"Soft." Angeal explains tersely at first before realizing his explanation wouldn't suffice for the young Shinra.
"It's fragile but surprisingly powerful. I could feel every tremor of his heartbeat as he took his last breaths." He whispers in a daze. While his eyes were still on the clock, Angeal was mentally somewhere far away. Probably at Wutai or someplace where the war still wages on.
"I almost felt sorry for him but then I remembered---he tried to kill me and crushed it."
Rufus let out a soft gasp at Angeal's description but it was a noise of wonder. He held out a hand in front of him, trying to imagine holding his father's beating heart there for a moment before he looked back at Angeal, his hand closing into a fist. He decided that one day he would actually hold his father's heart and he would crush it without hesitation. The thought gave him utter delight.
"I wouldn't have felt sorry for him either," he admitted. He was quiet for a moment as he watched Angeal closely. He knew he was asking personal questions but he couldn't help himself. "Have you done anything you regretted?"
"Plenty." Angeal answers as he glances back at Rufus. He gives the blond a faint smile. "Who doesn't? After all, we're only human and humans make plenty of mistakes."
A sigh escapes his lips as he glances back up at the clock. This is bound to be a long day for Angeal. He's supposed to be training the Seconds in about an hour or so but if he's stuck playing babysitter, he might have to convince Genesis to take his place. That's going to be a tough sell since Gen is allergic to anything remotely resembling hard work. However, Angeal knows that Gen is more likely to agree, unlike Seph. Trying to get Sephiroth to do anything while he's busy with reports is close to impossible. The poor man has enough work on his plate already.
"As humans, we forget that sometimes not every conflict needs to be solved with violence. Sometimes our words alone are enough but most times, they're not. This is just the kind of world we live in, a cruel but beautiful world." He mumbles with a long of regret within his gaze.
Rufus peers at him, shifting slightly in Lazard's chair.
"Interesting words from a SOLDIER," he remarks thoughtfully. The stereotypes the Turks had told of him what the SOLDIERs were like wasn't anything he saw of Angeal right now. He had always suspected there was bias in what Reno and Rude had told him, though.
"Words can often be more dangerous than outright violence. I almost envy you- your job doesn't seem to be wrapped in layers of ridiculous politics and power plays." Even with no power as Vice President, Rufus had to learn to play the games of the upper leadership in order to stay alive. He wouldn't be spared even if he was only a teenager and he knew his father wouldn't step in to save him.
He notices how Angeal glances at the clock but he's still not ready to go upstairs just yet. The press conference isn't for a few more hours and he really doesn't want to have to deal with trying to be diplomatic with executives who churned his stomach.
"Am I keeping you from something important? I can go with you if it's not too much trouble. It will be a valuable experience for me to learn more about SOLDIER and have better insight into what happens here."
Ugh, politics. Angeal can barely stomach the news nevertheless politics. He doesn't like thinking about stuff like that, especially since he doesn't have the patience for it. While he might have his misgivings about the war, Angeal is still a SOLDIER. It's his job to see this bloody war done. Therefore, his personal beliefs don't come ahead of his duty. Although, the guilt will always remain.
"I can't picture myself in that sort of position," He comments with a slight frown. "I like to think of myself as a patient man but eventually I would just climb over the boardroom table and choke someone." Angeal jokes as he rests his gaze upon Rufus again. He gives the blond a faint smile before suddenly shaking his head.
"Not really. I mean, I can always count on Seph to pick up the slack." The SOLDIER says with a grin. "But if you really want to learn more about SOLDIER, I guess I could drag you along." He says with a playful wink. "You'll be my honored guest for the day."
Rufus laughs just by picturing Angeal at one of the board meetings. Whenever Sephiroth appears at once he always seems like he's just barely stomaching it, Rufus wouldn't have blamed him for just skewering the President right then and there just to get out of the meeting.
"You're not the only one who is tempted. There are days where I can barely resist the urge," Rufus confesses with amusement.
