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Tifa, can I talk to you? Off the record, please. Jenny, I need to talk to you too.

Sigmund, is everything all right? Anything on finding Mark yet? It's been a day or so...




...is anybody here opposed to us keeping a census?



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...hey, uh. Goddammit.

Sorry if...y'know. I. Yeah.

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[Cloud's silent for a little while after that, still scuffing his toe. His eyes flicker up, briefly, as if watching someone walk in the door before looking back down.]

...Tifa, I...I didn't...

[He stops, and his voice drops to a murmur.]

I didn't call you over just to talk about a snowball fight.

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I had a feeling.

What's wrong, Cloud?

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[Damn it. He didn't want to tell her; even if they weren't together, Cloud still wanted to be that white knight Tifa dreamed of. But he couldn't. No, he would have to admit to Tifa, the person who most deserved for him to be strong, that he was weak in the end. It was...embarrassing, humiliating. It was hard.

He sinks against the couch, resting his elbows on his knees and lacing his fingers together, bowing his head.]

...I think I need some help.

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What can I do?

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I- [Now that she's asked it, Cloud doesn't exactly know. He digs a hand into his hair, shaking his head a bit with a strained laugh.]

You know, I'm not sure. No Lifestream here for us to take a dip in.

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Do you just want to talk?

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I just...thought you should know.

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Don't pull away... I can help you...

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[Cloud shakes his head again, drags his hand through his hair as he takes a deep breath.]

It's like...I don't know. I took the spice, my memories came back and...and then just...

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It was too much at once?

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No-

[Cloud stops himself with an audible click of his teeth before trying again.] Maybe. I think. It's not the problem now, I don't think. I'm not really sure, actually.

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Are you scared?

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Yeah.

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[Saying "it's not fine," would probably be rather rude, so he keeps it to himself.]

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[That was...extremely nice to hear. Cloud shudders and finally lifts an arm to hug her in return. When he speaks, his voice is a little choked.]

...thanks, Tifa.

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