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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?



[[Private to Zack//90% Unhackable]]

...hey, uh. Goddammit.

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

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[It's really not going to take much work for Cloud to fall asleep, Jenny, he's seriously tired.]

Mmm...

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[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, but she's trying to put him in a trance, not put him completely to sleep.]

Now, I'm going to count back from ten, when I reach 5, you're going to feel consciousness fading, and when I reach one, you'll be asleep, but you'll still be able to hear my voice.

[With that, she starts slowly counting backwards.]

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[Well hopefully that works out well. Cloud more than likely looks trance-y and not asleep by the time she reaches one.]

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[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

Alright, now I want you to forget. I want you to forget... [And then she'll be listing off everything that Cloud said he wanted to forget very carefully so she was sure she didn't make him forget any memories he wanted to keep. When she finishes, she waits a moment before speaking again.]

Have you forgotten those memories?

[She wanted to be sure that those memories had been forgotten before bringing Cloud out of the trance.]

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Yes. [His voice is flat and quiet, hopefully how it should sound, what with him in this trance thingy.]

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Good. Now, I'm going to count up to ten. When I reach five, you're going to start waking up, and when I reach ten, you'll open your eyes, and be completely awake again. It will seem like only a few seconds have past, and you the memories you have forgotten will stay forgotten.

[With that, she starts counting up to ten just as slowly as before.]

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[At five, Cloud starts to shift his weight and rouse himself. At one, his eyes slowly open and he glances up at Jenny.]

...it worked...?

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It seems like it did, but you're going to have tell me for sure. Do you have any actual memories of spending four years in captivity, or of being on the run?

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[Cloud has to pause; it's very strange, remembering that he remembered but not being able to remember. However, he has a feeling it's definitely a step up from what he was like before, and he shakes his head after a moment of hesitation.]

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Looks like it worked then.

[She finally turns back to being the usual perky Jenny that's so common after confirming that the memories were gone.]

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[This is a very strange situation. Cloud kind of touches his head, almost like he expects it to hurt, and is very nearly surprised when it doesn't.]

...and that's it? Really?

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Yeah, that's it. Not much to it, huh?

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Not...really. [Holy damn. Why don't they have stuff like this back home?]

Uh- [You're being rude, Cloud.] I mean, thank you. A lot. This is- well, it means a lot to me.

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You're welcome. I'm glad I could help out a friend.

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[Cloud kind of shifts around for a while longer before standing and awkwardly holding out his hand for her to shake. Maybe a little impersonal, but he's just no good at initiating hugs and uncomfortable things like that.]

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[Okay, Jenny doesn't mind going along with the handshake. Though she'll be quite energetic about it, and she can't help but hold back a slight laugh at seeing Cloud's awkwardness.]

I think you need to work on your social skills a bit.

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[For some reason, Cloud's in a great mood and he's able to laugh at himself, scratching the back of his head.]

Ah...yeah, I get that a lot. Sorry.

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[mydadsthedoctor.livejournal.com]

[So much for holding back that laugh.]

I bet you do. No need to be sorry though, I imagine you're just being you, right?

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...I guess I am. [Feels damn good to say that.]

Thank you again, Jenny. Really, this...I mean. Thanks.

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Anytime. If you need anything else, feel free to ask again.