things just keep getting better and better...

[colorofthesky]

I think it goes without saying I'm seriously questioning your decisions at the moment.

[ But Zack, don't you like it when- ]

No.

It's not right.

[ But- ]

You've already broken your promise a million times.

[ :C ]

Save your apologies.

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[colorofthesky]

[ There is no 'might' about it. The test drive meme is a den of horrors.

But yeah, he's...yeah. Not Happy. ]

No.

[ He doesn't really want you to come, either, especially consider what he knows is on the horizon. ]

Tseng is there, I think, and some other people who knew him from before Nibelheim.

[ Other than that? He's on his own. ]

[animusangelus]

[He curses under his breath and reaches out for Zack.]

I... [His hand drops and he furrows his brow.] I don't know how to help except...

Come here. I'll make my Mun check. You can rant at me all you want.

[He'd take it gladly if it helped Zack in the slightest.]

[colorofthesky]

[ It's okay, bro, he's...all right. It just takes a little time to bounce back, you know?

He shakes his head. ]

I'm okay, Cloud. [ He smiles, albeit weakly. ] I just... It wasn't what I expected.

[ Understatement. HUUUUUUUUUGE understatement. ]

[animusangelus]

No one can expect that. [He'd try to become a recluse, sheesh.] Don't lie. We're friends, so...

Don't make me feel better about it. [Shaking his head, he bites his lip.] This is happening to you. I'm here for you.

[colorofthesky]

[ Oh, believe him. Becoming a recluse would definitely be high on his priority list if he thought it would work. Sephiroth's already threatened to stalk him, though, so that's........unlikely.

His face crumples a little. ]

I'd rather not repeat it all.

[ The insults, the shaming, the violence -- he really can't verbalize all that. It makes it more real than he wants it to be. ]

[animusangelus]

[Damn that nasty chip. It makes being a loner impossible.]

Then let's get your mind off of it. [He tries to smile - it doesn't work as well as one of Zack's smiles.]

I have a couple of Chocobo pets now.