Sephiroth is temporarily amnesiac. What happens
What happens is that Hojo is unfortunately the first person Sephiroth sees after waking up with amnesia and immediately decides to use this to his advantage. Because Hojo, operating without the usual filter of what Sephiroth already knows and how carefully he has to manage it, makes the choice to just tell him (almost) everything and let his apparent destiny take the wheel.
Sephiroth: Let me see if I understand this correctly....
Hojo, delighted: Yes, go on.
Sephiroth: My biological mother is an extraterrestrial lifeform. I was injected with her cells before I was born. I’ve spent my entire life being raised by a corporation. Trained as a living weapon. Used in military campaigns since childhood. Subjected to years of experiments. Monitored constantly. Burdened with absurd expectations. And I’m apparently one of the most powerful people on the Planet...
*Sephiroth sinks his face into his hands*
Hojo, leaning forward eagerly: Yes? What is it? Weapons? Troops? Materia? A laboratory? A private army? A cannon? An airship? What do you require to carry out your destiny?
Hojo: Ah, of course! Nibelheim, I take it. Where you can—
Sephiroth: No, I mean somewhere with a beach.
Sephiroth: How is Costa del Sol this time of year?
Hojo: Sephiroth. You have just learned that you are the heir to a superior species and possess the power to reshape the future of this Planet. And your first thought is a beach vacation??
Sephiroth: I’m not picky. A cruise will do.
Hojo: But you’re supposed to become a god!
Sephiroth: You just told me I’ve spent my entire life being experimented on, militarized, overworked, monitored, and psychologically damaged. And you think my first instinct is going to be more work?
*Sephiroth keeps laughing and doesn’t stop*
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