[ Growing up in the slums, safety was a tenuous concept. Promised safety came at a price, if it ever came at all, and while the sentiment was appreciated, the people of the Midgar slums knew better than to trust it.
But being alone? That's something that Aerith has felt keenly her entire life. She had friends as a child, but they knew there was something.. off about her, something strange. She learned quickly to keep her powers to herself, lest she lose friends, and as she grew into an adult, she started keeping people at ever so slightly a distance. Easier to grieve the loss of someone if you kept part of your heart away from them. The few people who she hadn't? Were taken by the sky.
So it means more to her to hear him say that she won't be alone, and she believes him. There's a warmth coming from him that endears her, just a little, and she smiles at him as warm as she feels, nodding once. ]
Thank you, Rand. I appreciate that.
[ She's nearly done with her sandwich, and she pops the last bit into her mouth, hesitating. She needs to wipe her fingers off, but... ]
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But being alone? That's something that Aerith has felt keenly her entire life. She had friends as a child, but they knew there was something.. off about her, something strange. She learned quickly to keep her powers to herself, lest she lose friends, and as she grew into an adult, she started keeping people at ever so slightly a distance. Easier to grieve the loss of someone if you kept part of your heart away from them. The few people who she hadn't? Were taken by the sky.
So it means more to her to hear him say that she won't be alone, and she believes him. There's a warmth coming from him that endears her, just a little, and she smiles at him as warm as she feels, nodding once. ]
Thank you, Rand. I appreciate that.
[ She's nearly done with her sandwich, and she pops the last bit into her mouth, hesitating. She needs to wipe her fingers off, but... ]
Do you have a napkin?