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Date: 2024-08-14 02:56 am (UTC)
planetdialup: (you're here)
From: [personal profile] planetdialup
Uh huh. He bought for me- as a gift. I'd helped him when we met and...that was the start of everything.

[It's funny to confess it. It seems so long ago now, for so many. But she still remembered. Still keeps two pieces of her heart right there- one, from her mother, the other from her love. It was little wonder she was drawn to him, maybe as much as he was to her. Zack was what brought them together, even after his death.

Maybe Cloud was a person Zack had mentioned, during one of their many calls. Not when it was just the two of them, she thought. That time- it was for each other.

But she listened quietly. Zack...shining brightly. Eliminating threats, filled with honor and hope. There was a worse person to take after, fight like, then Zack Fair.

Hearing that Cloud had to come in later...after Zack fought Sephiroth, a man he no doubt admired greatly...that had to be hard for both of them.]


You still were there, in the end right? And you helped Zack, were his friend.

[More then any other SOLIDER. Technical details aside.]

But...Cloud, there were years when you two went missing.

[Is he ready? She doesn't know. But she'll listen.]
Edited Date: 2024-08-14 03:06 am (UTC)

Date: 2024-08-14 04:06 am (UTC)
planetdialup: (gave me)
From: [personal profile] planetdialup
He got lost in the slums. I helped him find his way back up to the plates.

[And a couple of other things, but that was the gist of it. She goes quiet again, listening to the background. So...Cloud had finished him off. Threw him in even, which made her lips quirked. That sounded like something Cloud would do.

But the experiments...she winces, and her grip tightens on his hands briefly. Oh. She knows. She knows it very well.

She supposed Zack had already been augmented. It might have been it. But...four years. Four years. That had to be so hard on both of them.

And mako poisoning...that would explain the mako blue of Cloud's eyes.]


And you beat the odds. Again, and again. Cloud...

I know you don't want to hear this but...you really are amazing.

Date: 2024-08-14 04:59 am (UTC)
planetdialup: (of us)
From: [personal profile] planetdialup
[Oh.

She would have liked to it go on about Zack getting lost, some of the silly things he did with his boundless energy. The puppy bouncing before he sobered- after Angeal broke his heart. She remembered that.

To hear that he had been coming back to her, to find her- she would have hid them. If she could have- helped them both hide. Made sure all three of them would have been on the run together. But Shinra...did what Shinra did.

Took care what it thought would be an embarrassment, should Zack and Cloud told their story to the media. It had lost too many first class SOLIDERs already. It was all...so, so awful.

Aerith had to close her eyes, tipping her head down. She was quiet, and her shoulders shook once. He'd been so close.

No wonder she'd felt his death.]


Cloud...

[She shook her head, and her hands squeezed his. Not as tight. But gently. So gently.]

Don't take his choice away from him.

Date: 2024-08-14 05:31 am (UTC)
planetdialup: (done to)
From: [personal profile] planetdialup
[Some day, Aerith will tell Cloud why she is so angry at Angeal. She can be friendly with the SOLIDER, but the fact is, she is still so very upset. For Zack's sake, not hers.

No one else saw Zack break down after, unable to do more then cry.]


No...I get it. I really do.

[Another Hans squeeze. Knowing that someone had protected you for so long? Helped you escape experiment after experiment? Was going out there to die and you couldn't do anything about it?

It hurt.]


It must have been terrible.

[And heart breaking. Zack was a first class, meant to go against armies. It must have taken...forever.]

Date: 2024-08-14 06:17 am (UTC)
planetdialup: (and the ships)
From: [personal profile] planetdialup
[It'd drive her crazy, hearing and being unable to help.

And the worst of it was...Cloud having to crawl to a dying man. The man she loved, and the one he adored.

And to forget? All of it? To become the man instead?

The pain Cloud went through- still felt- the guilt of it all...]


Cloud...

[She gently tugged his hands. Tried to tug him to her for a gentle embrace.]

Come here.

[That was his burden. She didn't blame him a wit. The fact he survived after being drenched in mako was a miracle. But that wasn't the issue here.

They both needed to mourn to the person they loved, had left behind: Zack Fair.]

Date: 2024-08-14 03:46 pm (UTC)
planetdialup: (and the ships)
From: [personal profile] planetdialup
[He needed that chance. The chance to mourn, to process. Everything happened so fast. Everything kept happening. And in a way...he was still so young. He had lost years of where he could have been making friends, hanging out with Zack, doing things that anyone growing up got to do, even in the military.

