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[wildguardian]

We might be talking about an organization with the power to fuck you up more thoroughly than mere death can achieve.

Besides, I hate not being able to finish a job right.

[sefirot]

That sounds like more of a problem with you being unfit for your job.

[wildguardian]

Oh right, I forgot, Wardens are supposed to be incompetent, aren't we?

My bad!

Come on, Sephiroth. Let's talk.

[sefirot]

Most fit that description, yes.

What do you even want to discuss? I don't want to be here or on any ship. What kind of grand revelation are you hoping to find outside of anything you've already read about?

[wildguardian]

If I already knew, would I be bothering with asking you about it? This 'Oh good, I'll go home and be dead' thing is news to me, for instance. All I've got on you is a biography -- not a psych report.

Incidentally, if you want to read said biography, give me the word. It's your right as far as I'm concerned.

[sefirot]

I've died three times. I've managed to return from death, and I don't mean here. My will power is stronger than the lifestream.

So returning back to that will just return things to normal and Cloud will be there as he should be ... and not as he is here.

[wildguardian]

[There is a long, thoughtful pause here.]

So I guess that raises the question, Sephiroth. Do you want me to argue that they shouldn't save you? Take the risk that they'll send you straight to oblivion instead of rejoining you with the lifestream?

[sefirot]

You can argue that they send me back. Oblivion is obviously not something I wish for. I simply want to return back.

[wildguardian]

...If that's what you want, and it comes down to it, yeah. I can argue for that. I'm just a little worried here that you're going to wind up with the oblivion option if you don't go with the "worthy of redemption" one.

[sefirot]

You'd be better off asking Zack these questions.

[wildguardian]

What, questions about what you want? You get to be the authority on that.

[sefirot]

No, I already told you what I want. The idea of redemption is pointless to me.

But if that is what you want to argue, then go ask the beacon of hope who sees good in most things.

I'm sure he can give you an argument you can use.

[wildguardian]

Ah, Sephiroth, Sephiroth! You're not totally listening to me here. What I'm asking you is more along the lines of, "Hey, you sure, man?"

You don't have to see the point in redemption to pick it over the possibility of oblivion, so if I argue for you to go right back to where you were and they tell me the options are to keep you or to circular file you -- I want to know which of those you'll go for.

[sefirot]

Fine. Either go back or stay in the system. I am not foolish to pick oblivion.

[wildguardian]

Done. That's what I'll argue with them for.

I'd say, "if they catch us," but it's starting to look like that's more of a foregone conclusion.

[sefirot]

I've heard this has happened before.

[wildguardian]

Yeah, a while ago from what I hear. That's when the Admiral pulled his grand theft barge and took off before any of his passengers could get their tickets revoked.

[sefirot]

I wonder what will happen this time.

[wildguardian]

Very good question. I'm attached to this good old boat of ours, myself-- [he reaches out to pat the desk in front of him with familiar fondness] so I hope we don't wind up hopscotching between boats he steals, but who knows?

[sefirot]

This time on the run cannot go on forever anyway.

[wildguardian]

I'd have preferred if it lasted long enough for all of us to be on our own merry ways, but you're right about that. We were going to get spotted sooner or later.