OPEN POST; [ SEPHIROTH / FFVII ]

[supersoldier]

those chosen by the planet.

(( despite the ominous choice of music i default to a pre-nibelheim canon point, but can play post-nibelheim upon request! ))

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[supersoldier]

[A... country?

Sephiroth is a well-traveled SOLDIER. He knows the geography of the content — he sees its map displayed time and time again before he’s deployed on a mission. He is sure, completely and utterly, that there is no nation called Japan.]

No. It’s not. You must be confused. There’s no country on Gaia named Japan.

[inveilsible]

Gaia??

[ He's... he's joking, right? Maybe this is some elaborate prank or some kind of brainwashing technique done by the Wings of the Magius to bring her under their spell by making her think that she's been transported to a different world or that she's just gone crazy. It sounds like something they would do, though his isn't a face she's ever seen before in all of her fights with them. ]

O-oh... no, no, no, this can't be happening...

[supersoldier]

[Whatever he’s said, it’s sent them down the wrong conversational path. Sephiroth isn’t sure what to do when her anxiety flares, other than remain placid as if to negate it. He can’t help the way his brow cinches, though.]

Calm down. You’re not going to get anywhere by panicking.

[How confused is this girl? Is there a Japan somewhere that he’s simply unaware about? That seems unlikely.]

Walk me through your thoughts.

[inveilsible]

I-I told you, this isn't--! This isn't anywhere I've ever seen before! M-Midgar, and Shinra, and Gaia... none of that... n-none of that is familiar!

[ And what does that mean? ]

[supersoldier]

[How is that possible?]

You’re telling me you don’t recognize the name of the planet we’re on?

[The elevator hums during its descent.]

[inveilsible]

I don't! I-- you don't have to believe me, but I'm from Earth, and I've never left it!

[ And yet, here she is, trembling from the sheer force of trying not to burst into tears. ]

[supersoldier]

[The elevator reaches the bottom before they know it. The doors slide open and suddenly— Well. Sephiroth is starting to wonder if there’s much help to be found down here at all.]

Earth? I’ve never heard that used to describe the name of a planet.

[Of a planet. This sounds all too fantastical all over again. He’s not quite certain he wants to widen his existential scope that much, that suddenly.

Nigh automatically, he steps out of the elevator.]

I don’t think I understand. All this... and on top of it, you’re saying you come from a different world?

[inveilsible]

I... d-don't understand it, either... but it's true. I come from a different world... and normal people can't see me.

[ That's an entirely different thing to have to explain, though. But reluctantly, she steps out of the elevator after him, having to actually pick up the speed when the door threatens to close on her. ]

wheeze, when c/p goes wrong

[supersoldier]

[They find themselves on the first floor of the Shinra building, wide, immaculate, corporate-clean. The lines of the architecture are tall and strong, always lending towards drawing the eye upwards. At the front is the reception desk, which is a rather mundane place for Sephiroth to visit -- someone will be in for a surprise.

Regardless, he doesn't care. He waits for her to join him.]

What do you mean by 'normal'? I can see you.

[inveilsible]

I don't know why you can... but most people can't. That's just how it is.

[ And boy does she feel out-of-place in this squeaky clean building. ]

[supersoldier]

[But what, exactly, is he supposed to make of that?]

...But those who can?

[What is the common denominator?]

[inveilsible]

They're, um... well, they can use magic or they're not fully human...

[ You know!! ]