apping adstringendum. mun debates canon point.

[meteorshots]

You shouldn't. Just-- Leave it the way it is.

I don't wanna know what happens after that.

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oh ho hello there

[doestheickyjobs]

Joining us, are you?

Well you're bound to have lots of fun!

oh hey sup 8)

[meteorshots]

[ Is that sarcasm? He's going to assume that's sarcasm. ]

Maybe. But I don't think it's going to be fun.

[doestheickyjobs]

[Sarcasm is always a good assumption with Axel. The corner of his lips quirks up as he sketches a shrug with one hand.]

Oh, I don't know, there are some good points! Friends, for instance. And it's rarely boring.

So what's your name?

[meteorshots]

[ He hesitates, as if debating whether it's a good idea to answer that question -- before offering a simple: ]

Cloud.

[weallfalldown]

Heeeey there Chocobo!

You've got my director real excited, just so you know. She's sure anytime you pick will be a good one.

Though, I have to admit I'm curious which ones you're debating on.

[meteorshots]

That's not my name.

[ Deadpan. Zaaaack stop making up new nicknames they're all horrible...

But he'll relent, because there are other embarrassing things to discuss. ]

Um, yours, too? Mine's almost finished with all the writing, just-- Indecisive, sometimes. It's not important.

[weallfalldown]

Oh, I know Sunshine. [It's like his new hobby to think of nicknames for you Cloud. Like doing squats minus the exercise. Both are usually brainless activities.]

Wow, really? That's impressive. That's like when she was writing mine. It took her about seven hours, but she did it in a day. Right after Angeal put his in. She said it was a sign. [He's just going to roll his eyes.]

Anyways, you sure you don't want to tell me? I'm curious. Unless it's going to be a surprise.

[meteorshots]

[ THEY JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE.

Hmph. ]

That's... Pretty fast. [ And a little bit funny, but he won't say that. ]

It's nothing exciting, either. Too lazy to do a rewrite, now.

[gettothechoppa]

...Holy shit. You're a kid.

[meteorshots]

H-Huh?

[ GLARE. ]

No I'm not. I'm sixteen.

[gettothechoppa]

Yeah, the you I know? Is closer to twenty-three.

[meteorshots]

...I'm supposed to know you?

[ Geez, older Clouds, we thought you had better taste than this. ]

[savedinapinch]

After what? [headtilt]

[meteorshots]

After--

[ Recognition sets in two seconds too late, and Cloud makes a face that is likely unrivaled in its incredulity. Oh God, where'd he leave his helmet? Not Good. ]

N-Nothing! I-- It wasn't anything.

[ Drowning in guilt and embarrassment might be a bad way to die, but he'd almost welcome it, because that is Tifa and he has no idea how to deal with a situation that he had every plan in the world to avoid entirely. ]

[savedinapinch]

[Blink, blink. And then she's giggling a bit. Oh man, she's missed you.]

Are you sure?

[meteorshots]

[ Oh, no, now she's laughing at him, too -- how could this possibly get any more embarrassing? ]

It's... Um. Yeah. [ Awkward headscratch. Lookin' the other way. Almost as effective a hiding-his-face combo as actually just having his visor to protect him from all the scary teenage girls. ]

Say hi to your potential castmate, Sephiroth.

[argentimperator]

[Fuck his life, seriously. Sephiroth is going to get Cloud Strife whiplash at this rate.]

Perhaps you'll fare better in that regard than the rest of us.

[meteorshots]

[ It's the best kind of whiplash. BD

Though Cloud might give himself a less awesome and slightly more normal kind, as hard and fast as he snaps to attention. ]

S-Sir!

[argentimperator]

[It would be better if it weren't because the last version he met was ACC and hated his guts. -_- Sanity is clearly overrated.]

At ease, Strife. Should your mun go through with this, you'll likely discover quickly that I am no longer part of any chain of command.

[meteorshots]

[ Well, in fairness to ACC Cloud... There are a lot of good reasons to. ]

Sir-- [ As bad as a reflex, he can't stop it. ] Did you... Leave Shinra?

[iam_sephiroth]

Shouldn't what?

Eeee, so cute!

[exaeris]

Don't worry, Cloud. It's not all bad. And since the bad stuff hasn't happened to you yet, I think that we're going to do our absolute best to make sure that it never does!

[She's beaming at him broadly.] I'm looking forward to seeing your there, too. Even if it's going to be the first time for you to meet me, that just means that we've got a good friendship to look forward to!

[And a crossdressing adventure to reprise, if she's got anything to say about it. Because younger Cloud is even girlier than older Cloud, and she Has Plans. Evil Plans.]

I BEG YOUR PARDON. HE IS SUPER MANLY, NOT CUTE

[meteorshots]

[ oh dear how did this post get full of pretty girls. he can't handle thiiiiiiis ]

You're... Aerith, right?

[ And friends with him? Well, she seems nice... Now he really has to wonder about that whole "dress" thing Zack mentioned; maybe he was just messing around? ]

Absolutely adorable~!

[exaeris]

Yep, that's me! [Have the full force of Aerith's smile directed straight at you, Cloud.]

I'm still really new there myself, but I'm definitely looking forward to seeing you!

nooooooooooo B(

[meteorshots]

...If I make it.

[ But he doesn't sound all that mopey about it, anymore; it's just the usual pragmatism. ]

Do you know me very well? ...The older me?