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Don't touch my youngest, he explodes.


Yuffie, we're gonna leave tomorrow. Also Cid, join my party. Sorry Leto, but I think for the good of the plot you're going to have to bite the big one. We'll bring you back later, don't worry.


[[Locked to Tifa//80% Unhackable]]

...I'm sorry. Can I talk to you?


[[Private//85% Unhackable]]

Tell me the truth; did you take her, or did she go back?


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[Simon and Cloud are out walking about because the boy keeps bloodying up the house and scaring Cloud half to death. ...why he thought a walk outside would be a good idea is beyond me.]

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[And meanwhile, Cloud is stuck in FF7 mode...where he's a puppet.]

Nothing.

Talk to you later.

[wingenvy]

Cloud.

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I'll talk to you later.

[wingenvy]

....

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[Cloud definitely isn't responding. But Zack probably knows where to find him if he wants to talk.]

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[wingenvy]

[And Zack gives him some time before heading into his room, knocking on the frame.]

Cloud?

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[Cloud is packing because when he's upset he gets either really hopelessly annoyingly emo or productive. Good sign that it's the latter.]

Hey.

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[wingenvy]

[While he was waiting, Zack had a chance to think. Thus, by now he's figured out what he did wrong.]

...I'm sorry.

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[Cloud stuffs a few more shirts into a bag -folding, what folding- and shakes his head, though he doesn't look at Zack.] It's fine. I know you didn't mean it like that. I'm being sensitive.

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[wingenvy]

Well, I was insensitive. I should've been more careful with what I said.

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It's fine. [Stuff stuff stuff. Gonna need pants, those go in too. Who gives a damn if they're wrinkled.]

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[wingenvy]

[Cloud you are so obvious.]

...I never know how to make this stuff up to you.

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You don't have to make anything up to me. [Belt. Cloud needs his buckles or he cannot function properly.]

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[wingenvy]

[Goddammit, Spike. Zack's going to ignore how Cloud's avoiding him and march right in, picking up stuff and folding it properly like a good waifu.]

Quit shutting me out, Spike.

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I'm not shutting you out. I just don't have anything to say. [Cloud does accept Zack's help though. He still isn't folding anything he's packing.]

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[wingenvy]

[Zack doesn't fix his laundry, he's not a nanny :| He doesn't give up though.]

Yeah, you do. You just don't want to say it.

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[That does make Cloud stop, and he clutches the edge of the bag.]

...so?

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[wingenvy]

[Zack stops too. Cloud's paying attention now, so he deserves the same of him.]

....I want to hear it.

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[Cloud clutches the bag tighter, but purses his lips.]

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[wingenvy]

[It's fine, he can wait it out.]

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...I don't want to complain. [Cloud goes back to packing, stuffing things into the bag with renewed fervor just to have something to do with his hands. A distraction.]

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[wingenvy]

[Zack takes a chance and grabs at Cloud's wrist, hoping to stop him. He doesn't want any distractions.]

You know that's not what it is.

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[Cloud swallows hard.]

...I...want her to go away.

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[wingenvy]

[....Ah. Jenova.

No more running away.]

...I know. We all do.

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...we can't find her.

And...I can block her out, but she's still there, and with my memories going, she keeps... [He gestures vaguely with his free hand] trying to...I don't know, fill up the spaces. I don't know how to say it.