Sephiroth has been keeping an eye on his younger self over the course of the evening. He hasn't wanted to stifle him or interfere with his being forced to adjust to an obviously uncomfortable social situation; while he sympathizes with how his younger self must be feeling, he also appreciates that it's only by exposing themselves to things like this that they can become accustomed to it.
(He, himself, is still not accustomed, but...moreso than his younger self, that's clear. While the boy is actively on edge, the man is simply resigned.)
And he's been watching very closely, ever since that first shove. If his younger self is being moved to actually take a disagreement to a physical level, either he's truly under an unmanageable level of stress, or he's being extremely provoked. From Sephiroth's admittedly distant observation...it looks as though it might be a bit of both.
Well, maybe a lot of both.
Either way, Sephiroth intimately recognizes the sort of dangerous calm that comes over his younger self after the offense of the vegetables. He's already moving through the crowd by the time Avan is grabbed, and reaches the two of them just about at the moment when Avan is released.
"Excuse me." He's already 6'6", but somehow, right now, he seems taller. This is because, while in most cases Sephiroth doesn't want or try to be intimidating, he's carefully adjusting his body language to project all the remote chilliness of a glacier. There are times when he can indulge his wish to be normal, and times in which the menace and unapproachability of being the most powerful and dangerous man alive has its advantages.
Usually, those advantages are avoiding fights rather than starting them, because what Sephiroth is good at and what Sephiroth wants don't necessarily have anything to do with each other. Today is no different. He doesn't want an argument, and he certainly doesn't want a fight(with either version of himself); he simply wants Avan to leave.
"You're upsetting my brother. I ask that you leave him alone." His tone is perfectly even; the words are perfectly polite. The atmosphere, however, is that of a thunderstorm rolling in. While he does not actively indicate this in any way, there is still an implication that the request he's making is a consideration he's offering. And that he may not offer such consideration a second time.
He does, in fact, think both boys are at fault here. Avan clearly didn't take any of his younger self's warnings - and, while Sephiroth knows that their emotions and body language can be subtle at times, there has been very little that was subtle about his younger self's communication here. The shove alone should have been a massive red flag to anyone. But also...his younger self is reacting far too strongly to what is indeed rudeness, though of a quite mild variety. (Certainly compared to some of the genuine misery they've been subjected to.) But he's not going to lecture his younger self in front of someone else...and, obviously, the most important thing to do right now is separate these two before he has to actively restrain his younger self from further violence. So sending this other boy away - and making it clear that what was indeed rudeness on his part was not acceptable, or will be permitted to continue - is the obvious solution. Then he can deal with...himself.
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(He, himself, is still not accustomed, but...moreso than his younger self, that's clear. While the boy is actively on edge, the man is simply resigned.)
And he's been watching very closely, ever since that first shove. If his younger self is being moved to actually take a disagreement to a physical level, either he's truly under an unmanageable level of stress, or he's being extremely provoked. From Sephiroth's admittedly distant observation...it looks as though it might be a bit of both.
Well, maybe a lot of both.
Either way, Sephiroth intimately recognizes the sort of dangerous calm that comes over his younger self after the offense of the vegetables. He's already moving through the crowd by the time Avan is grabbed, and reaches the two of them just about at the moment when Avan is released.
"Excuse me." He's already 6'6", but somehow, right now, he seems taller. This is because, while in most cases Sephiroth doesn't want or try to be intimidating, he's carefully adjusting his body language to project all the remote chilliness of a glacier. There are times when he can indulge his wish to be normal, and times in which the menace and unapproachability of being the most powerful and dangerous man alive has its advantages.
Usually, those advantages are avoiding fights rather than starting them, because what Sephiroth is good at and what Sephiroth wants don't necessarily have anything to do with each other. Today is no different. He doesn't want an argument, and he certainly doesn't want a fight(with either version of himself); he simply wants Avan to leave.
"You're upsetting my brother. I ask that you leave him alone." His tone is perfectly even; the words are perfectly polite. The atmosphere, however, is that of a thunderstorm rolling in. While he does not actively indicate this in any way, there is still an implication that the request he's making is a consideration he's offering. And that he may not offer such consideration a second time.
He does, in fact, think both boys are at fault here. Avan clearly didn't take any of his younger self's warnings - and, while Sephiroth knows that their emotions and body language can be subtle at times, there has been very little that was subtle about his younger self's communication here. The shove alone should have been a massive red flag to anyone. But also...his younger self is reacting far too strongly to what is indeed rudeness, though of a quite mild variety. (Certainly compared to some of the genuine misery they've been subjected to.) But he's not going to lecture his younger self in front of someone else...and, obviously, the most important thing to do right now is separate these two before he has to actively restrain his younger self from further violence. So sending this other boy away - and making it clear that what was indeed rudeness on his part was not acceptable, or will be permitted to continue - is the obvious solution. Then he can deal with...himself.