[Unintentional Voice Post]

[herobydefault]

[There's a groan and a crunch of leaves before silence, and then...]


...was I just doing something?




[[ooc: Yes. Cloud has forgotten that he died. Why? Because his Death Penalty is short term memory loss. Think Dory from Finding Nemo. He will occasionally repeat himself or completely forget a conversation you had with him just moments before. Not all the time, though! That would get annoying. o/ ]]

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[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...Yeah, we did. A few minutes ago, actually.

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

I don't remember...

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

.... Maybe they took more than just your memories of that day, then.

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...Like what?

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

... I just told you something five minutes ago and you've already forgotten it. That doesn't happen often, does it?

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...






...you'd be surprised.

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Consider me surprised, then.

... Did you forget who I am?

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Hm? No, you're Simon. Right?

Huh, my son's name is Simon, too. Small world, isn't it?

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

.... I can tell this is going to make things difficult.

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

Hmm?

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

...I'm Simon. Your son, Simon.

[Voice: 1/2]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...!!

[Voice: 2/2]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...Wait...


Oh...I see. Yeah, that makes sense. Ha ha, funny guys. Assholes.

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

Excuse me?

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

No, not you. I think...I think I understand what happened now. I dunno, I guess it's funny. Memory loss, real cute.

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I... see.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...you're not. I'd have figured it out eventually.

[There's no words, only the sound of crunching leaves and twigs until Cloud speaks again, a little uncomfortably.]

...I'm at the treeline.

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I know, but still. It's painful to hear, isn't it?

What do you see? I'll keep an eye out for you, but I need a general idea of where you might be.

[Voice]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[A couple of rustles of trees and branches as Cloud clears the forest completely.]

I'm right by house number twenty-six.

[Voice]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

I see it. I'll be there in a minute.

[Action]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[So Cloud leans against the building and folds his arms, waiting for his grown-up kid.]

[Action]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon makes his way along the edge of the forest at a steady jog, drill-staff resting on his shoulder. He spots Cloud, finally, beside the house he'd mentioned, and picks up the pace, lifting an arm to wave.]

I made it, finally!

[Action]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[Cloud glances over when he sees an unfamiliar man waving his arm nearby but turned away, searching for a sign of his child.

To his credit, it only took a couple of seconds before he did a double-take to realize that the man approaching was his child. His...very tall child.]

[Action]

[dawndigger.livejournal.com]

[Simon grinned at Cloud's reaction, skidding to a halt a few feet away and lifting his hand for a two-fingered salute.]

Hey, Papa! It's been a while, huh?

[Action]

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

For you. [Cloud was almost surprised to hear it come out of his mouth; his eyes lift to the top of Simon's head and he manages to suppress a scowl.

He was taller. Of course.]

How...how old are you now...?