Another thing of note is just how downright eerie and off the music around Aerith is here. As if something here just isn’t right at all, missing something crucial.
I’M SO OBSESSED WITH THIS TAKE NOW
Using the image of a close friend who has only recently died to manipulate Cloud would be absolutely brutal. The idea of weaponizing someone’s grief like that feels exactly like the kind of psychological torment Sephiroth would inflict.