[ ... That is not a happy story, Zack. Lightning makes a sound in her throat, frowning and glancing over at him but not answering at first, as immediately mired in thought as she is. Of course, it's something that she's gone over in her head a million times already, but figuring out how far to back up, where to even start, takes puzzling out. ]
He and his mom were in Bodhum, when the government started the Purge- not living there, just on vacation. [ Her voice is low and quiet, angry and an odd mixture of tense and subdued when she finally answers. She stops suddenly, crossing her arms. ] But they were rounded up anyway- just because they found a Pulse fal'Cie, the Sanctum decided to get rid of everyone nearby.
Official story was that they were just going to relocate everyone to Pulse, but... [ Yeah, no. It was a bloodbath. She tilts her head to the side, approximating a shrug. Even if you seemed pretty indifferent at the time like Lightning had? It's still not something one really likes to talk about... which is actually why she's saying so much now- she's not really sure how much Zack's even been able to piece together. ] My sister's fiance started a rebellion, to try and save them - to try and save Serah. And... Hope's mom volunteered.
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He and his mom were in Bodhum, when the government started the Purge- not living there, just on vacation. [ Her voice is low and quiet, angry and an odd mixture of tense and subdued when she finally answers. She stops suddenly, crossing her arms. ] But they were rounded up anyway- just because they found a Pulse fal'Cie, the Sanctum decided to get rid of everyone nearby.
Official story was that they were just going to relocate everyone to Pulse, but... [ Yeah, no. It was a bloodbath. She tilts her head to the side, approximating a shrug. Even if you seemed pretty indifferent at the time like Lightning had? It's still not something one really likes to talk about... which is actually why she's saying so much now- she's not really sure how much Zack's even been able to piece together. ] My sister's fiance started a rebellion, to try and save them - to try and save Serah. And... Hope's mom volunteered.
[ Yeah, the implications are probably obvious. ]