testing the waters on a not-quite-set AU.

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Hey... you think it's a good idea to let others in my head? Come on, mun. We both know what happened to the last girl who wandered in. [ Smug, but that smugness breaks a little when he considers this might be serious. It was more than enough for one person to see the "real him". ]

Tch. It's fine, I guess. Even in dreams, there's always struggle. Or maybe that's just me...

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[subjected]

What's that supposed to mean?

[ Flatly. Perhaps deliberately unspecific...? ]

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Lemme spell it out for you: she's regretting it. [ And what he assumes she means shows what his mind's more on. ]

[subjected]

[ That's not exactly what Claire was most curious about herself, but... it's interesting all the same. She guesses. Really, she's not all that invested and his attitude just sort of rolls right off, leaving her generally unimpressed. ]

Alright.

[ Oh, and she has no idea what he's talking about anyway. >> ]

[iam_sephiroth]

Are you sure it's wise to let people inside your head, Cloud?

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I don't need any of your concern, Sephiroth. I have her strength too.

[ ...He's very AU. Also wavering in his mind over labeling this as condescension or a veiled threat, since Sephiroth is the one person who can mess him up that way. (Hating Sephiroth is one of the things that didn't change...) ]

My Seph is from Crisis, so forgive him going wtf?

[iam_sephiroth]

Her strength? I don't know what you mean, Cloud.

I am only giving advice. Letting people inside your head isn't the best idea.

I think even OG Seph would wtf at this one a little XD

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Stop messing around! You know what I am!

Unless...you serious? ...Then you don't need to hear anything. [ Would it be fun to tell Sephiroth about Jenova, see if he broke the same way as Zack's memories? Maybe. But there was too much pain in the later ones for it to seem worth it. ] It's not my choice, anyway. At the place my mun's thinking of, people just wander into each other's thoughts and dreams.

Re: Lol XD

[iam_sephiroth]

Serious? Yes, I am. You have mistaken me for someone else, Cloud. [He narrowed his eyes. What was the boy talking about?]

[brother_yazoo]

Maybe...Maybe not.

It depends on the person.

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[ ...oh that's a curious resemblance there ]

And you?

[brother_yazoo]

Like I said it depends on the person.

Is mother speaking to you Cloud? Is that what you hear?

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[ There's a tiny bristle at the name, but confusion's winning out for the moment over irrational annoyance for the moment, him still considering Yazoo. ] Hm? You're a little different from the others... and that didn't really answer my question.

[brother_yazoo]

Different? (Well that wasn't what he was expecting)

Fine. What do you want to know then?

[gods_hand]

What did I miss?

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Tifa...!

[ Not the one who went in his mind, obviously, but that might just be worse. Does he keep up the act?

Which act? ]

H-ha. I'd say... you missed a lot.

[gods_hand]

Nothing important, I hope. [she would hate to not be around if she's needed]

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[ He should chase her off somehow.

He doesn't want to.

Except he does.

There's a very long pause with him going back and forth between the two until he comes out with what he normally would have said before: ] Don't worry about it.

[gods_hand]

You know I'm going to, no matter what.

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[ That kindness tears it, when he knows it isn't really meant for him. ]

Liar. [ Which he knows she isn't, if anyone's the liar here it's him, but the flash of resentment makes it snap out so quickly. ] You worry about Cloud. You missed him. So I guess you really should worry about what you missed...

[gods_hand]

[oh geez is he freaking out again? She thought they fixed this. But this time she takes an aggressive approach]

If you're not Cloud, who are you?

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[ He doesn't need fixing; this time he's right about who he is. Or at least, who he isn't. ]

I can't give you a name. I don't have one. I'm not your friend; that's the only thing you need to know, isn't it?

[gods_hand]

You're not him... But you look like him.

[hopeand_glory]

Are you alright? It must be weird having people in your head.