[the way i couldn't tag this back during invest at all because i was so scared you'd know immediately i was dead.]
...we'll do what we need to, but we'll take care of each other. I don't want to risk their lives either, but there will be challenges ahead. There's a lot waiting for us, but I know our friends are waiting and we'll finish what we started.
[this is absolutely right though, sephiroth is just insane and aerith would agree.]
He discovered something about himself that changed him. [just...a tentative explanation. there's a lot going on with sephiroth.] But because of it, he feels justified in all of this. That he's the only one allowed to. But you're right. To make a single forever...I can't even imagine it. [she bows her head.] Just...gotta get through this first though, right? Just like everybody else.
she nods, her full faith that aerith will survive and save her planet unwavering. ]
He may feel justified.... they all may feel justified, but I don't think they're right for what they want to do. We will get you back to your planet. I'm sure of it.
[ she doesn't want to speak with a false hope, but uncertainty is terrible for success. ]
[robin please take care in her stead and don't worry about aerith, she'll be perfectly fine when she gets home.....]
...thank you, Robin. [there's a little smile.] Until we get back, our friends will do what they can to keep Sephiroth in sight. And then we'll change everything. But we're not the only ones who need to get back home. I'm sure everyone has something waiting, too.
[YOU DON'T DESERVE THE GY FOR THIS MEMORY ACTUALLY.
because, well, the shadows swarm and aerith watches this play out before her eyes, and she feels the dull ache in her chest as she sympathizes with the feelings robin has. the strong belief that this is wrong, but the equally strong love for her brother and the wish they both shared, once. she can't say that she blames her for leaping after him, even if there was a chance of never knowing what would come next.
when the memory ends, she's left looking at robin quietly.]
...this isn't the end for the two of you, is it? [because that's awful to imagine.]
[she's patiently waiting for robin to collect herself, if only because she doesn't think that would be an easy one to get past. nor does it seem like it was that long ago.]
...are you going to be able to go back and find him when we get home? ["do you want to?"]
I don't doubt that. You've never struck me as someone who'd let things stand in the way of what you want. But I can only hope it's soon. Even if he's the one rebuffing you...you two have a relationship only you two would understand.
... He is the only true family I have left. I only have so much standing and sway back home, but the way things are going... even if I can't get everything I want, I'll get the one of the things I want the most.
[ she is willing to compromise to push things in favor of one thing. ]
... What happens after that, I don't know, but I'll take it as it comes.
[well it makes sense why robin would fight for certain things, though she is very unhappy to hear they really do only have each other in the way of family. it worries her, a little, what may happen if she can't get through, but she also thinks robin won't let that happen. robin doesn't give up.]
...maybe the after doesn't matter so much if you're happy with the one thing you want most. After that...you'll be able to handle anything. When the biggest trial's finished, everything feels smaller in comparison. Or at least I hope that's how it will feel for you.
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...we'll do what we need to, but we'll take care of each other. I don't want to risk their lives either, but there will be challenges ahead. There's a lot waiting for us, but I know our friends are waiting and we'll finish what we started.
[this is absolutely right though, sephiroth is just insane and aerith would agree.]
He discovered something about himself that changed him. [just...a tentative explanation. there's a lot going on with sephiroth.] But because of it, he feels justified in all of this. That he's the only one allowed to. But you're right. To make a single forever...I can't even imagine it. [she bows her head.] Just...gotta get through this first though, right? Just like everybody else.
SHOOTS YOU ALIVE
she nods, her full faith that aerith will survive and save her planet unwavering. ]
He may feel justified.... they all may feel justified, but I don't think they're right for what they want to do. We will get you back to your planet. I'm sure of it.
[ she doesn't want to speak with a false hope, but uncertainty is terrible for success. ]
ara love me 🥺
...thank you, Robin. [there's a little smile.] Until we get back, our friends will do what they can to keep Sephiroth in sight. And then we'll change everything. But we're not the only ones who need to get back home. I'm sure everyone has something waiting, too.
[do you forgive me enough for a robin memory :(?]
why couldn't you take me with you to the gy 🥹
but before she can say anything more, shadows come!! what does robin have waiting back home? ]
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because, well, the shadows swarm and aerith watches this play out before her eyes, and she feels the dull ache in her chest as she sympathizes with the feelings robin has. the strong belief that this is wrong, but the equally strong love for her brother and the wish they both shared, once. she can't say that she blames her for leaping after him, even if there was a chance of never knowing what would come next.
when the memory ends, she's left looking at robin quietly.]
...this isn't the end for the two of you, is it? [because that's awful to imagine.]
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she takes a deep breath before she shakes her head. ]
I was taken to a medical facility, and... my brother.... was taken elsewhere, but I know he's alive.
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...are you going to be able to go back and find him when we get home? ["do you want to?"]
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I don't know. Every time I ask to see him, I am rebuffed.
[ she wants to. she wants to see him more than anything. ]
I'm not without options. I'll find a way.
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I don't doubt that. You've never struck me as someone who'd let things stand in the way of what you want. But I can only hope it's soon. Even if he's the one rebuffing you...you two have a relationship only you two would understand.
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... He is the only true family I have left. I only have so much standing and sway back home, but the way things are going... even if I can't get everything I want, I'll get the one of the things I want the most.
[ she is willing to compromise to push things in favor of one thing. ]
... What happens after that, I don't know, but I'll take it as it comes.
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...maybe the after doesn't matter so much if you're happy with the one thing you want most. After that...you'll be able to handle anything. When the biggest trial's finished, everything feels smaller in comparison. Or at least I hope that's how it will feel for you.