"I would be very glad to be your honored guest today. One day I'll be President and I want to know all there is to know so I can make informed decisions in the future," Rufus remarks as he stands, smoothing down his coat. This isn't just to get out of tedious social functions or to slip his guard- he wants to know the truth of how the company runs for himself instead of just through reports.
"I will allow you to lead the way then, Angeal." He's grateful that he's not just being herded upstairs but instead being allowed to see the inner workings of SOLDIER.
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Date: 2020-05-15 02:11 am (UTC)"It's fragile but surprisingly powerful. I could feel every tremor of his heartbeat as he took his last breaths." He whispers in a daze. While his eyes were still on the clock, Angeal was mentally somewhere far away. Probably at Wutai or someplace where the war still wages on.
"I almost felt sorry for him but then I remembered---he tried to kill me and crushed it."
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Date: 2020-05-15 03:16 am (UTC)"I wouldn't have felt sorry for him either," he admitted. He was quiet for a moment as he watched Angeal closely. He knew he was asking personal questions but he couldn't help himself. "Have you done anything you regretted?"
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Date: 2021-09-09 12:54 pm (UTC)A sigh escapes his lips as he glances back up at the clock. This is bound to be a long day for Angeal. He's supposed to be training the Seconds in about an hour or so but if he's stuck playing babysitter, he might have to convince Genesis to take his place. That's going to be a tough sell since Gen is allergic to anything remotely resembling hard work. However, Angeal knows that Gen is more likely to agree, unlike Seph. Trying to get Sephiroth to do anything while he's busy with reports is close to impossible. The poor man has enough work on his plate already.
"As humans, we forget that sometimes not every conflict needs to be solved with violence. Sometimes our words alone are enough but most times, they're not. This is just the kind of world we live in, a cruel but beautiful world." He mumbles with a long of regret within his gaze.
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Date: 2021-09-12 03:29 am (UTC)"Interesting words from a SOLDIER," he remarks thoughtfully. The stereotypes the Turks had told of him what the SOLDIERs were like wasn't anything he saw of Angeal right now. He had always suspected there was bias in what Reno and Rude had told him, though.
"Words can often be more dangerous than outright violence. I almost envy you- your job doesn't seem to be wrapped in layers of ridiculous politics and power plays." Even with no power as Vice President, Rufus had to learn to play the games of the upper leadership in order to stay alive. He wouldn't be spared even if he was only a teenager and he knew his father wouldn't step in to save him.
He notices how Angeal glances at the clock but he's still not ready to go upstairs just yet. The press conference isn't for a few more hours and he really doesn't want to have to deal with trying to be diplomatic with executives who churned his stomach.
"Am I keeping you from something important? I can go with you if it's not too much trouble. It will be a valuable experience for me to learn more about SOLDIER and have better insight into what happens here."
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Date: 2021-09-12 04:12 am (UTC)"I can't picture myself in that sort of position," He comments with a slight frown. "I like to think of myself as a patient man but eventually I would just climb over the boardroom table and choke someone." Angeal jokes as he rests his gaze upon Rufus again. He gives the blond a faint smile before suddenly shaking his head.
"Not really. I mean, I can always count on Seph to pick up the slack." The SOLDIER says with a grin. "But if you really want to learn more about SOLDIER, I guess I could drag you along." He says with a playful wink. "You'll be my honored guest for the day."
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Date: 2021-09-13 03:49 am (UTC)"You're not the only one who is tempted. There are days where I can barely resist the urge," Rufus confesses with amusement.
"I would be very glad to be your honored guest today. One day I'll be President and I want to know all there is to know so I can make informed decisions in the future," Rufus remarks as he stands, smoothing down his coat. This isn't just to get out of tedious social functions or to slip his guard- he wants to know the truth of how the company runs for himself instead of just through reports.
"I will allow you to lead the way then, Angeal." He's grateful that he's not just being herded upstairs but instead being allowed to see the inner workings of SOLDIER.