Vincent tilts his head to the side. "Your choice. But I think you should tell Angeal. For the same reason you'll be telling Zhao Yunlan."
Because Sephiroth might not bother.
"And Nanaki." Maybe for the same reason Cloud was telling Vincent. The former Turk falls silent again, thinking upon what the blond has said regarding his choice. At the boat he didn't really know... Vincent wouldn't deny that. He understands.
And yet, the signs had been there even then; that this was going to be one of the most likely outcomes if matters continued as they were. When Vincent speaks again, it is with the heavy, slow pace of one speaking from the soul. Of memories that weren't all good. Ones hard to speak aloud.
"...Lucrecia once said to me, 'Sometimes, I get so involved in my research, I lose myself.'." As it always does when he speaks of the woman he loves, the man's voice softens with emotion. Even when that emotion is laced regret. Vincent avoids Cloud's gaze.
"She also said, 'When that happens though, you always come to my rescue.'" He did. But... he didn't. It hurts to know that there was more he could have done to ease her hidden pain. The man closes his eyes and lowers his features until near all are hidden by the collar of his cloak. And yet he continues in a way, to fulfill that promise he made on the boat in Rhododactylos.
"Lucrecia... found that in me. Though... I failed to recognize there was something more I could have done in the end."
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Because Sephiroth might not bother.
"And Nanaki." Maybe for the same reason Cloud was telling Vincent. The former Turk falls silent again, thinking upon what the blond has said regarding his choice. At the boat he didn't really know... Vincent wouldn't deny that. He understands.
And yet, the signs had been there even then; that this was going to be one of the most likely outcomes if matters continued as they were. When Vincent speaks again, it is with the heavy, slow pace of one speaking from the soul. Of memories that weren't all good. Ones hard to speak aloud.
"...Lucrecia once said to me, 'Sometimes, I get so involved in my research, I lose myself.'." As it always does when he speaks of the woman he loves, the man's voice softens with emotion. Even when that emotion is laced regret. Vincent avoids Cloud's gaze.
"She also said, 'When that happens though, you always come to my rescue.'" He did. But... he didn't. It hurts to know that there was more he could have done to ease her hidden pain. The man closes his eyes and lowers his features until near all are hidden by the collar of his cloak. And yet he continues in a way, to fulfill that promise he made on the boat in Rhododactylos.
"Lucrecia... found that in me. Though... I failed to recognize there was something more I could have done in the end."