No, you were trying to help and I'm not stupid enough to not take help when I need it.
[Also you seem harmless.]
It was just Cloud, he sent the others away. Aerith was considered a vital part of the Neo Midgar plan of my father's as well as a fugitive, and just letting her and the terrorists who attacked the Shinra Building and "killed my father" would have looked bad.
[Yes, there were air quotes there. A beat.]
I'm not a good person, Squall. Was it wrong to do all of that? Yes. Did it matter at the time? Not particularly.
no subject
[Also you seem harmless.]
It was just Cloud, he sent the others away. Aerith was considered a vital part of the Neo Midgar plan of my father's as well as a fugitive, and just letting her and the terrorists who attacked the Shinra Building and "killed my father" would have looked bad.
[Yes, there were air quotes there. A beat.]
I'm not a good person, Squall. Was it wrong to do all of that? Yes. Did it matter at the time? Not particularly.