[Cliff watched the entire affair solemnly, all of the teasing and the jokes that always lingered around him completely gone. Souji stood before him as the Captain of the First Squad for just a few moments before the smile dropped back into place. It was only right that Cliff do the same.
Wolves, murderers, and demons were far more dramatic than anything the Federation called them, but he had a suspicion that there wasn't a single word for 'terrorist' in Souji's era. The rest of his explanation fit into an echo that had become far too familiar to him.]
Yeah, actually. The words have gotten less fanciful and more streamlined over the years, but it amounts to the same. I see no reason to hide, but I can't travel freely as easy as I used to. Stuff happens, and it's not always good. We just try to do our thing and clean the messes that we can.
[He folded his arms and glanced away from Souji.]
You know, if there's one thing I do regret its not being able to let her have a normal life. But, we had no choice. There's a lot of things like that anymore.
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Wolves, murderers, and demons were far more dramatic than anything the Federation called them, but he had a suspicion that there wasn't a single word for 'terrorist' in Souji's era. The rest of his explanation fit into an echo that had become far too familiar to him.]
Yeah, actually. The words have gotten less fanciful and more streamlined over the years, but it amounts to the same. I see no reason to hide, but I can't travel freely as easy as I used to. Stuff happens, and it's not always good. We just try to do our thing and clean the messes that we can.
[He folded his arms and glanced away from Souji.]
You know, if there's one thing I do regret its not being able to let her have a normal life. But, we had no choice. There's a lot of things like that anymore.