You say that now. You might change your mind the more you learn. And, if you would, keep what you can between us. You know how I feel about that kind of stuff.
[That is, Aerith likes her secrets and she likes people not knowing very much about her, which by this point, is likely far better explained considering her situation.
For a breath or two, she frowns thoughtfully, realising that in spite of using him to stall for some additional moments of time, she still has no idea how to really explain anything.]
Uhm... Let's see. I don't even know where to begin, but...
[Through some mild gesturing, Aerith takes a moment to explain the planet entity known as the Lifestream, what she knows about it, anyway. That it serves as the life force of the planet and is responsible for the growth of plants and other natural wonders of the world. That those who pass on return to the Lifestream, which is where life begins.
As for the Cetra...
Her explanation there is a bit more sparse and disjointed, unsure of how to better convey that. The Cetra, the Ancient progenitors of humanity, are capable of communicating with the Lifestream and those who have returned to it, perhaps even of channelling it, and thus possess a special kind of bond with the concept of life.
It's all very convoluted, she realises. Knowledge of the Cetra having existed is not an unknown in Midgar, but according to most people, Cetra are beings of legend. It's complicated even back home. She suspects to someone foreign to Gaia, they're even more so.
She assesses Balthier with a knitting of the brow—]
no subject
[That is, Aerith likes her secrets and she likes people not knowing very much about her, which by this point, is likely far better explained considering her situation.
For a breath or two, she frowns thoughtfully, realising that in spite of using him to stall for some additional moments of time, she still has no idea how to really explain anything.]
Uhm... Let's see. I don't even know where to begin, but...
[Through some mild gesturing, Aerith takes a moment to explain the planet entity known as the Lifestream, what she knows about it, anyway. That it serves as the life force of the planet and is responsible for the growth of plants and other natural wonders of the world. That those who pass on return to the Lifestream, which is where life begins.
As for the Cetra...
Her explanation there is a bit more sparse and disjointed, unsure of how to better convey that. The Cetra, the Ancient progenitors of humanity, are capable of communicating with the Lifestream and those who have returned to it, perhaps even of channelling it, and thus possess a special kind of bond with the concept of life.
It's all very convoluted, she realises. Knowledge of the Cetra having existed is not an unknown in Midgar, but according to most people, Cetra are beings of legend. It's complicated even back home. She suspects to someone foreign to Gaia, they're even more so.
She assesses Balthier with a knitting of the brow—]
You still with me, or is that too much?