Cloud

[residentflorist]

code

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]

... 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.

[residentflorist]

It's still a little different. [she does not know how to say cloud is the centralized force of their party without him thinking weird about it.] But that's what makes us a strong team, sometimes.

[residentmerc]

[ he would totally think it's weird even though it's true ]

... Yeah. [ he can't quite think of it he just. surprisingly misses all those fools. especially tifa but damn he even misses cait, who he is forever :/ at ]

[residentflorist]

...we'll get to go home soon. [hopefully.] We should probably decide what we're going to tell them. If anything.

[residentmerc]

... Do we have to explain anything?

[ can't we just... skip that... how do you explain all of this. ]

[residentflorist]

You don't think they're going to wonder a little about how we've changed so much?

[residentmerc]

... I don't feel that different.

[ tbh. ]

[residentflorist]

You wouldn't notice, I think. It's harder for people to see these things in themselves. [she squeezes his hand though.] Although they may wonder why we suddenly want to share a room while we're traveling.

[she's like. half-kidding.]

[residentmerc]

[ oh. yes. he had not considered that part. ]

... Right. That's...

[ oh thinking of talking about this to anyone is giving him hives thanks ]

[residentflorist]

[no, this is funny now. she's squeezing his hand.]

You do want to keep sharing when we get home, don't you?

[residentmerc]

Yeah, but...

[ but. but!!! THIS IS EMBARRASSING ]