That's where you're wrong. [ He's soft as he interjects. ] You are as in my memories. Or at least your heart is. Even if you can't see it. I can, brother. That's why I hate you. Why I'm told to hate you.
[ He doesn't expect Cloud to get it. No one can. Not even him some days! But despite the nonsense and playful way he twists his words so much more often than not, he's genuine with these. Because he does really believe it. That even if Cloud is not where he is just yet from the point in time he comes from, that heart is still there. That heart is still beating. That heart is still willing to help and protect others. It's disgusting but he can see it. ]
I'm... not alone..?
[ He sounds like a lost child with the way he repeats that as a question to himself. He... he knows that, doesn't he? Loz and Yazoo... they're his brothers! Different from Cloud but cut from the same cloth as him. So he wasn't alone... of course not! But... he came before them, didn't he? He did. And he came here before them- without them. Both times he's come into existence it's been alone. So then maybe he is alone.
But Cloud says he's not and he's... here, isn't he? Carrying him like this when he could have walked away as always. Like usual. Mister spiky-haired Don't Call Me Brother black sheep of the family. Really! He could have and yet he didn't and doesn't and he's carrying him and Kadaj is... quiet. Thoughtful. ]
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[ He doesn't expect Cloud to get it. No one can. Not even him some days! But despite the nonsense and playful way he twists his words so much more often than not, he's genuine with these. Because he does really believe it. That even if Cloud is not where he is just yet from the point in time he comes from, that heart is still there. That heart is still beating. That heart is still willing to help and protect others. It's disgusting but he can see it. ]
I'm... not alone..?
[ He sounds like a lost child with the way he repeats that as a question to himself. He... he knows that, doesn't he? Loz and Yazoo... they're his brothers! Different from Cloud but cut from the same cloth as him. So he wasn't alone... of course not! But... he came before them, didn't he? He did. And he came here before them- without them. Both times he's come into existence it's been alone. So then maybe he is alone.
But Cloud says he's not and he's... here, isn't he? Carrying him like this when he could have walked away as always. Like usual. Mister spiky-haired Don't Call Me Brother black sheep of the family. Really! He could have and yet he didn't and doesn't and he's carrying him and Kadaj is... quiet. Thoughtful. ]
Brother... will you bond with me?