[ Maybe he could be a little less hurt by how thoroughly David erased him, if Sephiroth is this convinced of an alternate history too. Even if he still hates all of this. ]

No, I'm in Excelsior, but work brings me here often.

[ He's trying to remember what else he knows about Sephiroth's past, some connection to this particular reality. ]

Your family, are they here too? Also in Academia?

[ Hadn't Sephiroth hated his father? Lost his mother? They'd had that in common. ]