Kuja held a hand up to Hojo, palm out, expression cold.
"Much of the world is at war," he said. "If any of the world's powers got their hands on that Stone, they would not be thinking of the Alchemical applications so much as the fact that it can be used to power superweapons that would give them the edge in any conflict."
He took a few steps, tail moving gracefully behind him, a fluffy ribbon of silver-white.
"War pushes scientific advancement forward far more effectively than a mere scientist's curiosity," he said, patiently. "Or were you creating Chimeras for the pet trade?" He cocked his head to one side.
He turned from him, not waiting for his answer.
"Aizen got his hands on it through research and leaps of imagination regarding the material. You know what he's like," he said, putting a hand on one hip. "He informed me that he had discovered a longstanding plan for Midgar -- he realised that Midgar's plate was a Transmutation Circle," he spoke with his back to Hojo. "And when the time was right he went in to retrieve it, and at great personal risk, given the state the city was left in thanks to the instability of the reactors..." Bancouri hardware, of course.
He spun on his heel, looking at him again, though only through the corner of his eye.
"And it is most certainly real," Kuja told him. "The Clan's foremost Alchemist was on-site to verify the stone's authenticity," he raised a hand to indicate Ienzo.
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Date: 2019-02-14 09:00 pm (UTC)"Much of the world is at war," he said. "If any of the world's powers got their hands on that Stone, they would not be thinking of the Alchemical applications so much as the fact that it can be used to power superweapons that would give them the edge in any conflict."
He took a few steps, tail moving gracefully behind him, a fluffy ribbon of silver-white.
"War pushes scientific advancement forward far more effectively than a mere scientist's curiosity," he said, patiently. "Or were you creating Chimeras for the pet trade?" He cocked his head to one side.
He turned from him, not waiting for his answer.
"Aizen got his hands on it through research and leaps of imagination regarding the material. You know what he's like," he said, putting a hand on one hip. "He informed me that he had discovered a longstanding plan for Midgar -- he realised that Midgar's plate was a Transmutation Circle," he spoke with his back to Hojo. "And when the time was right he went in to retrieve it, and at great personal risk, given the state the city was left in thanks to the instability of the reactors..." Bancouri hardware, of course.
He spun on his heel, looking at him again, though only through the corner of his eye.
"And it is most certainly real," Kuja told him. "The Clan's foremost Alchemist was on-site to verify the stone's authenticity," he raised a hand to indicate Ienzo.