"No, I don't suppose you're known for your sense of humor," Hojo observed, still smiling to himself.
He watched Cloud with interest, noting his actions and reactions with a clinical eye. He didn't fail to miss the tension and potential for aggression in his bearing. Hojo did have some defenses, if attacked, but there was no need to use them prematurely. He had no desire to engage in conflict with Cloud, but he knew it was a distinct possibility. After all, from his perspective, he'd just been killed in such a conflict. He remembered green too, Mako-bright, the Lifestream surrounding him. But he hadn't joined it. No, that wasn't to be his fate.
"I assure you, whatever you may believe, my home was quite ordinary, if extraordinarily well-appointed. I wasn't in the habit of residing in labyrinths." A pause. "It's true that I don't mind monsters, but I've spent my life studying them."
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He watched Cloud with interest, noting his actions and reactions with a clinical eye. He didn't fail to miss the tension and potential for aggression in his bearing. Hojo did have some defenses, if attacked, but there was no need to use them prematurely. He had no desire to engage in conflict with Cloud, but he knew it was a distinct possibility. After all, from his perspective, he'd just been killed in such a conflict. He remembered green too, Mako-bright, the Lifestream surrounding him. But he hadn't joined it. No, that wasn't to be his fate.
"I assure you, whatever you may believe, my home was quite ordinary, if extraordinarily well-appointed. I wasn't in the habit of residing in labyrinths." A pause. "It's true that I don't mind monsters, but I've spent my life studying them."