[A cost that is too high is not one to even be considered, a 'choice' that was anything but. He could let the world wither as seemed to be its intended fate, but then all those lost would be directly because of him. Again.]

There isn't time for 'eventually'. You know that.

[The longer he waited, if opportunity ever presented itself, the more likely it was it would become more difficult, not less, to try to change things. To try to steer Shinra away from its course, to try to save countelss lives.

A war was coming. Could he even stop that?

They have spoken before about involving others. Everyone who knew the future that awaited him did, and yet none of them seemed to also think he'd balk at the cost of THOSE lives either. By the surge of irritation, the reminder was enough 'pressing further'.]

I have been told that when I decide to end the world, I had a friend there. One I should have been able to trust to aid me. Who did not. I am told I had other friends before that, which would fight by my side. Where were they?

[Food is pushed around instead of eaten.]

I get the impression that when the time came and I faced my alien mother, I was alone. And if they can't be relied on, who else am I supposed to make allies of, knowing what's coming?