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[spikyass]

... What! Don't put that!



... What's a better title then?



How about "Quit Letting Zack Fair Suggest Titles For Your Dear_Mun Entries."

It's got a certain ring to it, if you ask me.

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[spikyass]

[ Oh wait oh wait oh wait. This is starting to make no sense at all, as evidenced by the thorough scratching Cloud is giving the top of his head.

This is probably the same pickle he found himself in with that lovely Mari girl. (<3) ]

Base? Tifa, I...

I think you have the wrong guy.

[motherly_optimist]

[Oh gods, what? Ahahah she'll definitely go into Worrying Mom mode over Mari, once he mentions her. x3

However, he may be onto something there.]

You may be right. You seem different... and probably don't have the same memories as the Cloud I know.

[It's so weird when this happens. Meeting friends from different times and not having the same memories. It's also nerve wracking, sometimes.]

[spikyass]

Sorry I'm not who you were expecting. Guess I have a knack for that.

[ No this totally does not make him so sad no. ]

[motherly_optimist]

[She shakes her head slightly. She doesn't want him feeling crushed on this. She's not doing all that well to hide her awkwardness as it shows through her eyes.]

Don't be sorry, Cloud... It's not your fault.

Would it be too weird if I asked what your most recent memory from our world is?

[spikyass]

[ Shaking his head. Nothing's weird with you, Tifa. (Except when it's weird.) ]

I remember, uh. [ He puts his hand over his chest, then lifts his fingers quickly. Boom. ]

Which, hey, I never got a chance to say -- sorry if I worried you or anything.

[motherly_optimist]

[Tifa looks perplexed, clearly.]

What is this about?

[She's been worried about a number of other things. Cloud in her present timeline included. Because Sephiroth...well, from their past, he's around, supporting Xargin's cause to force their way out of Nexus.]

[spikyass]

[ He totally doesn't want to worry her, but it doesn't look like he's capable of avoiding that anymore. (What a guy you are, Strife.) ]

Maybe it's old news to you. I'm from a time when we had to deal with a few...remnants.

[ He hopes that's enough to justify the apology. If not, he'll apologize again! ]

[motherly_optimist]

[Tifa blinks, then lowers her eyes, while smiling a little, her thoughts spoken aloud.]

That was... It's been so long ago, since then. Like a lifetime ago.

[It's a time before meeting people from other worlds. There's a soft pang of worry in her heart she feels in thinking of Marlene, Denzel, and the other kids again. They are still missed, but she's certain that they're fine. They're safe. One of their friends must be looking after them. It's what she always tells herself...]

[Looking back to him;] It's all right, Cloud. You're forgiven.