[ Well, that's- ...Nothing new, actually. It'd be nice to say he's a little surprised, but he isn't, really. Everyone leaves, eventually.
And that's what he prefers.
A SOLDIER wouldn't want to waste his time with a bunch of bratty little kids - or rude adults, for that matter - and since that's what he's going to be, why should he? He waits a moment, on the impossibly steep incline of the rickety bridge, and then starts up again, himself.
It's actually a little easier to rationalize her presence once it's clear they're not going together, even if they both still have the same destination. As long as he has his materia to fight with, it shouldn't matter that he doesn't have a party to help. ]
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And that's what he prefers.
A SOLDIER wouldn't want to waste his time with a bunch of bratty little kids - or rude adults, for that matter - and since that's what he's going to be, why should he? He waits a moment, on the impossibly steep incline of the rickety bridge, and then starts up again, himself.
It's actually a little easier to rationalize her presence once it's clear they're not going together, even if they both still have the same destination. As long as he has his materia to fight with, it shouldn't matter that he doesn't have a party to help. ]