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[destinytofall]

[To anyone who met the other Lightning, this one might be a surprise. She's wearing torn and bloody clothing. She's also still covered in her own blood, though any signs of actual injury is gone.]

I thought I made it clear the last time..

I'm done doing another God's, or Gods, bidding.

[Been there, done that. Ended up dead because Cosmos

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[pyritic]

[ ... What. ]

You didn't say you were from Gaia.

What happened?

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[destinytofall]

You!

What are you doing here?!

[And why are you dressed so differently, Warrior of Chaos?!]

And don't you already know? You were on His side after all.

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[pyritic]

Wha--

[ That kind of anger from her is throwing him off. Not that they'd got along so well when talking, but nothing happened to explain this. ]

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[pyritic]

[ And then he snaps out of it, narrowing his eyes. ] Hey. Lookin' like that I wouldn't be surprised if you cracked your head, so let's clear things up.

One, I'm on no one's side. Two, I was kidnapped. Like everyone else. So I don't know what you're yelling at me for.

Three--[ And most important of all to him]--how do you know Tifa? Tifa Lockhart?

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[destinytofall]

[Not on anyone's side, huh? Yeah, right. Although she can't recall ever seeing him after those first few encounters during the Conflict. Definitely not near the end. He wasn't there with Golbez or ExDeath or any of the other Warriors...]

So you say. I still remember you and Sephiroth standing with the other Warriors of Chaos that one time.

[...So there was a connection between you and Tifa, she always wondered about that...]

Why wouldn't I know her? We fought together. [And more or less died together, along with the others.]

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[pyritic]

[ SNAP. ] I'm not on his side! [ Sephiroth's name is a good way to get him riled up, Lightning. Especially when the last thing he did on Gaia helped Sephiroth...

Okay, rein it back in, Cloud. At least a little. ] What's the matter with you? Before you didn't even think I could fight. [ And... what in the world is she suggesting? For him to be fighting with Sephiroth and her to be fighting with Tifa... it doesn't make sense. ] This is a big change in tune.

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[destinytofall]

You were standing on the same side as him, weren't you?

[Right before you and the other Warriors of Chaos attacked them in that first real battle.]

Matter with me? There's nothing wrong. [Except she's on edge, you're here. That has to mean the other Warriors of Chaos are here too. Right? And if that's true then...]

It's the finishing part of fighting that you have a problem with, Strife. We never really did finish ours.

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[pyritic]

No, I wasn't. [ He'd forced Cloud to walk over to him... but that didn't sound like what this woman was describing. ]

...So, what? You wanna go now? Looks like you've been thrashed enough. Maybe that's why you're confused. 'Cause I don't like you...but I don't have a reason to fight you, either.

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[destinytofall]

So you say. [She scoffs loudly at the admission, not believing him one bit. Like she actually would. He was the enemy despite whatever connection he had with Tifa.]

Believe me the feeling's mutual. And just name a time and place. It's not like we had a real reason to fight in the first place. [The mere fact they stood on opposite sides was more than enough.]

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[pyritic]

[ She's just getting a flat stare now. He's angry and agitated, but also disbelieving. ]

...So let's not.

Listen. You bring that fight to me, it'll get finished. But I'm not messin' around! Take the hint, and take a hike.

Take a shower too. You're a real mess right now. [ He cuts the feed from his end, then brings his hand to his forehead. Seriously, how is he supposed to feel right about fighting someone already covered in blood? But besides that, it was true what he'd said. He didn't have a reason to fight her. That she knew there wasn't one but kept insisting had him wondering if she'd been hit by a berserk or confuse spell in whatever fight she'd had. It'd explain why she was bringing up all those details all of a sudden... things getting jumbled in her head.

Right, right. That had to be it. He'd never be on Sephiroth's side.

...Damnit.]