[ For a few moments, Zack's words just hang in the air... though not really because Lightning doubts them. Even while she's been here she's had ideas, formed after long stretches of thought and research she'd never had the chance to indulge in while fleeing the Sanctum back home. She hasn't forgotten the words the six Pulse l'Cie swore by before, right after they'd decided to flee Cocoon entirely, directly preceding the start of her memories in Luceti.
Still, that was a long sixteen months ago.
And the not doubting thing's probably not all that obvious- she ducks her head, grits her teeth... and then suddenly gasps sharply. Her shoulders shake. Yet even as she pants unsteadily, she's also just short of bewildered, as she uses sandy fingertips to wipe tears off her face- like she can't believe someone would dare fleck her with water at a time like this.
Frankly, she's not sure whether to curse herself or actually feel relieved that she's finally hit a point where her emotions abruptly overflow. It's just that being stuck here and helpless when she's used to being able to take some control of her life back, missing her sister so badly it literally hurts her... ]
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Still, that was a long sixteen months ago.
And the not doubting thing's probably not all that obvious- she ducks her head, grits her teeth... and then suddenly gasps sharply. Her shoulders shake. Yet even as she pants unsteadily, she's also just short of bewildered, as she uses sandy fingertips to wipe tears off her face- like she can't believe someone would dare fleck her with water at a time like this.
Frankly, she's not sure whether to curse herself or actually feel relieved that she's finally hit a point where her emotions abruptly overflow. It's just that being stuck here and helpless when she's used to being able to take some control of her life back, missing her sister so badly it literally hurts her... ]