Goooood this is embarrassing, and he really should stop this...] It just sounds so...fairytale. You can't actually hear me from anywhere just if I say your name.
Well I'm gonna test that, y'know. I'll dial the Aerith hotline at three AM. [He's actually probably gonna panic and do just that hahahahahahahah hahaha hah]
[Rubs the back of his neck...] Aerith... [...nope. Can't confront that just yet.] You know, you can transfer ships. I'll look into how to do it. ...not that it honestly really matters, but like, bunk space and all that business depends on who is where, so.
Strategically speaking, that'd be best. [Also he's so goddamn lonely, please don't make him be alone.] I'm on the Bloodsport. Zack was on the Caprine when I went to go see him. If we're gonna all switch to the same ship, we should decide which one is best.
Yeah, I...haven't exactly gotten out much. [Though now that he's thinking about it...] Probably not the Caprine. I uh, it's not a good choice. [he kidnapped somebody from there once]
Get ready for this: Lunafreya Nox Fleuret. [Raises eyebrows significantly. FANCY, RIGHT??? he feels like he should be eating caviar and drinking fifty-year-old wine while saying it]
[Oh. Yeah, they...never officially dated. There was that one night at the Gold Saucer, but everything that happened after that......and now with Zack here, of course things would be different.
Cloud hooks his hands behind his neck awkwardly, looking down a little.] ...she reminded me a lot of you, when I met her. [Kind, poised, so ladylike. Nurturing, delicate and strong at the same time. All the things he's thought about Aerith that he's never had the guts to say aloud.]
[ It doesn't stop how she feels for Cloud, of course, but Aerith is entirely aware of her own death; she's entirely aware of Cloud's humanity, and his heart, and she can't sit there and demand that he never look at another woman and never look at someone else. She died and he lived, and all she wants is for him to find his happiness.
It hurts, of course, that his happiness had to be without her, but... She's here now, isn't she? And her eyes are hopeful as she looks up at him. ] She did? [ Aerith softens, closing her eyes. ] Mm. I suppose someone had to look out for you, just for a little while.
She did help. [True, it was Cloud who showed her the way out of his mind, but that hardly matters when just her being there had helped calm him down and feel less terribly isolated and alone.
Cloud hesitates for another moment before gingerly reaching out to take her hand in his, carefully, her fingers cradled gently in his own.] We probably have some stuff to talk about...after this all settles down.
Good. I'm happy. [ Nothing will make her death feel better, of course, even if it had been her path, her duty to the planet, but... It didn't mean she was happy about it. Her duty wasn't her choice, after all.
Her hand wraps around Cloud's and she nods her head, breathing out a soft, gentle sigh. ] When will that be? We don't need to wait if you want to talk now, Cloud.
If we do it now I know I'm gonna let something dumb fall outta my mouth. [Look, he's overwhelmed and he's either on the verge of proposing or getting into the shuttle and flying off into the darkness forever, so like. NOT RIGHT NOW....] Sorry...do you mind waiting a little?
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Goooood this is embarrassing, and he really should stop this...] It just sounds so...fairytale. You can't actually hear me from anywhere just if I say your name.
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She just grins, leaning back finally. ]
I could before! Why wouldn't it be the same now?
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You have to make friends too! It can't just be me and Zack - I want to see you smiling with lots of different people!
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I have friends! ...a friend, I think. [she's like blonde you]
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that is true but how dare you] I'm not sure how far I believe that, but I did wanna introduce you two. I think you'd really like her.
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Cloud hooks his hands behind his neck awkwardly, looking down a little.] ...she reminded me a lot of you, when I met her. [Kind, poised, so ladylike. Nurturing, delicate and strong at the same time. All the things he's thought about Aerith that he's never had the guts to say aloud.]
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It hurts, of course, that his happiness had to be without her, but... She's here now, isn't she? And her eyes are hopeful as she looks up at him. ] She did? [ Aerith softens, closing her eyes. ] Mm. I suppose someone had to look out for you, just for a little while.
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Cloud hesitates for another moment before gingerly reaching out to take her hand in his, carefully, her fingers cradled gently in his own.] We probably have some stuff to talk about...after this all settles down.
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Her hand wraps around Cloud's and she nods her head, breathing out a soft, gentle sigh. ] When will that be? We don't need to wait if you want to talk now, Cloud.
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