The intensity was surprising, and for the briefest of moments, his eyes widened to show that surprise. Nobody in his world had cared for such things, as he doubted this child would if he had been born there, and he found his lips pulling up into the beginnings of a smirk as he huffed in light amusement.

"When I was younger, I had two who I had once thought of as friends... companions, but I have since come to learn that what I had was merely an illusion. One had become jealous of what I was, which caused bitternes within towards the bond we once shared. While the other's offer was focused on the one filled with jealousy," Sephiroth said in return. He couldn't blame either of them, and while he found it difficult to accept any form of friendship, the ex-General still couldn't hold any resentment towards either Angeal or Genesis.

While he was not one to sacrifice himself, if he hadn't been chosen for the experimentation, then another would have taken his place. Not that he had a choice in the matter considering that the experimentation had begun while he'd still been within the womb. "If it wasn't done with me, there would have been another."