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[text] | @strife

[nimbuster]

Yeah I’m up. What’s up?

Re: [text] | @strife

[tripletriadking]

Oh I didn't think you'd be up still.

I couldn't sleep and you are the only one I really know here still

What's keeping you up?

[nimbuster]

Not much. The usual. You?

[Where 'the usual' is nightmares and/or too many thoughts swirling around in his head because he has nothing to keep him otherwise busy. Whether Squall's Cloud ever told him as much, this Cloud doesn't know.]

[tripletriadking]

[Oh he knows the nightmares, his Cloud hadn't slept over much for the fact that the night terrors would keep Squall up but he had insisted enough that Cloud HAD eventually stayed over and he while he didn't know what gave him the terrors he had been there to help him through them. He hoped Cloud had someone here to help him.]

I guess I miss my old bed or something. Are you alone?

[nimbuster]

Nah. Zack's here, he's just asleep. You usually sleep next to someone at home or is it just the weirdness of a new place?

[Ah yes, the infamous Zack...well, Squall probably has enough context now to know at least one thing about who he might be to Cloud.]

[tripletriadking]

[Well that confirmed it for him. Cloud had someone already. It sucks, it really sucks but he is at least glad he's not alone. He does wish he could be the one who is keeping Cloud protected and cared for of course, but even if it's not him he's glad Cloud isn't alone.]

Ah. I'm glad you aren't alone. I would have been worried.

[He sends a little lion emoji]

Used to be alone a long time, had someone for a bit who'd stay over every night. Practically lived with me but then they left.

[nimbuster]

[Somehow, it hadn't occurred to Cloud that the name 'Leon' is lion-related, until he sees the emoji. Ha. That's kinda cute. Kinda nice for this guy to be worried about him, too, and that suggests that this other Cloud did tell him about the nightmares. Huh. He hadn't realized they were that close in Leon's world; he doesn't mention it to anyone, really, unless--

...unless? Nah. Leon would've said something, right?

Still, it would fit everything he knows about Leon's relationship with his Cloud. Waited for him to come back for months, didn't know where he'd been. Was mad about it at first, like he had good reason to expect that Cloud would tell him where he went. ...well, that's awkward. Time to ignore that thought real hard.]

That sucks, sorry to hear it. You'll probably get used to sleeping in this place soon enough, though.

[He probably won't be sleeping alone for much longer, either, if the Peacekeeper has anything to say about it.]

[tripletriadking]

Doubt it. There is too much missing for me to rest easy but at least I got a bed at the tavern for now. It's weird though. Super dated...like...I feel like I'm stuck in medieval times.

[Yeah he is missing way too much to sleep easy. He doesn't have cloud beside him curled up against him or even a Sora who had a nightmare and needed comfort. When Cloud vanished Aerith had got him a lion plush to sleep with. He'd never admit that he actually used it some nights and it seemed he might have need of it here too. Cloud had someone and Squall knew that meant he was never going to come to his bed. Still it was nice to at least be able to talk to him like this.]

Hey, do you know of any openings around? I kinda like being useful and staying in the tavern all day is boring.

[nimbuster]

You can get all your stuff back eventually, if you want it. Even your whole house. Only thing the Peacekeeper hasn't been able to recreate so far is people.

Tavern? That's new. Yeah, there's a lot of people here from worlds that are nowhere near as advanced as ours. Whoever brought the tavern is probably from one of those. There's a blue lady here who had never heard of air conditioning.

You mean like jobs? Dunno. You can ask the network.

[tripletriadking]

Hrmm...My whole house and everything in it? That...would be kind of nice. I do miss my apartment.

[He sends a few Cloud emojis. Yes Squall finds emojis cute.]

Would you like to visit sometime if I do get it back? I can make you some food with my own stove.

[he sends a pan and some food emoji and a little heart with it]

Oh Lioriley, yeah we met.

She's nice.

[He's not going to tell Cloud they kissed]

I'll message the network at a normal hour then.

[nimbuster]

Yeah. Genesis did it, don't see why you couldn't.

Those supposed to be me?

[Okay, come on, offering to cook for him and sending him little hearts and stuff? Isn't this what people do when they're flirting? Cloud doesn't know a whole lot about flirting, but he's fairly sure this must be like Flirting 101 in the playbook he's never read. What is he supposed to do about this?

