[Mrrrgh. If it was anyone but Cloud (or Aerith) he might not have picked up. He's halfway expecting Cloud to be mad so his relic's a little bit away from his ear.]
You got hurt. Of course it counts. [It doesn't matter if he was hurt a little, if he was hurt a lot. If he remembers it, if he doesn't; this is something Cloud needs to know.] Was Aerith with you?
[He exhales at the first, a noise that is neither agreement or disagreement. He did get hurt. But he also did get better.]
She was at first. We were walking back from the parade, and it got dark before we could make it back. Part of the hunt chased us. I led them away from her so she could reach the cottage, but I couldn't make it back. [A pause, and then,] You were right about the arrows.
The Bond thing. Familiar bond or whatever it's called; Aerith and I talked about it before, and I read up on it.
I'm a Familiar, so I can bond to both of you guys. You can sometimes get powers and other stuff by doing it, and maybe one of those powers can help you two if you're ever in trouble.
Uh...kind of. I read it...a while ago. I dunno, I'd have to go check it out again. [Cloud's not really much of a reader. Or a rememberer.] But it's something easy, I know. Like an oath.
The only one I saw was about people who got labeled 'Familiars' bonding with people who are Legends or Myths, but I'll check. [Hell, it's not like research is his forte. He probably missed a ton of things] Maybe you two really should just attach at the hip.
If you want. Won't bother me any. [It would also mean he might not have to go back to hunting around in fox institutions for answers, too. That would be nice.
About the makeout sessions, though...maybe he should tell Zack that they don't...do that a ton. Mostly just spend time together. ...is that something Zack needs to know? Should know?] Uh. But if...I dunno. If I'm, y'know, taking up too much of Aerith's time...you'd say something, right?
[The latter part feels out of left field, so Zack takes a moment to really parse it. What...?]
I'm sure I would, yeah. You know me, can hardly keep my mouth shut. I figured it would be me taking up more of her time at this point. Are you okay with it?
You already know I'm fine with it. [Or at least, Zack knows that Cloud feels that it's fine. Even if Zack was monopolizing Aerith's time, Cloud would make himself fine.]
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sorry
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Hey.
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...why didn't you say anything to me?
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I didn't say anything to anybody. Didn't really want to talk about it yet. [Or. Ever? He's not sure.] Does it even count if it was so temporary?
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She was at first. We were walking back from the parade, and it got dark before we could make it back. Part of the hunt chased us. I led them away from her so she could reach the cottage, but I couldn't make it back. [A pause, and then,] You were right about the arrows.
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What?
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I'm a Familiar, so I can bond to both of you guys. You can sometimes get powers and other stuff by doing it, and maybe one of those powers can help you two if you're ever in trouble.
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[Honestly? Zack doesn't need much convincing. It's a valid argument, and the chance to make all of them safer sounds like a damn good idea.]
...Yeah, okay. I- yeah. ...Do you know how?
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[It does sound serious, but he trusts them both. There's no one else he'd rather be connected to, magically or otherwise.]
Yeah, I'm in.
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Okay. ...I'll look some stuff up. Talk to Aerith about it, too.
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[He needs to talk to Aerith again, anyway. He doesn't want to disturb everyone with bad dreams, but surely she's noticed, too.]
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[Not that it bothers him that they kiss - or that he minds, uh, seeing it - but it might be weird for them.]
Want me to ask on the network? I know you're not Mr. Social, might be easier for me.
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About the makeout sessions, though...maybe he should tell Zack that they don't...do that a ton. Mostly just spend time together. ...is that something Zack needs to know? Should know?] Uh. But if...I dunno. If I'm, y'know, taking up too much of Aerith's time...you'd say something, right?
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I'm sure I would, yeah. You know me, can hardly keep my mouth shut. I figured it would be me taking up more of her time at this point. Are you okay with it?
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