Omega lets him off the hook once he looks away and explains himself. She tilts his head at him before looking at her own plate again.
"I wanted to be with them. I know that what they do is dangerous, but...there's no one else I'd want to be with. They almost left me with another family because they thought it's what I needed. Maybe it would've been safer, but it wouldn't have been the same."
She picks up her fork as she explores whatever else is left on her plate. "My brothers didn't really know what to do with a kid, but they've been willing to teach me things. We all look out for each other and that's what really matters. If it's a legal issue, well, they deserted the Imperial army so that's been our main concern, and Cid just gives us jobs and probably doesn't care too much so long as we deliver and she can get paid."
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"I wanted to be with them. I know that what they do is dangerous, but...there's no one else I'd want to be with. They almost left me with another family because they thought it's what I needed. Maybe it would've been safer, but it wouldn't have been the same."
She picks up her fork as she explores whatever else is left on her plate. "My brothers didn't really know what to do with a kid, but they've been willing to teach me things. We all look out for each other and that's what really matters. If it's a legal issue, well, they deserted the Imperial army so that's been our main concern, and Cid just gives us jobs and probably doesn't care too much so long as we deliver and she can get paid."