Fortunately, Leon sends him another reply, giving him the excuse to move on and not respond to that part. Whew.]

That's her. She used magic to cool down one of the cabanas in the jungle we were all stuck in a couple weeks ago. It was so hot I thought I was gonna melt.

[tripletriadking]

Well you are named Cloud so yeah. I don't see a chocobo emoji or I'd send that.

[He wasn't purposely flirting. He just really liked emoji they were easier then texting sometimes.]

Just so you know if you are ever too hot I can cool you down. I'm really good with ice magic. I mean I know all kinds of magic but that one comes naturally to me.

[He turns on his side, keeping his DTF and keyboard close to him as he starts to smile in his texts to cloud. This is nice.]

[nimbuster]

Uuuuugh really, you too? For the last time, I DON'T look like a chocobo.

[He really does, though, and he knows it. Damn stupid hair.]

Convenient. If it gets that hot around here again, I just might take you up on that. Never had weather like that where I grew up or in the city. I'm not cut out for that crap.

[tripletriadking]

[He wants to tell Cloud about the metal chocobo keyblade charm that Cloud himself gave to Sora but he decides against it. He can tease him about it maybe another time.]

Fine fine, you're a Cumulus Cloud then. Happy? [another lion and cloud emoji]

I know you are pretty picky about temperature. I'm happy to help whenever you need. It'll give me something to do.

[nimbuster]

Boy, never heard that one before.

[He really wouldn't have pegged Leon for the excessive emoji type, though. Interesting.]

I'm not picky! Just not used to the heat, that's all. But thanks.

What kind of work do you do?

[tripletriadking]

Sarcasm doesn't carry over text you know

[There are a lot of things Cloud would be surprised about Squall.]

I kind of did a little bit of everything. Head of the restoration committee, carpenter, cook, maid, protector. Watching over you was my second job. I still think I deserve some payment for that.

[nimbuster]

You just recognized it. So I guess it does carry after all.

[Cloud you smug little fucker.]

Restoration Committee? Hey, what do you mean watching over me? I don't need to be watched over.

[tripletriadking]

I know you well enough to know when you are being sarcastic.

[He's not going to elaborate on that of course]

The world was in ruins and someone had to take charge and fix it. You were too busy finding unique ways to get hurt and yeah you didn't need my help but I gave it anyway.

[nimbuster]

Sounds like a you problem. Not gonna pay you for something you decided to do on your own. Besides, I'm no leader. What WAS I doing?

[tripletriadking]

Considering the fact you had me, Cid, Aerith, Yuffie and Sora worried I don't regret helping you all those times.

[he sends a sword emoji]

Why don't you take a guess on what you were doing.

[nimbuster]

Right, you said something about fighting my rival. Who's my rival?

[It would never occur to Cloud to call Sephiroth a 'rival.'

A few seconds later, another message comes:]

Aerith was worried? Surprised she didn't come with me, then.

[tripletriadking]

Considering how annoyed you get just hearing the guys name, I don't want to tell you.

[He turns in the bed he's in, still happy to text but getting a little tired]

She wanted to but would send me instead. She's healed you more times then I can count.

[nimbuster]

Oh come on. I don't have a rival, so whoever it is, it's probably someone I don't even know.

Man, your Aerith must be different from mine. Mine wouldn't stay behind even if her life depended on it. Maybe especially then.

[tripletriadking]

Sephiroth.


You constantly were getting into fights with him.


[though cloud can't see his face he does frown at the way he talks about Aerith]

It's not that she didn't care. She wanted me to be the one to check on you.

[there is a long pause between messages]

I think she was trying to set us up...somehow.

[nimbuster]

[Wow okay, there's so much awkward here that Cloud's not sure where to begin. Though if Sephiroth was just his rival and not his mortal enemy in Leon's world, that's...encouraging, right?

And trying to set people up does sound like a thing Aerith would do...but if she was setting him up with Leon, that means she wasn't setting him up with herself. Did that Aerith not want him? Not to mention the awkwardness of having this conversation in the first place.

--ugh, he's got to try to stop thinking about this. He'll just...skip replying to that part.]

Real fights or sparring? What do you mean by 'rival'?