[Ursula keeps thinking of Celes as far older, but then she gives that aura of vast experience and responsibility.]
I can't say we have that experience in common, but one of my world's greatest heroes also had a dark past. He managed to overcome it and is now one of its most respected rulers. If he hadn't been given a chance, my world would have been much poorer for it.
Sometimes that's how the worlds work. [pause.] I betrayed the Empire to stop Kefka from bestowing a similar fate to Maranda on another innocent town. Those in this room, despite their pasts, want the best for this world.
[They were all trying to work together, even if it didn't always pan out perfectly.]
If only more people thought that way. [This gives her so much extra hope. It's good. Very, very good.] We'll figure it out. He can't keep hiding forever.
[That? That might be a smile. Good job, Ursula. You made her smile.]
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I'm still working on that. Not everyone is so quick to forgive and forget. And I can't blame them.
[Even so, it's worth trying. Maybe there's hope in this world.]
...You don't look much younger than I am, yet you seem... more accepting than many twice my age.
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I can't say we have that experience in common, but one of my world's greatest heroes also had a dark past. He managed to overcome it and is now one of its most respected rulers. If he hadn't been given a chance, my world would have been much poorer for it.
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Sometimes that's how the worlds work. [pause.] I betrayed the Empire to stop Kefka from bestowing a similar fate to Maranda on another innocent town. Those in this room, despite their pasts, want the best for this world.
[They were all trying to work together, even if it didn't always pan out perfectly.]
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I've noticed that. With a common goal, at least there's hope that will come to pass. I just hope I can contribute.
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[It's a compliment in a way. Celes has hope anyway.]
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The present, not the past, should be our focus. How are we stop Garland otherwise?
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[That? That might be a smile. Good job, Ursula. You made her smile.]