[Dryly] I wouldn't say I'm afraid here, Sephiroth. Just that it's literally my job right now to be that obnoxious asshole getting in your way if I think you're making a mistake.
And I think not giving Cloud some space would be a mistake! I'm not saying you can't talk to him. I'm just saying... don't push him.
A surprising amount of this Warden gig is letting you know when, in my personal opinion, you're making bad decisions. And let me tell you, the way you're talking about Cloud is raising all kind of red flags all over the place for me.
Right. Which is fine. But you're talking to me about a whole lot more than that, which makes me think you're kind of shaky on where the right point is to stop.
I'm not going to tell him what happens in the timeline unless I'm certain he is from a different one. I would not do anything to affect my own existence as I am now.
Though there's certain events which haven't happened for him that I'm sure he'd like to change the outcome of even if he hasn't met those individuals to realize that yet. Some of which Zack would also probably want to change the fate of.
So it's entirely possible none of them are from exactly the same world as you are, you know. Cloud might be from a world where he turned left instead of right... and, hell, if you're right that his death couldn't possibly have happened in your world, I think we might already know that he is.
It's not telling them too much that I'm worrying about here.
I'm worried that you're describing a bunch of interactions with him that mostly involve murder, plus you've told me you don't think he says what he wants so his opinion doesn't matter -- which kind of sounds like 'even if he says he doesn't like the murder, he's wrong.'
I'm worried that you're going to insist on getting close to him and you're going to try to provoke him to violence or act out violently against him or his friends.
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Give him space instead. For a while, anyway. Let him get his head back on straight.
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You're both on the same very small boat.
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You might have to break him to fix his mind anyway, but I have done nothing but establish his point in time.
Take your fears elsewhere, but do not stand in my way.
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And I think not giving Cloud some space would be a mistake! I'm not saying you can't talk to him. I'm just saying... don't push him.
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Just... checking, here.
You do realize that there are categories of controlling behavior in between never talking to someone and 'breaking' them, right?
[The sarcastic air-quotes around 'breaking' are very audible.]
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If you're so worried about him being controlled you should look at his own behavior.
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Not by me and not by you.
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Hi! We've met. I'm your temp warden this month?
You making bad decisions is my business.
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Though there's certain events which haven't happened for him that I'm sure he'd like to change the outcome of even if he hasn't met those individuals to realize that yet. Some of which Zack would also probably want to change the fate of.
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It's not telling them too much that I'm worrying about here.
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Technically that is why his mind is broken to begin with.
But do tell me what you're worried about.
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I'm worried that you're going to insist on getting close to him and you're going to try to provoke him to violence or act out violently against him or his friends.
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Promise me that if he ever does get to a state where he could fight you and win, you'll let me know before you do anything about it.
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