Cloud

[residentflorist]

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Lilium
Derived from Latin lilia, which may have come from a corrupted
pronunciation of a word from an extinct Eastern Mediterranean language
Humility, devotion, restored innocence after death

"Lovers used to give these when they were reunited."

Comments

[residentmerc]

... Even if you hadn't, there's no way I would've left you there.

[ he unfortunately has that hero complex thing he pretends to not have ]

[residentflorist]

...I didn't regret doing it to make sure Marlene was safe. [but?] But I wasn't ready for it either.

[for fun and convenience, he may have terrible memories.]

[residentmerc]

[ WOW THE RAGE DISGUST AND HATRED HE FEELS IS UNPARALLELED THANK YOU HOJO ]

... That sick bastard. [ holding her hands tighter looking like if hojo was in front of him he would murder him and god he wants it ]

[residentflorist]

[THANK YOU HOJO.]

...[she isn't entirely sure what to say because like. hard agree.] You know how Hojo is.

[i.e. he would have done god knows what if they'd actually gotten to keep aerith back then.]

[residentmerc]

... Yeah. I do.

[ cloud knows what and actually have fun with that memory too ]

[residentflorist]

[oh.

okay. she could have lived without this, but also, the vibe really is "they wanted to breed me?" she's looking incredibly incredulous, grip a little tighter on cloud's hands as she narrows her eyes.]

That...was his plan? [oh. oh no. no thanks.]

[residentmerc]

[ the vibe is cloud thinking about murdering hojo ]

...Yeah. We rushed in to go find you right away after hearing that. [ he does not mention that it might. still? be part of his plan? which is. hm. no. ]

[residentflorist]

...Hojo should be first after we finish with Sephiroth. [SURPRISE, SHE'S FREAKED OUT AND ALSO PISSED, ACTUALLY.]

[residentmerc]

Yeah. After everything he's done, there's no way we can just let him walk.

[ and they only know like the half of it ]

[residentflorist]

Sephiroth's first, but Shinra's not off the hook. I don't even want to think about what they might be doing while we're chasing after him.

[maybe they should just blow up the shinra building, too.]

[residentmerc]

... I don't think Rufus was lying when he said they didn't have the resources to go after Sephiroth. [ which means now that sephiroth (probably?) has the black materia they are not going after it anymore? ] They might have gone back to trying to get the materia out of the Weapons.

[ on top of every other horrible thing they do in general ]

[residentflorist]

That's not much better. [why is everything happening so fucking much, she hates it here.] It's one more thing to keep track of and hope they aren't successful there.

[residentmerc]

Yeah, maybe. [ he is frowning ] There's the war we have to worry about, too. Movement might've been hard for the others with all that.

[residentflorist]

We have a lot to think about, don't we? It's all moving so fast, sometimes it feels hard to know what we can stop paying attention to long enough to look at something else.

[residentmerc]

... Yeah. [ not to mention every other issue they run into when they go new places. hm. ] Guess we should focus on here before anything else.

[residentflorist]

Yeah. We still have at least another week, and they have a ritual to stop. Our job is to figure out how to get out of here and...probably prepare for all of the people who're coming tomorrow. It'll be a lot to juggle.

[residentmerc]

... Pretty long to do list. [ well. well. ] ... Still want that ice cream?

[residentflorist]

[a soft exhale.]

Yeah. I think I want to spend time with you before things get crazy again. [also because yuffie moved in.]

[residentmerc]

They're always going to be a little crazy.

[ but it's not a no and he'll start leading them away again. because: ]

But I... I'll be there with you.

[residentflorist]

[following...holding his hand and kind of being very soft at the fact he said it.]

...thank you. [again, all the more reason she really does love him.] I always feel better when you are.

[residentmerc]

[ he is trying so hard!! for verbosity!!!! and also part of him is like. happy that she does and also wondering why but he's not gonna question it out loud!! ]

I want to be. [ he. doesn't think she questions that, but. yknow. ]

[residentflorist]

[he is doing his best!!! she's proud of him...]

Gonna be honest, it's gonna be a little weird having to share you with the others again when we get home. [teasing. but also, she's been so in love with having all of his attention for the time being.]

[residentmerc]

... You're "sharing me" with people here, too.

[ it's not the same... he's a fool... ]

[residentflorist]

Not really. That's a little different than all of our friends who want to spend time with you and need you for different things. Here, you have friends, but the connection's still different.

[residentmerc]

... Yeah, I guess you're right. [ though if she tells barret he needs cloud barret might fight about it. he does not say that. ] But it's not like they don't do the same to you.