[ Well, he's not far off the mark, so he's definitely doing a lot better than most would- it's terrifically complicated in a pretty bad way... and again, it's not like Lightning's very inclined to throw the details out unless pressed on it.
As unpleasant as it is though, it's probably better if they're completely on the level; as weird as it seems, she does feel compelled to tell the truth- maybe because as necessary as some things are, she knows that a lot of what she's done isn't 'good.' No matter how much most of it isn't her or any of the other l'Cie's fault, it still feels cheap to her, that she and Hope live with these two other people who are almost stubbornly friendly, and they're carrying around this darkness that could tear apart their own world-- in her case, actively practicing it, even... ]
In a way. [ She shows a brief, bitter smile, averting her eyes, and though she keeps her other hand holding onto it, she raises her right arm, pressing fingers to where the l'Cie mark is burned onto her chest. ] Our Focus... was to destroy Cocoon. It's that that they're afraid of.
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As unpleasant as it is though, it's probably better if they're completely on the level; as weird as it seems, she does feel compelled to tell the truth- maybe because as necessary as some things are, she knows that a lot of what she's done isn't 'good.' No matter how much most of it isn't her or any of the other l'Cie's fault, it still feels cheap to her, that she and Hope live with these two other people who are almost stubbornly friendly, and they're carrying around this darkness that could tear apart their own world-- in her case, actively practicing it, even... ]
In a way. [ She shows a brief, bitter smile, averting her eyes, and though she keeps her other hand holding onto it, she raises her right arm, pressing fingers to where the l'Cie mark is burned onto her chest. ] Our Focus... was to destroy Cocoon. It's that that they're afraid of.