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Mark.
Senel.
Sora.
Misa, someone else I didn't recognize.
Duo.
A boy named Hijiri, I think his name was. Sounded like that.
...Kadaj.

Haruki.
Noishe.
Ahiru.
Kotori.

Am I missing anybody?




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[There's a long pause, and then some background noises of someone moving things around.]

All in my head. MY head. She didn't deserve anything. Survival of the fittest, alien bitch. Teach you to mess with me.

Don't think about it, don't think about it, don't think about it. [Murmured.] Don't talk about it either, Cloud.

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[Zack's not thinking about that, but that's not unusual, either.]

It's okay. It's enough to know you were listening. I never knew, y'know?

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I was. Sometimes. [Cloud's kind of leaning now, since Zack is steady and he is hella tired.] Kind of like being sedated. Sometimes it was fuzzy, sometimes I could hear everything, but I couldn't ever move.

...was weird.

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... Yeah. It's the mako - messes with you a bit. I had that problem a few times. [His lips quirk again.] You should've seen me stumbling around like an idiot when I got out of that tube. Looking back, it's pretty damn funny.

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[Cloud really doesn't feel like raining on Zack's parade again so he just kind of shakes his head and bit and chuckles weakly, hoping Zack would take his lack of enthusiastic response as fatigue (which is partially was anyways).]

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[wingenvy]

[Zack's half-fooled, half-not; he's pretty sure he's heard that before. Still, he's here for Cloud's benefit, not his own, and sometimes you just have to call it quits and try another day. It's not giving up, after all.]

You look dead to the world, Spike. You wanna rest? Uncle Zack can put the kids to bed tonight.

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Don't wanna sleep. [Cloud nodding off is contrary to his response, but he does lift a hand and waves it vaguely to gesture around the room.]

Gotta find my materia.

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[Zack resists the urge to sigh. Typical Cloud, trying to do two things at once.] What kind of materia? What do you need it for?

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Black materia. To... [Wait, that's wrong. Cloud shakes his head.]

No. Restore materia. Yuffie gave it to me.

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[wingenvy]

[Black materia? That's... familiar, but he can't quite think of what Cloud means, so he dismisses it for now.]

Nevermind. You can find it later - take a nap first, alright? C'mon, Spike, you'll just stagger around and pass out if you keep looking like this. Have a rest.

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[It's getting increasingly more difficult to refuse.] ...don't like sleeping, though. Did enough of that already. [There's a pause, and Cloud snickers a bit, the sound out of place.]

That saying? You can sleep when you're dead? So morbid. Always thought it was morbid, hated hearing it from the drill sergeants.

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Cloud!

[Zack shakes him a little; now he looks spooked. He's heard that kind of tone before, that random instability, and he does not like it.]

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[Cloud jerks back awake, looking rather spooked himself, and kind of glances around, shaken.] Wh-

What, what- What happened? [Grips Zack's arms in return, looking up at him.] What?

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[And the relief is obvious on Zack's expression; he studies the other man carefully, trying not to look as freaked as he feels. But he's never been good at hiding his emotions.]

... Spike... you... you're pretty messed up.

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...yeah.

[This is Cloud withdrawing, moving to lean against the bed once more, pulling his knee up. See icon for pose.]

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[And for once Zack doesn't drag him back again, staying beside him and looking uncomfortable.]

I'm not giving up or bailing on you are anything, but... you know I'm not much help with this stuff.

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It's fine.

You don't have to stay.

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You're not listening to me. [Zack reaches out and drops his hand down on Cloud's head, not quite a pat and not quite a hair ruffle, just kind of... there.] I'm not abandoning you. But you need to ask someone else for help.

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I don't want you to stay. [Cloud pulls tighter, presses his head down against his knee.]

Don't want you to see me like this. Hate it. Can never impress the people I want to.

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[Zack frowns, looking away.]

Stay with you now, or in the house?

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Just...right now.

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....Alright.

[Zack gives him one last touch on his hair, then rises to his feet and heads for the door. He glances back, looking pained, but trying to be understanding.]

I'll stay close. Just... call, if you need me. Please, please call. And get yourself some rest. Better yet, get help. ...I wish there was more I could do.

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Just gimme a minute.

[Cloud tightens his arm around his knee.]

Just a minute. I'll be okay. I'll be fine. It'll go away.

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[Zack hesitates, standing in the doorway for a moment, then curses and stalks out, resisting the urge to punch something. That's childish, and it's not what Cloud needs to hear right now.

The kids need looking after...]