[Rufus didn't look away or reach out to see if she was real. His mental state must be worse than he thought since he could swear she was really in the room with him. It was strange how she felt like a comforting presence, it was something he couldn't explain and seemed entirely foolish.]
I can't do everything I need to in the time I have left.
[There is something vulnerable in his voice that he hates. He hadn't been willing to accept his death when Diamond Weapon had fired on his office, when he had been chained in that basement- but he could only fight so much from the corruption of Jenova's cells eating away at him bit by bit.
And a part of him was afraid, no matter how much he tried to hide that from everyone, especially himself. But he was alone now, with just a vision of the flower girl for company.]
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Date: 2020-05-18 02:09 am (UTC)I can't do everything I need to in the time I have left.
[There is something vulnerable in his voice that he hates. He hadn't been willing to accept his death when Diamond Weapon had fired on his office, when he had been chained in that basement- but he could only fight so much from the corruption of Jenova's cells eating away at him bit by bit.
And a part of him was afraid, no matter how much he tried to hide that from everyone, especially himself. But he was alone now, with just a vision of the flower girl for company.]
Why are you here? Why haunt me?