Instead, he had tragedy, again and again. It's no wonder he had sunk into pain, unable to breathe or reach out.

Aerith rubbed his back slowly, squeezing him. Trying to give him the chance he needed to breathe. Cloud...needed to breathe.

Aerith didn't say anything. There was nothing she could say to that. Nothing would make it better. But she could be here for him. Let him grieve, and encourage him to enjoy a good memory, after.]

Date: 2024-08-15 11:23 pm (UTC)
crowned_clown: (Default)
From: [personal profile] crowned_clown
[He does have the option, and he appreciates it.]

Thank you for talking to be. I won't keep you.

I hope you'll ask if you need anything.

Oh look, that private lock is back.

Date: 2024-08-16 09:25 pm (UTC)
weartearrust: (pic#17300285)
From: [personal profile] weartearrust
[NOT 10 SECONDS LATER.]

As far as I know, you're the first person he's ever showed interest in. Ever. ... Before I stick my foot in it, I'd like to ask, is this mutual, or something I should not be trying to encourage?

[There's a thread of uncertainty there. are you safe cloud. do you need an adult.]

Date: 2024-08-17 01:07 am (UTC)
weartearrust: (pic#17242236)
From: [personal profile] weartearrust
Ever.

[So what was it about the Littlest SOLDIER? Was it truly as simple as Cloud was the first one to hand Sephiroth his teeth, gift-wrapped in Fuck You paper with a nice Die Now bow? It can't be, that'd be ridiculous.

And yet for someone who'd never been defeated on his own terms..

Angeal raises a hand though; this isn't alright but he also wouldn't exert too much pressure. It's not his relationship to figure out.]


He's my friend, even if he doesn't remember me. You're the protégé of my protégé, and maybe you could be a friend too; I am going to worry about it. I kind of have to. ...But I'm not here to try to push you into something you're not interested in. Sounds to me you've gotten a rough enough deal as it is.

after Thrawn's post

Date: 2024-08-17 04:43 am (UTC)
colorofthesky: (Stand your ground.)
From: [personal profile] colorofthesky
[ Some conversations are best had in person so after things have died down a little...Zack goes to find Cloud.

He doesn't call or text in advance - he just goes to find him. ]

Private | Voice (after pairing announcements)

Date: 2024-08-17 08:22 pm (UTC)
neverwaitslong: (05)
From: [personal profile] neverwaitslong
Hello, this is Ulla. Your assigned warden for the month. I'd like to meet with you, either in my cabin or wherever you're more comfortable.

Date: 2024-08-18 12:05 am (UTC)
weartearrust: (pic#17300296)
From: [personal profile] weartearrust
[That sure is an evasion, and Angeal ... doesn't protest. This was not likely the sort of chat someone wanted from a near complete stranger. He can't help but be invested though, partly because he worries about his friend and partly ... well, now he worried about Cloud too.

There's a reason he doesn't look the twenty five he really is. Too much worrying.]


He spoke highly of you, in terms I don't really associate with casual interest.

[For Sephiroth, it was nearly an expression of undying devotion. And as much as he wants Sephiroth to have some precious relationship like that.. ... Saying the man could be overwhelming was a vast understatement.]

I know I'm a stranger to you, but I'd like to help. In either direction. If he's something you'd like, I might know a trick or two to really get his attention. If you don't ... then as his friend it's my duty to make sure he doesn't make a complete ass of himself while relearning what 'no' means.

Date: 2024-08-18 04:40 pm (UTC)
weartearrust: (pic#17242246)
From: [personal profile] weartearrust
I'm ... inclined to agree.

[He's seen Sephiroth being pushy too, though about very different things.

But it's not 'no'. It isn't 'I want him to stay away', and it also isn't 'yes I'm totally here for this', and Angeal remains quiet for a minute, puzzling things out. He'd been told what happens, more or less, in very broad terms. He knows Sephiroth's here for a reason. And maybe he never would have been if his only two friends hadn't abandoned him.

It isn't the deaths of family and friends and town that come to mind first when Angeal thinks of Sephiroth.]


But I also don't want you to think it's an obligation, given ... this ship, and our goals of improvement.

[Of redemption. Love could be a very powerful tool for that kind of thing, but Cloud's here to change his own life, that was as important as Sephiroth's.]

Re: private | voice

Date: 2024-08-18 05:23 pm (UTC)
neverwaitslong: (42)
From: [personal profile] neverwaitslong

Thank you. It's the door with mosaics on Level Five. I'll be home all afternoon.

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