[ Chances are Lightning really shouldn't be standing at this point, but it's not like that's going to stop her- she scrambles up anyway, using Aerith as a brace since she's nearby.
And she just stares at the teen, again not sure what to do or say.
This is what hurts. Not really the fact that she had one last chance and now it's gone. Not really the fact that unless she somehow miraculously manages to make it through the draft without being set off, she's probably going to turn Cie'th and have to be taken down. This: the knowledge that that damn Pulse fal'Cie's influence on her is going to hurt other people. It's going to hurt Hope who's already lost so much. ]
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And she just stares at the teen, again not sure what to do or say.
This is what hurts. Not really the fact that she had one last chance and now it's gone. Not really the fact that unless she somehow miraculously manages to make it through the draft without being set off, she's probably going to turn Cie'th and have to be taken down. This: the knowledge that that damn Pulse fal'Cie's influence on her is going to hurt other people. It's going to hurt Hope who's already lost so much. ]
Hope... we had to keep trying.