Reluctant muse is reluctant

[hityeahmiss]

Here we go again, huh?

Okay, but you have to put me back before Marlene and Denzel notice I'm gone. It's not like when we all travelled around the Planet before. I have responsibilities now. You know I can't abandon them.

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[animusangelus]

Tifa. [So many emotions are contained in that one word.]

[hityeahmiss]

Cloud. [Tifa's reply is a little softer. Her Cloud concern-o-meter is going off.] You okay?

[animusangelus]

Just miss you. [That's said without an ounce of pride. He does miss her. Everyday.] But you should stay home.

[hityeahmiss]

Then come home. [It's a simple exhortation. But... okay, wait. She knows how this works.] You can't, can you?

[animusangelus]

Not my decision. [Or he would.] I'm stuck in two games.

[hityeahmiss]

Two games? That's rough. [Been there, done that.] I miss you too.

[animusangelus]

Does your Mun have any plans for you?

[hityeahmiss]

Other than blowing away the cobwebs once in a while? [She huffs a little.] I'm not sure. She's not thinking of anything right now. I guess I should be grateful.

[animusangelus]

Yeah, you should be. It's dangerous when they get excited.

[hityeahmiss]

Yeah. [She shakes her head, but with a slight smile.] It only spells trouble. We have enough of that already, right?

[animusangelus]

Everywhere we go, we find more. [It's life.] Like moths to a flame.

[hityeahmiss]

As long as it stays away from my bar. [A pause.] Cloud... How long has it been?

[animusangelus]

For me? Almost two months. [Well more than that if you count memes and such.]

[hityeahmiss]

By yourself?

[animusangelus]

In one game, yeah, but not in the other. There's Zack, Vincent, Cid, Angeal, Genesis, Sephiroth and... [He's still hurting over losing Aerith there.] Aerith was there.

[hityeahmiss]

Aerith was there? Sephiroth didn't... [That would just be too cruel.]

[animusangelus]

No. He didn't. I don't think he even knows.

He's...sane.

[hityeahmiss]

[She knows he was once, but even so...] That's kind of hard to imagine. But I'm glad you're not alone, Cloud. Even if not everyone can be there.

[animusangelus]

Yeah, I know. I nearly lost my temper with him when he arrived. [But Zack had stopped him.] It's better if we forget the past while we're in Wonderland.

[hityeahmiss]

Wonderland. Does it live up to the name?

[animusangelus]

Considering it killed me, no.

[hityeahmiss]

...What?

[animusangelus]

During a chess match. A wizard killed me with his wand.

[hityeahmiss]

[That's so bizarre it's almost funny.]

...But somehow you're still talking.

[animusangelus]

[He'd probably laugh if it hadn't been terrifying.]

They brought me back a few seconds later.