[Again, he knows he has no right, but he feels wrong when Cloud tells him about Rufus. His possessive nature tries to claw its way to the top, declaring that he should not be with Cloud, that the President has too much gall to assume anyone should have him, and Sephiroth has to force himself to not interrupt. To listen until the end.
His brow is furrowed and the line of his jaw tight, but his voice is as schooled as ever.]
He doesn’t have to. About then or now.
[He says it immediately, then pauses, to clarify.]
The past is none of his business. And we’re not doing anything wrong in the present. You don’t have to feel ashamed to talk about him to me, Cloud. I want to know how you’re doing after all this time. And…
[He shakes his head, reaching to put his book down on his desk.]
Things are different here, too. His policies are almost purposefully opposite of his father’s. Rufus has always been an ambitious man, but now that he has the power to see them come to light… Are you really surprised that he’s changed?
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His brow is furrowed and the line of his jaw tight, but his voice is as schooled as ever.]
He doesn’t have to. About then or now.
[He says it immediately, then pauses, to clarify.]
The past is none of his business. And we’re not doing anything wrong in the present. You don’t have to feel ashamed to talk about him to me, Cloud. I want to know how you’re doing after all this time. And…
[He shakes his head, reaching to put his book down on his desk.]
Things are different here, too. His policies are almost purposefully opposite of his father’s. Rufus has always been an ambitious man, but now that he has the power to see them come to light… Are you really surprised that he’s changed?