[Later, Diarmuid will regret having taken his eyes off of Ryoji. He will regret letting himself so quickly feel relief, but in that moment when the fight seems over he lets his guard slip. He looks toward Yukiko in surprise and to whisper a 'thank you' for knowing what to do and for doing it. Diarmuid himself had been lost and unsure how to best help Ryoji. If Yukiko had not been there...
So, he turns away when he should not have and lets his attention focus on the person he should not have been focusing on. As a result, he doesn't see Ryoji start to run. If he had, it would have been no problem for Diarmuid to cut in front of him and stop him, but he doesn't realize what the boy is doing until it is too late...]
Is Sephiroth going to tag back into rotation now or are we just going to wrap this?
So, he turns away when he should not have and lets his attention focus on the person he should not have been focusing on. As a result, he doesn't see Ryoji start to run. If he had, it would have been no problem for Diarmuid to cut in front of him and stop him, but he doesn't realize what the boy is doing until it is too late...]