The Right Hand Path - Awareness

[forgottenlover]

Title: Awareness
Arc: The Right Hand Path
Fandom: FF7
Characters: Sephiroth, Cloud, and Zack
Rating: G
Words: 951 this part
Note: This is the fourth part of one of the stories I started a while back, comments loved! Follow the Arc name tag to get the rest.
Summary: This is a universe in which Sephiroth was jarred back into his clone too early, and

Comments

[salmastryon]

I like the slyness of Seph in this fic. Even when he hasn't entirely decided on his course of action, he already started working on putting himself in the best situation to get what he desires.

So many times he's portrayed as being socially inept or oblivious. here he's very aware of human interactions and how to manipulate them to his advantage.

Plus live Zack is always a good thing :)

[salmastryon]

I imagine they would look for candidates the fit well into military social structure. There always has to be someone low on the pecking order, but they wouldn't want people who were bullies or someone who would be resentful.

I can easily see some one keeping a careful eye on the group dynamics and only adding those they think would fit. Wee social engineering. It makes me wonder just how many SOLDIERS their really were. And how their command structure worked. Which might be part of the reason I really like pregame fics that deal with Seph and Zack.

[forgottenlover]

Well, Seph would instinctively be up towards the top because he is the one who knows more about how to be that way, and, ignoring age, is the senior member of their little subspecies of human. Because really, at some point you pass a line from normal to abnormal. I can see thirds being much more likely to see out others that are nonSOLDIERS and Seconds kind of floating in the middle, while firsts have issues in getting people to react the way they expect as they learn certain scents mean certain things. I bet that's why Zack, a first, was sent to Nibelheim with Seph, even if it turns out he wasnt his second in command, as it was more likely for them to work together, and Zack with his networking and people understnading overlapped with his ability to get what Seph seemed to have issues with

[salmastryon]

heh, I can't help thinking of them like a pack also. :) Which invariable makes me think of wolf pack structure, which might not necessarily be the best choice. You also have dolphins, hyenas, wild dogs etc... all animals that have a distinct hierarchical structure.

Even human males tend towards feeling more comfortable in that situation. I remember reading a very interesting book about the innate differences in between males and females and which were nature and which could be nurture or a combination of nurture and nature. Social interactions was one of the big differences.

I also can't help thinking about how in the past in militarizes bad officers or people that didn't' fit with the unit ended up dead. In the line of duty of course *winks*

I know people have written several fics about this in regards to Zack. Maybe even you. I can be bad about remember who wrote what one shot sometimes.
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[forgottenlover]

well madamhydra For sure wrote one, but I'm not sure if I have. I know I've written... er... many things ::coughs:: allot people haven't seen since they've never been posted as they're RP's and we haven't gotten around to poking things up on that LJ yet...

Well, I know there are allot of concepts. The GZ mentioned down there ::points to minithread:: is short for Girl Zack, and her and Sephira (the Seph from my girl Seph story) both have a distinct difference in viewpoint from their male versions.

You now have me wondering if the males wouldn't all end up innately submissive to the females considering the amount of time Jenova spent as a woman...

[salmastryon]

That could explain the lack of female SOLDIER that everyone talks about. Though I don't remember there being very many SOLDIERS to begin with so that is by no means a determination of the distribution.

I have to admit though the idea tickles me. I'm a sucker for strong female characters. I wonder if a female version of Seph in that universe would go to Jenova. "Shut up. I'm top Bitch here!" ^^

[forgottenlover]

::snickers:: Okay, trying again ::spins you around, points you at Scarlet Webs in my archive:: She never actually interacts with Jenova in it though.

You're waking up my went-to-Wutai Sephira type though ::pokes her:: I put you in the closet

[salmastryon]

I've read scarlet webs :) Which was part of the reason I was surprised I didn't have you friended. I've read a rather lot of yourself. I just never comment, so it is all stealthe lurker like reading.

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Though looking at my comments today, I've probably posted more today than I have in all my years on LJ. I think you've created a monster. I probably should stop filling up your post with a big long comment thread.

[forgottenlover]

Should, could, might. Won't ::glomp:: hehe. Scarlet Web created a monster. I have that girl running all over the place in RPs ::cough::

I like Comments. Comments good. Otherwise I think I'm scary. No, seriously, I ambush people and ask them if they think I'm scary on AIM.

[salmastryon]

ahhh

Well are you feeling the not scariness now? ^^

[forgottenlover]

::grins:: for the moment, very much so

[icedark_elf]

*laughs*

Wow, and GZ just went "Knew that!"

*kills amnesia bunny*

Wife, you were right. This is a bunny inducing thread.

[forgottenlover]

Told you! ::giggles:: I've already beat a Seph and SHM story away.

[salmastryon]

sorry....

*points finger*

She got me going.

:P