the greater mysteries.
In the end, however, I don't think it's a matter of trust. There's something that will earn us our return trip to Gaia, and we need to find it. That may require working more closely with the Coven, regardless if you believe their intentions are good or otherwise.
And if this world is the cause of more outside suffering, putting an end to the problem works for both sides. The people living here, and the ones who can be sent home. Two birds with one stone -- isn't that the saying?
[ooc; I just reread my last one and oof, some wording choices there. no more latenight tags!]
[He can't disagree with the first message. Or even add anything, really. They're both of the same opinions. Only whereas Sephiroth appears to be evenminded about the lack of information, for him, he's more critical. But the second point?
...He's unsure.]
I don't think going back is earned. Didn't happen that way for Aerith, or
[...Best not.]
Other people.
[And what remains is the point of the problem being alleviated by playing along. It's... a good faith stance. Something he struggles with.]
Would it, though? Say someone they drag in gets lucky, manages to do something that's the key to all of this, and that's that. What then? If it is the Coven, especially if it's the Coven, what's to stop them doing it again, for other reasons?
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[Apparently. To save it, or to die with it? Who knew.]
Or that's bullshit. The reality could be that it's the coven that did it. Could be another group, sure. But they've got the mirrors. Shoe fits, right?
Anyway, whoever it is, they can keep doing this whenever they want. Who knows how many other planets there are that're suffering because of this.
[and finally...]
Look. With our Planet, it's probably for the best we're both out of the picture. But it doesn't make whatever's doing this any less dangerous. Tell me I'm looking at it wrong, because whatever's doing this- it's not just affecting where we're from.
There's hundreds of places that're suffering because of this.
copy/pasta failed and ate part of my prior tag... rip me
He wonders, really, if the mystery will ever be solved -- the key to their return, if this planet will ever be cured of what plagues it. The two, he thinks, are not unrelated, regardless of who's pulling the strings.
Finally-]
That might be true. After all this time, there are still too many unknowns in the equation. Too much that we can only guess at: whether or not to take the Coven at their word has always been one of the greater mysteries.
In the end, however, I don't think it's a matter of trust. There's something that will earn us our return trip to Gaia, and we need to find it. That may require working more closely with the Coven, regardless if you believe their intentions are good or otherwise.
And if this world is the cause of more outside suffering, putting an end to the problem works for both sides. The people living here, and the ones who can be sent home. Two birds with one stone -- isn't that the saying?
Oh no ;; tbf i wish my last one half deleted
[He can't disagree with the first message. Or even add anything, really. They're both of the same opinions. Only whereas Sephiroth appears to be evenminded about the lack of information, for him, he's more critical. But the second point?
...He's unsure.]
I don't think going back is earned. Didn't happen that way for Aerith, or
[...Best not.]
Other people.
[And what remains is the point of the problem being alleviated by playing along. It's... a good faith stance. Something he struggles with.]
Would it, though? Say someone they drag in gets lucky, manages to do something that's the key to all of this, and that's that. What then? If it is the Coven, especially if it's the Coven, what's to stop them doing it again, for other reasons?