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If we aren't, either I fail entirely to change anything, or you'd be remembering events differently by now. I must assume a fork in the road, or all of this would be pointless.

It can, yes. I don't intend to go there alone, I just have to be selective with who I bring. The vampire, his name is Mayerling, volunteered, I'm certain Mr. Valetine would as well, and my broth

OH

I HAVE A BROTHER. Possibly more than one, maybe a sister too.

In that we're part of the same project at the very least, we may or may not share genetics beyond the alien. Tangent; have you ever heard of Deepground?

that's you assuming I know my history. how much did you change? how do you know you changed it?

wtf brother? sister? lead with that next time! who??

idk what deepground is, sorry

Zack if you don't know your recent history even if I tell you you're not going to know if it's different!

His name is Nero, from the sound of things the project is simply moved there to Deepground instead of Shinra HQ. In my time it's just a place where SOLDIERs are sent to heal up after getting hurt. That changes at some point. I don't know the others' names yet.

I mean isn't the stuff you're doing like ten years ago for me? I'm barely out of Gongaga! I don't know anything about anything. I guess if you end up leaving Shinra or destroying them completely, things would really change.

Nero. Don't know him, don't know Deepground. What's he look like? And which project, the Jenova stuff?

[They have so many stupid projects.]

And if I succeeded in killing the Professor and half of the board of Directors you'd still know about it. Everyone would. At this point I'm pretty certain the only ones I can safely leave alive are Mr. Tuesti, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Veld, Mr. Deuserichus, and the President's young heir.

So since you don't know that I did so, either we have different timelines or I fail.

I don't know much about Deepground except that's where a lot of the science department's projects went, when it pertains to SOLDIER. Yes, the Jenova stuff. His eyes are like mine, but red. Black hair, frankly looks a bit like Mr. Valentine, an extra pair of limbs that look like skeletal dragon wings. He's had a worse time of it than I have, from what I can tell.

wait IF? did you try, did you off anybody while you were gone? or is that just future life goals when you can pull it off

like maybe it doesn't change until you actually do it

oh yeah I did meet that guy! he was creepy ngl. he wasn't very talkative but he knew I was SOLDIER & I took down Genesis. said he and his brother were sent out to get him

Yes. Many people, just not the ones that need it.

But you're right I suppose. Nothing I've learned has altered anything. It's the past after all.

I think he was born and raised in an underground caged death match. Creepy is understandable. This is the same Genesis that you said is my friend? Did Nero mention if they succeeded?

no point in worrying too much about it here. we'll find out eventually.

same Genesis, yeah. idk if they got him. depends on how long after I left him behind that they showed up. he was in rough shape but SOLDIERs can take a lot more damage than that and still get up. you know how it is.

Not worrying about it isn't an option for me.

I'll ask Nero. Maybe whatever happened to him can be prevented too.

you can change anything here tho

if there's anything I can help with let me know

That's what I'm hoping for; I've been working on some things for that here. I'm going to have to introduce you to my dog.

There is something I could use help with. But you might get angry.

aw you got a dog? good! love to meet him

what is it?

His name is Casimir and I'm pretty sure he's a blood hound, he has the red hair where you can see hair. He knows sit, stay, give paw and give tentacle.

[..And the harder part. Separated by miles and miles, the apprehension that goes into writing any of it is impossible to know. This, if he wasn't careful, could be..]

Please watch out for your friend Cloud. I know you will anyway! But more specifically, on Friday nights through Saturday, every weekend.

I think I hurt him pretty badly. I don't want to do that again, but I hadn't wanted to call him to begin with, it just happened. If I can't control what I am then it will happen again, and next time he might not let me go.

So I'm going to try to learn. I don't intend for any of it to bother him. Or you. Or anyone else. But just in case it does.

[There's a pause between responses, and it's a hefty one after the bomb Sephiroth just dropped.]

you CALLED him? did he kill you?

[Because he could absolutely see Cloud killing him for that. But no one said anything-]

[There's a reason he hadn't said anything. Whether or not he agrees that Jenova's power was evil, he knew how others would see it.]

I didn't know it was him, he was a bird and it didn't feel like someone else, just me. So I pulled on it. ~~Nobody told me what it would~~

And when a bird turned up that seemed harmless and fun until it wasn't a bird.

He did not kill me. He's killed my grown self at least three times, so I'd be easy if that's what he really wanted. I think he was content with reminding me of that.

[Sephiroth's grasp of what is and is not proper punishment means this is probably vastly understating things.]

you are
somehow
the luckiest and unluckiest bastard

[Good GRIEF. This kid.]

so friday and saturday are when you're doing classes? how do you even learn how to control mind control

My parents were married. "Son of a bitch" might be appropriate though.

Friday night into Saturday, until I'm too tired. I can practice making myself look like anyone anywhere but we're using other monsters for the rest. Thirteen is supposed to be making sure I can't affect anyone far away.

idk if I insult your mom vincent might crawl out from under my bed and shoot me
it's just a phrase though dude don't be so literal

question
have you ever felt in me what you feel in cloud?

Shoot him back! That's not a phrase, I mean it literally. If he shoots you, return fire. Do SOLDIERs in your time get firearms training? It's point and click.

I've never tried to find out. ~~Once I knew it was people~~
~~I don't want to hurt you~~
~~what if it~~

[backspace backspace backspace]

I can try to find out but I don't know what that'll do.

I've got the training lol I don't have the gun

I'm asking bc I read some of the research notes. I got all the same treatments as Cloud. The Jenova stuff is all in there but it didn't have the same effect on me. so I don't have the same uh
experience

[AKA the same trauma.]

idk it might not mean anything. I just want to help make things easier for both of you

Just worry about him, if all goes well nothing should happen anyway and you'll both be safer. In the meantime maybe I can get those notes and see if there's anything that might suggest how to better tell what's me and what isn't.

I worry about him anyway, trust me. you don't have to tell me that. thanks for the heads up about your training days, I'll keep an eye out

I've never seen those notes anywhere but Nibelheim. maybe they can be summoned or something? stuff about you might be just in Midgar... never saw any of those

I'm sorry. None of you should have to deal with any of this.

nope
not you either
you never asked for this

No. But nobody ever does.

You've been here a while, seen how it works. Do you think if I saved up enough Lore to offer that Thirteen can be convinced my greatest potential is being ordinary?

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