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[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'?

[tripletriadking]

I guess Rival is the wrong word. You go after him like a man possessed with the sole purpose of getting rid of him even if you come back with broken body parts at times. Though to be fair he leaves just as beaten as you each time. He just never shows it that well.

[He's getting a little annoyed talking about Sephiroth though]

Don't tell me you are still fighting him here too.

[nimbuster]

[Ah. So they really are actual enemies there, too. Figures.]

No. Not here. Back home, he did some horrible things. But I found out the situation wasn't what it seemed. He's a totally different person here.

[tripletriadking]

He's okay here? What did he do back in your home?

[He texts it before he realizes what he asked, knowing Cloud never liked to talk about those things so she quickly sent a follow up message]

I mean, you don't have to tell me everything but I mean, how is he different? Are you two friends now?

[nimbuster]

[Cloud hasn't even started a response before the next message comes, having been just staring at the question in the meantime, so he breathes a quiet sigh of relief when Squall follows it up.]

Yeah. He was under an alien's influence back then, but it's gone now.

[It's the most boiled-down explanation of Jenova possible, but he's really not up for explaining all that shit. Especially not right before he plans to try to go back to sleep.]

[tripletriadking]

An alien?

[Technically Sora was an alien, technically HE had been an alien at Traverse Town so he really wasnt' too stunned by that but he wondered if it was similar in Cloud's world.]

So he was mind controlled is what you're telling me?

[nimbuster]

It crash landed on our planet a long time ago and laid dormant until some asshole scientists dug it up and started using it for experiments. Wouldn't say mind controlled, exactly, but close enough.

[tripletriadking]

I know you hate details but you got to give me more than this. You got my interest piqued. I know Sephiroth as some kind of monster, honestly for awhile I thought he might even be a heartless. I'm still on the fence with that but here you are telling me he is like that because of some evil scientists and an alien. I wonder if it's the same for the one I know.

[nimbuster]

[Cloud still doesn't know what a Heartless is, and he doesn't really care, either.]

Getting tired. Gonna call it a night. Bye.

[tripletriadking]

[He said something wrong, he's sure of it. A look at the time does show it's really late so it might also be partially that but he's sure it was something he says. He won't be sleeping anytime soon now.]

Sorry. Have a good night.