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[Cloud's outside, doing what he does best. Brooding.

He'll be out and around town after brooding in the hammock in front of House 50 for a while. Stop at your own risk.]

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[Cloud leans forward, rests his elbows on his knees.]

...they come first. Right? But...that...does that mean I should let myself be unhappy...?

...it does, doesn't it? That's what it means to be a dad. To give up stuff you want for the sake of your kids. Where do you draw the line?

[wingenvy]

The way I see it, being part of a family - really caring about them and loving them - is give and take. Talk to them, help them understand why you're doing this. If you got with Tifa for their sake, you guys'll end up fighting or something, and that won't be good for them. And if you want to be with me and Aerith, but you stay out of it for the kids, you'll be miserable, and the kids will notice.

They might get mad. They might hate it. I don't know for sure. But you gotta take a chance when you want something for yourself.

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...so I should talk to them before I decide anything.

[wingenvy]

I think you should decide and then talk to them. If you're not sure about it, you won't be very convincing about it.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...Aerith told me to take my time, but...not to take too much time.

Am I...really thinking about this too much?

[wingenvy]

Well, lemme ask you this. Is thinking about it so much helping?

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...Mom would be so ashamed of me.

[wingenvy]

...Come again?

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

She-

...I dunno. She probably just wanted me to get married to a nice girl and settle down. I'm pretty sure she wouldn't approve of...this.

[wingenvy]

Wouldn't she want you to be happy?

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...probably.

She... ...yeah. She would.

[wingenvy]

So don't worry about it. You always worry too much.

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

...this could blow up in our faces. Badly. There's a high chance that I will somehow screw this up beyond all reason. And you're okay with that?

[wingenvy]

There's a high chance I won't take it seriously enough and I'll end up bothering the hell out of you. Are you okay with that?

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I think I can manage. [That and Cloud doesn't even want to consider the alternative.]

[wingenvy]

Me too. [Oh god did he just do what I think he just did.]

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[....AWKWARD NOW. Because yes, probably? Gonna be even more sure after his date with Tifa, but...close enough, yes.]

[wingenvy]

[That's okay. With a response like that, Zack's cool with giving him a chance to ponder it.

Pondering isn't the same as brooding, after all.]

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[Sitting here. A little red in the face. ...God he feels like some dorky teenager. Little trooper Cloud all over again.]

[wingenvy]

[Shoulder nudge. Poor thing.] You wanna head in?

[herobydefault.livejournal.com]

[R-red. Um. What why is he so awkward now, what.]

Oh. ...okay.

[wingenvy]

[Cloud he's not gonna hold your hand, man. Buck up. LEAVING HAMMOCK NOW.]

C'mon. It's getting chilly out.

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It's June. How the hell is this chilly? [Cloud does get up, though he's tempted to just flop back in the hammock and sleep.]

[wingenvy]

It's chilly when the sun hasn't been out all damned day. [Don't argue, punk, just hurry up and git.]

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You have no cold tolerance. I'm surprised you didn't whine the whole time in Modeoheim. [SHUFFLING inside.]