[Hymn #47] [Movement] ~One Who Would Seize Glory~

[nightcrossed]

[For all technical purposes, Tear has made herself scarce. She is taking the rest of the week off from work and has informed no one about it save the manager. That doesn't mean she's impossible to find, however. Rather predictably she is sitting near her flower garden at the Hakurei Shrine, rolling an apple between her palms that she snagged from breakfast this morning and hasn't taken the first bite of. There's a lot for her to mull over, and she can't do that unless she has some time to herself. Auldrant has never seemed so far away, but she has no idea where to go from here, and she still has so very many unanswered questions.]

Van...

[OOC: Cherry's mean, but I need to get some of this heavy crap out of the way at some point. 1% on Absorption Gate, mainly concerned with dialogue; the battle itself; and Van, like all good Disney villains, falling to his "demise". AND THAT VAN SRSLY PLAYS HIS OWN BGM ON THE ORGAN. We'll worry about the other cast members and all the technical Sephiroth (not that Sephiroth) stuff at another time, so assume she doesn't know anything about lowering the land or where the heck all this drama is taking place. That makes 12% with 2% left. She'll go back to work next Monday.]

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[a-severed-fate.livejournal.com]

[Well, it hadn't been a compliment per se... Tear wasn't sure if she should let him believe it was one or snuff out the very idea right now. Either way, it left her flustered.]

...Don't get overconfident, Luke. Even if you have become stronger than you were back then, there is always room for improvement and fine-tuning. Never forget that.

People can change, but they don't become kings and heroes overnight.

[apurposetolive.livejournal.com]

I know, I know. There's a reason why I train every day.

[a-severed-fate.livejournal.com]

Then, why do you train every day?

[apurposetolive.livejournal.com]

...I want to be stronger. I need to be stronger.

[a-severed-fate.livejournal.com]

[Well that was an obvious enough reason, but it didn't explain why Luke felt he needed to become stronger. Tear suspected that the answer to that was probably equally obvious, but...

She pondered a moment.]

I suppose I can understand that. I also feel that becoming stronger is a necessity.

Originally, I wanted to become strong so that I'd be useful to Van... When I was small, things weren't always so easy for him. After I discovered that, like Van, I could use the Seventh Fonon, I decided that I'd help my brother by joining the Oracle Knights.

That was my reason back then, but not anymore...

This world... no, this universe, is so very fragile. There are countless people who are oppressed or misunderstood and they can do nothing to defend themselves. Even if they're people whom I've never met, or could never hope to meet, it doesn't seem right to stand idly by when there's something I can do to help them.

I think that there are times when one must become strong in order to protect himself, and times when one must become strong in order to protect other people. Perhaps I'm pursuing both of these ends.

[apurposetolive.livejournal.com]

*looking at Tear with a hint of surprise*

...Gee, I never realized you were thinking about it that much.

[a-severed-fate.livejournal.com]

...You idiot.

At least I'm actually thinking.

[apurposetolive.livejournal.com]

Are you saying I'm not?

[a-severed-fate.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Luke, from my understanding, you wanted freedom. You may have that now, but you're evaluating things as if you're still trapped inside a manor.

You should consider expanding your field of view before you get permanently stuck with tunnel vision.