Ambivalent feels a little too cynical for him - he's hardly ever neutral about anything - but he doesn't know how else to describe it, so he leaves it at that. Technically it isn't a bad way of describing how he feels about Thirteen, the lack of clear direction... all of it. He's here on borrowed time and trying to make the most of it. That's good enough for now.
Anything else he might have said or thought is lost when Sephiroth shows him the photo, however. There's something eerie about it, an uncanny valley of similar but different from what he might expect. Just a normal human woman, by all appearances. But familiar, in a subtle way that's just close enough to be uncomfortable. It doesn't click immediately why- he hadn't gotten a very clear look at Jenova, too busy being pissed and angry at the man this kid would eventually become. But when the resemblance clicks he just feels confused more than anything else. She was an alien, a monster, not this incredibly normal science lady.
His expression is decidedly mixed, and he's quiet for perhaps a little too long to say no, so eventually he settles on, "She looks... familiar, I guess. Not sure why. Who is it?"
i know that feel :/
Anything else he might have said or thought is lost when Sephiroth shows him the photo, however. There's something eerie about it, an uncanny valley of similar but different from what he might expect. Just a normal human woman, by all appearances. But familiar, in a subtle way that's just close enough to be uncomfortable. It doesn't click immediately why- he hadn't gotten a very clear look at Jenova, too busy being pissed and angry at the man this kid would eventually become. But when the resemblance clicks he just feels confused more than anything else. She was an alien, a monster, not this incredibly normal science lady.
His expression is decidedly mixed, and he's quiet for perhaps a little too long to say no, so eventually he settles on, "She looks... familiar, I guess. Not sure why. Who is it?"