Gary
*Sephiroth listened to Kaz while keeping a close eye on him. The random children running around playing hero didn't concern him, and was a detail he didn't care for. But he was interested when it came to cloud and his gang. Kaz's voice echoed around the large hall, only broken by his paused. When he finished, sephiroth smiled.*

"My only concern is Cloud and his suffering. When he is at his lowest, he will seek me out. He always does."

*It is then kaz might notice his very long sword.*
Jess
Kaz gave the blade a long once over before processing what Sephiroth had to say. His sword with extra edge and the fixation on Cloud seemed like some questionable lover's spat. Relationship drama could be exploited if he simply needed to keep his hands off the one.

"Ooookaaay...," Kaz tilted his head as he devised an agreeable compromise. It was not hard as Sephiroth had very little restriction at the moment. "So I'm good to remove Cloud's friends as long as he looks for you, right? So even you simply sit on the sidelines, would you be cool if I framed you for all of the happenings?"

Sounded like a win-win and far too good to be true. Then again, a lot of individuals did not have their heads on straight. All he had asked for was information, but if it was fine with the platinum blonde the man cloaked in white would easily take full advantage.

"Like scatter your feathers around or have you make a personal appearance to give the wrong impression?"
Gary
"I question what you gain from this. Not many would want to murder and frame it on someone else just for the fun of it. You mentioned thinning the herd, earlier, but what is in it for you? Perhaps you worked with the witch that was based here?"
Jess
"I'd also question why you care as long as I help give you what you want by driving Cloud to you, but I'm not in the mood to play mind games." 

He really was not. He was already mentally preparing himself for what he had to do, and he needed the extra focus today of all days. 

"To keep it simple, I'm equalizing the playing field between a bunch of would-be heroes and whoever is trying to spread darkness between the worlds. I was of the opinion that the witch you speak of had too much of an unchecked advantage and prepared to offer aid to the losing team."

Not as himself sans armor, as being so direct with his aid was not wise. In the end however...

"Plans changed and I no longer felt needed. I gambled on a safe bet and the heroes were able to pull off what seemed to be an unexpected miracle. I'm gambling again as something else seems to be going down at the moment, and it's creating this unique situation to pick off supporting cast."

Why the hell Traverse became a central hub for the heroes he had no idea. He would have chosen Twilight Town for a base of operations since it was less dreary.

Wait, he *Did* Choose Twilight Town for a base...

Kaz filed away the thought of how lucky he was to not have to skulk around where he kept his belongings. He would invest in a more private location in the future just to be extra careful moving forward.

"Regardless there is something I need to do, and stalling for time for my plan to see fruition over another's is where I'm at right now."