A moment's thought on that and he tilts his head, agreeing and not with her, more understanding than anything. Or rather, understanding that she had a point, even if he couldn't fully understand that point. Nothing came free in his world, or anything he had ever lived. There was always a price, whether monetary or otherwise. It came with an understanding that something would be returned, especially sympathy. He'd never been able to truly grasp the concept, though give and take, that was easy.
Still, what had he felt for Terra? Why had he freed her from Kefka's spell? He told himself that it was because he needed her as a bargaining tool later, but he had no reason to need them when he sought Alexander. Certainly, he'd had no reason to let her keep the summon's crystal when they had defeated Alexander. That was what he had been after, so why had he let them keep it?
He never could answer it, not even to himself. So then, to her question, the answer wasn't quite so simple. He leaned heavily toward one answer and knew it was the one he would go with, but how to explain it. Did he even want to explain it? A moment or two longer and he shook his head. "I don't have friends. The only thing you can rely on in this life is yourself. If you need others, it only means you're not strong enough."
He hadn't been able to understand Zidane then when he wanted to help him, when he relied on others. In the end, he'd still been made to fight with others to defeat Shinryu, but that... was another story. Wasn't it?
Presented with the distraction, he took to it and turned away to look out the window again, bodily facing the outdoors to shove the rest of the conversation behind him. "Theirs is a complicated life. Why not stay in one world, if they have a say in things, and live out their lives as they wish?"
cause he dunno how to emotions ;3;
Still, what had he felt for Terra? Why had he freed her from Kefka's spell? He told himself that it was because he needed her as a bargaining tool later, but he had no reason to need them when he sought Alexander. Certainly, he'd had no reason to let her keep the summon's crystal when they had defeated Alexander. That was what he had been after, so why had he let them keep it?
He never could answer it, not even to himself. So then, to her question, the answer wasn't quite so simple. He leaned heavily toward one answer and knew it was the one he would go with, but how to explain it. Did he even want to explain it? A moment or two longer and he shook his head. "I don't have friends. The only thing you can rely on in this life is yourself. If you need others, it only means you're not strong enough."
He hadn't been able to understand Zidane then when he wanted to help him, when he relied on others. In the end, he'd still been made to fight with others to defeat Shinryu, but that... was another story. Wasn't it?
Presented with the distraction, he took to it and turned away to look out the window again, bodily facing the outdoors to shove the rest of the conversation behind him. "Theirs is a complicated life. Why not stay in one world, if they have a say in things, and live out their lives as they wish?"