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[Accidental Voice]

[Static. A door opens, very quiet footfalls on the floor. Then a soft noise, one of curiosity, before there's a gasp, a rapid metallic/clicking sound, and the squeak of hinges. Silence again, then-]

...holy shit.

[[ooc: Cloud got his box of shinies. And he can't use any of it.]]

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[You'd better, or Zack'll get pissed.] Stay here, okay? Don't just run off. You can't rush these things, y'know?

[Woosh, right over his chocobo head.] Well I guess it would make more sense for me to ask Tifa to come over here and have a look, but I kind of wanted to take a look around town anyhow. Maybe take some of this to other people.

[Cloud, you dummy.] Okay, lemme put it this way. Remember how you promised me before that you'd always come home, no matter what? I expect you to keep it.

[Cloud hesitates. Should he say something? Would it hurt worse if he did, or he didn't?]

...I'm going to see what we can do about building an expansion on 7th Heaven, make it an establishment/home in one building, like back on Gaia. ...I might move in with her. Me and the boys.

[Goddammit, Cloud.]

...Why? I thought we talked about this.

You talked about it. It's not like I''d be moving across the continent, just down the street. Besides, she's lonely. [Cloud shuffles his feet and holds out a hand.] Now I need my materia back, please.

...Don't make any hasty decisions, okay? Please? Not now, during the experiment.

What about this is hasty? We still have to build the damn thing, and I said "might." What are you freaking out about? [HAND. Materia please.]

...Because I don't want you to go. [No.]

Yeah, that's fair. [Cloud moves to go get it himself then.]

[Fine, have your stupid materia if that's all you care about.]

...I'm not running. But I can't stay here much longer. I don't want to end up hating her over something like this. [Cloud does take it, thank you.]

But you love her too, don't you?

I did. I dunno. I loved Tifa too, look where that went. [Cloud gives a half-shrug, feeling extremely uncomfortable. Talking about feelings blows.]

[Running away doesn't help much either.] Do you know what you want, Cloud? Really?

Ask me that again and I swear I'll kick you in the teeth. [Or do something.]

...Yeah right.

You can be a real dick sometimes. Y'know that? [Cloud debating just storming out now.]

At least I'm being honest.

You don't think I'm being honest? [This requires a drop of the materia chest and crossed arms, son.]

I can't even tell with you. I ask questions and you yell at me or run away. Every conversation we have turns into an argument. You won't even try to help me work things out - you just distance yourself more and more.

Oh okay- you tell me Zack, how should we work something like this out? I have a good idea; I stay here, skirt around, leave the room when I see you two together and we can pretend nothing's wrong. You know what, just for the hell of it, I should just cry myself to sleep while I'm at it, how about that? That way you can keep your cute little best pal and have your hot girlfriend all at once. How's that suit you?

....

[Okay, you know what? No. Zack's going to shut up that stupid hissy fit of yours by shoving you up against the wall and pinning you there right now.]

And how's this suit you?

[WHAT THE FLYING FUCK ARE YOU DOING.] ...get off me, Zack.

[Keeping you there. There's just no way to get around this without being up front about it, whether Aerith's with him or not.] No. You're going to hear me out first.

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