lookin at them games. so exciting

[anonfantry]

You're just 'spinning your wheels,' again, right?

So make up your mind, already. It's not like I want to go anywhere, but... I can't do anything, the way I am, now. Maybe if I had a chance...

Nevermind. I don't wanna talk about it. I guess just do whatever you want. Just— Stop making me do dumb stuff, okay? It's not funny.

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[mediocrespells]

Muns think weird things are funny.

[Yes, the squirrel is talking. She sounds very unamused.]

[rods]

Give your mun a chance too, Cloud. Maybe they'll think of something good!

[anonfantry]

[ He'd like to say who asked you, talking squirrel

but holy crap that's a talking squirrel. It's weirdly difficult to get huffy with a talking squirrel. ]

...Yeah, I guess.

[anonfantry]

I doubt it.

[ His equipped armor clearly grants him immunity to optimism. ]

[mediocrespells]

[She's not always a squirrel... Just when her mun feels like making things randomly awkward.]

It's not uncommon. My mun would have been far more amused if she'd thought to have me be pink or something.

[rods]

No, that's not "a chance". It has to be a little more encouraging!

[ yeah let's see how Cloud's armor stands up against Aerith's piercing RAYS OF OPTIMISM attack. (she's at least determined to try.) ]

[anonfantry]

I'm not gonna encourage that.

[ DEFLECTED come at me, flowerbro ]

[anonfantry]

Pink...?

[ Definitely missing something here. ]

[mediocrespells]

[Talking to people as a small fuzzy thing is too awkward. She feels small enough when she's not a squirrel so, she'll change back into a person now.]

...The most common mistake I make when changing form.

[Probably still awkward.]

[rods]

Oh, but...I thought you wanted something you could do. And you'll have things you can work on if you're in a game, right? As long as it's a nice one.

[anonfantry]

[ did he say that? because he's pretending he didn't say any of that. ]

There aren't any nice games. Maybe... Tolerable ones, but they only only exist so our muns can mess with us, in the first place.

[rods]

Think of it as "friendly teasing". They only do it because they like us.

[ Beam beam beam awwww yeah this is a girl who loves attention as long as it's not because she hears dead people

...then she suddenly thinks of something and puffs out her cheeks a bit. ]

But!! If it's a bad game, then you absolutely shouldn't go! [ NO ARGUMENTS. ]

Hmm... I do think there are nice games... games with friends. You have friends in Shinra, right?

[anonfantry]

Nothing friendly about it.

[ grumble grumble nope. Gotta keep up his love/hate thing with being noticed, over here.

He does manage to look a little taken aback by her sudden vehemence, though, at the very least -- okay, yeah, he'll nod a little solemnly and hope she takes that as his word.

No arguments from Cloud. ]

...Maybe. I don't know.

[ Friends!? What are those? ]

[rods]

[ Hey, she likes you. And people she likes aren't supposed to get in trouble. (Except, they kind of do anyway...)

Aerith tilts her head curiously. ] You don't know? Hmm...

That's really the sort of thing you should know. Especially... [ being in Shinra, but she can't say that, so she just shakes her head. Then she gets an idea. ] Say, why don't you meet with Zack? If you can. He's very friendly, and a good guy. Promise. [ She tilts her head just so as she finishes saying that with a soft smile growing and if Cloud can read teenage girls at all this is "lovestruck talking about boyfriend #24".

...Can he read teenage girls at all is the question. But anyway Zack is clearly an awesome person for Cloud to be friends with. Because it's already canon.) ]

[anonfantry]

[ Wooah wait what.

His complete inability to read teenage girls is kind of a moot point when he is totally shocked, so that's not even going to come up. No, no, he's way too busy looking dumb because. ]

Wh-What? You know Zack?

[ ...Well, it's not like other people aren't allowed to, or anything. But. Midgar's a big city, right? And he's always busy-- Okay, maybe Zack just secretly has a thing for flowers?

Or maybe Hedgehog Pies stole his shoe one time, too? (No, that's stupid. First Class SOLDIERs definitely don't lose to weak monsters like that.) He'll have to ask. When he remembers how to words. ]

[rods]

[ Look #24 gets swept off for Aerith's own surprise--and then delight. ]

So you do know him! [ That's +1 friend for Cloud, then. ] From SOLDIER? We're...he's...umm. [ Definitely affecting shyness now as she ducks her head. She might be blushing a bit. ] He happened to "drop" into the church one day. We've been dating for a while now.

[anonfantry]

[ Aerith? Shy? What is going on with the world ]

...Huh?

[ That's -1 friend for Cloud, as comprehension dawns on him.

No, they're definitely not that close, if he never even said anything about a girlfriend he's had for who knows how long -- his completely reasonable insecurities justified, he feels very small as he affects a sullen attempt at a smile, in turn. ]

Um, yeah, that's him. I guess I'm not that surprised, though.

[ THE TWO NICEST PEOPLE HE KNOWS ]

Zack's... 'Friends' with everybody.

[anonfantry]

[ Awkward is an understatement. And here he'd thought nothing could be weirder than talking to a squirrel. ]

Y-You can do that?

[rods]

[ AND THEY BOTH DIE--oh wait, spoilers. ]

Hehe, I wouldn't be surprised! It's like he wants to be everywhere having all the fun at once. [ Guess who is completely missing those quotes, Cloud; before meeting Zack, someone being friends with everyone seemed...downright impossible and even unwise, but somehow Zack makes it seem like it could work, maybe. Even if it makes her a little sad to have him spend so much time away. ] I'm glad you've met him. [ Except, as she's smiling up at him--even being head over heels for Zack she can recognize someone's unhappiness, and her smile falters a bit. ] Hey... are you alright?

[anonfantry]

[ Cloud is clearly a blight upon humanity :(

And he is also going to duck that question. Duck it like the wind, as he nods a little listlessly in agreement. ]

I'm fine. [ Avoiding looking directly at her is definitely a sign of just how fine he is. ] I should... Concentrate on keeping my mun from doing anything stupid.

[beyourguide]

It's not dumb stuff. It's just... silly.

Stuff.





...are you going somewhere?

[anonfantry]

[ TIFA YOU KNOW TOO MUCH

Tactfully... Avoiding a rebuttal. While he just awkward turtles behind his scarf forever, tyvm. ]

I dunno... Maybe.

[beyourguide]

{and she's got links to some of it too! Hey, that's what future childhood friends are for.

...also, scoot over, because she's sitting down next to you, shoulders a little curled and hands in her lap.}

do you have anywhere picked out to look at yet?

[anonfantry]

[ cries this post is now full of girls he's embarrassed himself in front of in every stage of his life

...Scooting. And shaking his head. ]

No. Nothing's for sure.

[beyourguide]

{that's because girls are evil! they only do it because they care, Cloud. Meanwhile, Tifa will pick at the hem of her skirt and frown at it.}

But you want to go somewhere, right? So - we've got to find you a good game. {right. Okay. Helpful friend mode time is go.} What's important to you? In a game? Maybe that will help us narrow it down.