[Both, really. Physical touch is not common (for him) back on his Planet, much less from complete and utter strangers. And Chroma is a level above and beyond that, something that he has accepted only out of necessity -- but not without a large amount of digging his proverbial heels into the ground.
So yes, he's tense at the touch. He'll likely remain so, as well, but like any SOLDIER worth their salt, Sephiroth is trained to be adaptive. That includes when he's being assailed by young women who refuse to give him back his shampoo.]
I'm sure you are.
[HE'S NOT FOOLED BY YOU AND YOUR WILES but he also doesn't have the capacity to be mean about it, either. She can lean on him all she wants, but she's going to have to stick close as he makes a turn and leads them over to the nearest bench just along the sidewalk.]
Sit.
[This is obviously a man who is more used to giving commands than requests.]
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So yes, he's tense at the touch. He'll likely remain so, as well, but like any SOLDIER worth their salt, Sephiroth is trained to be adaptive. That includes when he's being assailed by young women who refuse to give him back his shampoo.]
I'm sure you are.
[HE'S NOT FOOLED BY YOU AND YOUR WILES but he also doesn't have the capacity to be mean about it, either. She can lean on him all she wants, but she's going to have to stick close as he makes a turn and leads them over to the nearest bench just along the sidewalk.]
Sit.
[This is obviously a man who is more used to giving commands than requests.]