[ Lightning's eyes linger on the things Sigmund brought for a second, but then she moves closer to Hope instead, arms crossed. By now, he's sure to know just about everything she does, and though she's curious... the immediate is more pressing. ]
... It's hard to know until we try.
[ She gives a slight, encouraging smile at the teen, her voice deliberately level even though it's difficult after the Brand is revealed- even a newly-made mark is discomforting, but one that's that far along... it's not a stretch to say that his is far more agitating to her than even watching hers finish off had been. Especially since she now knows personally what lies in store at the end of the road.
She's far from forgetting the incidents with Aerith, of course, but it's not like they can just do nothing, right? All she can do is pray that Sigmund's attempts to help aren't invasive enough to kick off a similar reaction.
Particularly given her promise to the young man about what may happen. She doesn't want to be reminded about that, either. ]
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... It's hard to know until we try.
[ She gives a slight, encouraging smile at the teen, her voice deliberately level even though it's difficult after the Brand is revealed- even a newly-made mark is discomforting, but one that's that far along... it's not a stretch to say that his is far more agitating to her than even watching hers finish off had been. Especially since she now knows personally what lies in store at the end of the road.
She's far from forgetting the incidents with Aerith, of course, but it's not like they can just do nothing, right? All she can do is pray that Sigmund's attempts to help aren't invasive enough to kick off a similar reaction.
Particularly given her promise to the young man about what may happen. She doesn't want to be reminded about that, either. ]