[ Angeal doesn't flinch at the words, and he doesn't flinch when he's pushed away, but he doesn't hesitate to push off from it and follow. ]
Do you think I could find you without seeing what has happened? I know, Sephiroth. I know what my wallowing and confusion did to you. That is why I am not seeking who you used to be. I'm not who I used to be, either, and my failures which led to your suffering, and then aided your rage, are mine to bear, to remember, and to do better.
And I've sought death before. It didn't exactly give me anything worth having - I told you. I'm here to take from you. And certainly not fake relief.
What's done is done. Neither of us can undo it, and I wish I could. But what I deprived you of, then, I'm here to give now - and you won't be rid of me. You may not be who I knew. But you are still yourself.
And if there is one person I can dedicate myself to, it's you. Even after all that you did and almost did.
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Do you think I could find you without seeing what has happened? I know, Sephiroth. I know what my wallowing and confusion did to you. That is why I am not seeking who you used to be. I'm not who I used to be, either, and my failures which led to your suffering, and then aided your rage, are mine to bear, to remember, and to do better.
And I've sought death before. It didn't exactly give me anything worth having - I told you. I'm here to take from you. And certainly not fake relief.
What's done is done. Neither of us can undo it, and I wish I could. But what I deprived you of, then, I'm here to give now - and you won't be rid of me. You may not be who I knew. But you are still yourself.
And if there is one person I can dedicate myself to, it's you. Even after all that you did and almost did.