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Seventh Heaven was trashed.

Has anyone seen Tifa? 5'3", dark brown hair, red-brown eyes.

[[Locked to friends//85% Unhackable]]

She was taken. Aerith's still missing. ~~Goddammit~~

Yazoo is here now too, just what we need.

~~I can't do this anymore.~~

[[Last part is heavily scribbled out; legible if someone has a ton of determination.]]

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I guess I can have my moments. [Cloud finally relaxes, muscles in his shoulders and back slackening beneath Zack's arm.]

[Oh Cloud, you're always so tense. :< Zack's not letting you go anytime soon.]

You have plenty of 'em.

Eh. [Cloud shrugs awkwardly, but doesn't debate it.]

[Yeah, you better not debate it. Punk.]

[Cloud sits there for a while, just looking around at the surrounding trees, village, etc. and enjoying the company before slipping out from beneath Zack's arm and standing.] Zack...I know you hate it when I hover. And I'm gonna try my best not to...but in return, you gotta promise me something.

[Zack blinks, lifting his head in surprise to watch Cloud.] What is it?

Take care of yourself. [Cloud holds up a hand and shakes his head.] Or rather...don't give me anything to worry about. I know you, I know you like to take risks and do things the Zack Fair way...but just...take me into account when you do.

I've really gotten used to having you around. I don't think I can go back to what I was before and be okay.

[That... makes sense. And Zack can understand where he's coming from there.] I can't promise I'll be able to stay out of trouble completely, Spike. You know me. But I will promise you one thing - if I get any bright ideas about saving the world, I'll tell you before I do anything. Is that enough for you right now?

That's the best I can hope for, I think. [Cloud nods a bit, hands on his hips as he looks down and scuffs the toe of his boot against the ground in nervous habit.]

That'll be enough. Yeah.

[And that makes Zack smile again; it always helps when Cloud understands.] You gotta promise me the same thing, though. No more running off.

...I promise not to run off before finding a reliable babysitter. That isn't you.

Or at least talk to me, man. I don't mind watching the kids but I like going with you, you know?

...you know, the entire time I've been here...I mean, unless I'm forgetting something...

...I don't think we've had any outings together besides that...thing in the tunnels. Which shouldn't count, since we both hated it.

Which is why I'm telling you that I wanna go. It's no fun sitting at home waiting for you to get back.

...but you're the only one I trust them with. You or Tifa.

That's not true. You let them stay with Stella before, didn't you? Even Yuffie's helped look after them. Hell, I bet Sigmund could do it.

...Stella... [Cloud's worried about her.]

...Stella's got Sophie to look after. With Yazoo here, and Jenova and...everything, I...don't want to leave them with just anyone. If I had a choice, I'd put them in a bunker with five feet thick mythril walls.

I wish we had that choice, Spike, but it's not very practical. You know you can trust the others, though. A lot of people here are stronger than I am.

They're not you.

...I know. But sometimes you gotta give a little.

I know.

...I'll ask Sig. His mom's a healer, Ed's a fighter...they'd probably be safe there with all of them.

And they can play with Capell.

...Capell's missing too.

He is? Geez, just how many people have they taken!?

A lot. [Cloud pauses again, folding his arms.]

Sig's angry, upset. Worried sick. I can tell. I don't even know what to say.

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