>>715610089
Fucking hell, Tifa explains herself in game

>Tifa
>......I didn't know what to do. I was always like that...
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>Tifa
>How long has it been?

>Cloud
>Five years.

>Tifa
>............

>Cloud
>What is it?

>Tifa
>...it's really been a long time.

>Tifa
>Actually, it's been seven years.
>You got your wish and joined SOLDIER, quit after the Sephiroth incident, and now you're a mercenary...
>You told me a lot about what happened after you left Nibelheim...
>But...
>...Something's wrong. I felt there was something strange about the things you talked about.
>All the things you didn't know that you should, And other things you shouldn't know that you did...
>I wanted to make sure...
>But then I heard... you were going far away...
>And I didn't want that...
>...I didn't know what to do. So, I thought I needed more time.
>And that's why I told you about the AVALANCHE job. I wanted to be with you, watch you.
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>Tifa
>No, Cloud.
>I've been hiding it for some time, afraid that if I told you... something terrible might happen.
>But, I'm not going to hide anything anymore.

>[Sephiroth and the soldiers disappear.]

>Tifa
>You weren't here. Cloud did not come to Nibelheim five years ago.

She immediately knew something was wrong but she got paralyzed with indecision. So she stuck around to watch over Cloud because she cares about him but couldn't muster the courage to speak up until it was too late. Unironically play the fucking game

Honestly, after FF15, I can see why almost no one bothered with FF16, hell a ton of people who played Remake didn't hop on for Rebirth
maybe Final Fantasy really is just done for